Learn about the different cultures that make up South Asia. Using this alphabetical list, click on a specific group of people and read information about their culture, history, economy, sociopolitical organization, and religion.

Learn about the different cultures that make up Southeast Asia. Using this alphabetical list, click on a specific group of people and read information about their culture, history, economy, sociopolitical organization, and religion.

Read about the diverse countries of Asia. Primarily a travel guide, Geographia offers information on other topics, such as economy, geography, climate, history, and people of selected Asian countries. Pictures are included.

"MIA" stands for missing in action, a term used to refer to members of the armed forces who have not returned from military service and whose whereabouts are unknown. Since ancient times, soldiers have gone to war and never returned,...

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. The term is used for both overland routes and those that are marine or limnic. The Silk Road involved three continents: Europe,...

The building of the Suez Canal was an engineering feat that allowed for quicker travel from Europe to Asia making Egypt a prime target for colonization. Study the history of the Suez Canal and how its construction led to British control...

Website on Asian history features information on the Emperor Jimmu and the conquest of the East.

This article covers a series of topics related to tiger conservation including history, Save the Tiger Fund, a new vision, the human dimension, symbols of recovery, the challenge, and more.

As America's economic prowess grew, it was able to harness this power to expand its imperialistic arm into China. This mutually beneficial relationship lasted until after World War II when China became a communist country.

This fsmitha.com resource is an article about the events that lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the start of WWII.

This survey of the history of Malaysia covers the Southeast Asian country's independence from Britain in 1957 to the present and features a map and photographs.

Fueled by industrialization, European countries began empire building in the late 1800's. How did this affect China who was never formally colonized? Read this short introduction to imperialism in the late 1800's to see the consequences...

This outstanding site discusses the history of Afghanistan. Included in the site are a series of time lines from 1921 to the present.

Provides a history and other general information about the parliament of Sri Lanka.

Details Russian expansion across Asia, over the Bering Strait to Alaska, and then down the coast to California. Their settlement, relations with the Spanish, life in Ft. Ross, and departure are chronicled here.

Webpage describing a standing bodhisattva made in the Gandhara region of ancient Pakistan and now found in the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated....

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for world history, 600-1450 C.E. Students will learn about the cultural interactions that occurred in the Srivijaya Empire.

On September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi?s Ba Dinh square. The first lines of his speech repeated verbatim the famous second paragraph of America?s 1776 Declaration of...

Learn about religion in the Western Asian country of Georgia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

This site explains how, as the race for empire gained momentum, the U.S. sought trade relations with China by the late 1800s. Late to the game, the Open Door Policy secured equal trading opportunities for all countries involved. The...

A complete look at the Asian nation of Vietnam is provided on this site. You can research the location, geography, climate, history, culture, and people. Divided into sections for easy research.

Colorful maps, photos and illustrations complement the history and geography of Cambodia in this encyclopedia entry.

This site from the University of Maryland is an excerpt about the Chinese Civil War from a larger site on Chinese history.

Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world, occurring in North America, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. They are also widespread in Australia, where they were introduced in about 1850 so that fox-hunters would...