Multi-media resources including video, PowerPoint, articles and maps from which students explore current issues in the Middle East and their relation to U.S. policy and interpret political cartoons on Middle East politics.

Learn to understand cardinal directions.

East Carolina University provides students with a general outline of primary source documents all concerned with the War in Iraq. The outline begins with documents from 2002 and 2003 but includes various other documents about Iraq,...

What are the cardinal directions and how are they used? Discover them and practice using them to find places on maps.

A diverse range of musical styles can be found around the world. Music from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East all have their own unique musical features and instruments. One of the most influential types of music-making in...

Text of the book "The Interpreter. A Romance of the East" by L. Adams Beck. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Kids learn East Timor on this site. The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population are all discussed.

Provides lots of solid information about the country of Rwanda, including aspects such as the economy, government, religion, history, and geography. Note: Some links to external sites may no longer work.

A brief history of the English East India Company is given at this site. Read about the origins of the company and the various factories that were set up.

Lesson designed to introduce maps and the cardinal directions. After listening to the teacher read aloud or tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, students retell the story and use cutouts of landmarks and arrows to create a map of...

Using their drama series "American Family" as a kick-off point, PBS explores Latino family issues and what it means to be Latino. In addition to extensive information about the series itself, they have articles on mural art and East LA,...

Lesson with multimedia resources for students learning about political change in Egypt and the Middle East, second in the series. Lesson includes videos, handouts and primary source material from which students make their analysis in...

In this instructional activity, students explore the concept of revolution while learning about various Arab Spring protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa. They will assess the accomplishments of the movements and discuss...

Many women in the Middle East no longer want to wear the headscarf called a hijab. Read about the women in Iran who are defying a 35 year old law by going without a hijab.

This site focuses on the importance of the concentration of oil in the Middle East to world politics. Read the backgrounder by Charles Krause before reading this transcript of Online Newshour.

In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1912, one work is The Land of Footprints. This book is a memoir written by Stewart Edward White and details his travels in East Equatorial Africa.

Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the East African country of Burundi.

Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for Djibouti in East Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the island country of Cyprus in the Middle East.

In this activity, students create their own simple compass using thread, needle and water in a bowl - and learn how it works.

Students will explore several islands by watching a multimedia presentation prepared by the teacher on islands and how they were formed. Students will then use globes and maps to find various islands using cardinal directions given by...

This site gives a brief basic overview of political rule in the Muromachi period.

A summary of the key events of East Asia from 1800-1914 discusses the decline and eventual takeover of the Qing Dynasty, civil war uproar in China, and the Meiji Restoration.