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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Daily Life in Early Modern France

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Primary source documents are used in the exploration of the written word asks how handwritten documents shaped life in the early modern period and what can they tell us about the experiences of early modern people.
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Online Chinese Tools, With Chinese English Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site that provides tools to assist people learning and using the Chinese language. Resources include flashcards, pinyin converter, Chinese-English dictionary, calendar converter, Chinese number and currency converter, and more.
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Kyoto National Museum: Dictionary for Kids!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This helpful, kid-friendly dictionary is your guide to the museum's collection of Asian art. Read about architecture, paintings, ceramics, and more!
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Secular Manuscripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Not all manuscripts during the Middle Ages and Renaissance were religious in nature. This period abounded with volumes that contained histories, romances, fables, and legal and scientific writings. The rise of universities paralleled the...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Islamic Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
The term Islamic is used here to define the art and material culture of those lands where the dominant religion is Islam, the religion revealed to the prophet Muhammad in seventh century Arabia. The Islamic lands have encompassed at...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Art of Ancient China

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate the art of Ancient China including poetry, painting, calligraphy, silk, and porcelain on this website.
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Other

Book Club Unit: A View From Saturday e.l. Konigsburg

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a list of web sites that can be used to support the book "The View from Saturday," by E.L. Konigsburg.
Article
Archaeological Institute of America

Shang City Uncovered

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the early excavation successes of the American-Chinese archaeological partnership, the Anyang Project.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Taoism and the Arts of China

For Students 9th - 10th
Chinese art is often used to depict the religion of Taoism. In addition to many images, there are also lesson plans for all ages.
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Smithsonian Institution

Freer | Sackler Galleries: Word Play (The Work of Contemporary Artist Xu Bing)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contemporary Chinese expatriate artist Xu Bing shares stories, sketches, and photographs of his work in association with a 2001 exhibition of his work at the Smithonson's Sackler Gallery. Word play and language are a focus of Bing's...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Pottery Bowl

For Students 9th - 10th
The pottery bowl with yellow enamel is decorated with a line of naskh calligraphy. The bottom is ornamented with a brown cup.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mosque Lamp of Sultan Hassan

For Students 9th - 10th
A mosque lamp made of glass with mina is formed in three parts: the neck, the shaft and the base. The neck is inscribed with blue Naskh calligraphy contains a verse from the "Surah Al Nour"(Surat Al-Nur), The Light, and the name of...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Al Mansur Mohammad's Pen Case

For Students 9th - 10th
The rectangular copper inkwell is decorated with scriptures in both Kufic and Naskh calligraphy, (ornamental styles of writing). The inkwell is also decorated with plant, birds and animal ornamentation.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Piece of Linen Textile Fabric

For Students 9th - 10th
A piece of linen textile has as its main decoration numerous longitudinal lines with contrasting ornaments. Some of the ornaments are narrow calligraphy and others include geometric decorations and drawings of animals and birds.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Qur'an Manuscript in Simple Kufi

For Students 9th - 10th
The copy of the Holy Qur'an is written in simple Kufi calligraphy in black ink on parchment. The artwork is in a poor state, as the edges are eroded. This copy of the Qur'an has been recently repaired.
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Curated OER

Heilbrunn Zen Buddhism: Hanging Scroll of Orchids and Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Ink drawing of orchids and rocks, hanging scroll,

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