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Wikipedia: Featured Image: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Public entrance of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau
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Harappan Civilization Haryana, Rajasthan & Beyond?
This web-article overviews the excavational findings at the Harappan village of Rakhigarhi. Read about various relics, fossils, and constructions which are "Expected to reveal information on the Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations."
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Harappan Civilization Haryana, Rajasthan & Beyond?
This web-article overviews the excavational findings at the Harappan village of Rakhigarhi. Read about various relics, fossils, and constructions which are "Expected to reveal information on the Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations."
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Harappan Civilization Haryana, Rajasthan & Beyond?
This web-article overviews the excavational findings at the Harappan village of Rakhigarhi. Read about various relics, fossils, and constructions which are "Expected to reveal information on the Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations."
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Wikipedia: Maya Civilization
Extensive information about Mayan history and civilization with numerous links on additional topics, such as Mayan childhood and music.
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Map of the Cradle of Civilization; Showing Mesopotamia, Sumer and the Elamites
A description of Persia before it as known as Iran, focusing on its tribes and history.
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Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: Clothing: Traditional Robes
Example of a traditional style of Chinese clothing from the Yuan dynasty.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Mycenean Age, 1550 1150 Bc
A map of Greece and the Aegean during the Mycenaean Age (1550-1150 BC), showing the suggested areas of civilization, the centers of highest civilization, and sites where remains of the Mycenaean Age have been found.
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Islami city.com: Islamic History Islam in Spain
This site gives a history of the building and growth of Islamic civilization in Spain as well as the problems faced by the Muslims as Christian resistance grew and the Inquisition took place.
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Islami city.com: Islamic History Islam in Spain
This site gives a history of the building and growth of Islamic civilization in Spain as well as the problems faced by the Muslims as Christian resistance grew and the Inquisition took place.
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Islami city.com: Islamic History Islam in Spain
This site gives a history of the building and growth of Islamic civilization in Spain as well as the problems faced by the Muslims as Christian resistance grew and the Inquisition took place.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Africa, 1904
"Africa - Second only to Asia in point of size, the continent of Africa, including the islands contiguous to its shore, has an area of 11,854,000 square miles, yet is the least important of all the great divisions of the globe, judged by...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Arabia, 700 Bc
A map of Arabia and adjacent countries around 700 BC to "Illustrate the historic era at the beginning of records.". This map shows regions of fertile lands, sandy deserts, steppe deserts, and mountain ridges. The Tigris, Euphrates, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1904
"Europe - Greece has the honor of being in the van of European civilization and power, but in the seventh century before Christ a rival sprang up in Italy, which in the course of time attained such vigor that Greece at last was humbled...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Babylonia Before the Semitic (Chaldaean) Conquest, About 4000 Bc
A map of Babylonia, in current Iraq, before the Semitic (Chaldaean) Conquest, about 4000 B.C. This map shows the early territories of Makan and Melucha between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, with the Makan capital Ur inhabited by the...
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Unesco: Greece: Delos
According to Greek mythology, Apollo was born on this tiny island in the Cyclades archipelago. Apollo's sanctuary attracted pilgrims from all over Greece and Delos was a prosperous trading port. The island bears traces of the succeeding...
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Unesco: China: Mount Taishan
The sacred Mount Tai ('shan' means 'mountain') was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of...
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Unesco: Iran: Gonbad E Qabus
The 53 m high tomb built in ad 1006 for Qabus Ibn Voshmgir, Ziyarid ruler and literati, near the ruins of the ancient city of Jorjan in north-east Iran, bears testimony to the cultural exchange between Central Asian nomads and the...
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Unesco: Honduras: Maya Site of Copan
Discovered in 1570 by Diego Garcia de Palacio, the ruins of Copan, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing public squares reveal the three main...
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Unesco: Serbia: Stari Ras and Sopocani
On the outskirts of Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia, there is an impressive group of medieval monuments consisting of fortresses, churches and monasteries. The monastery at Sopocani is a reminder of the contacts between Western...
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Unesco: Turkmenistan: Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa consist of two tells of Old and New Nisa, indicating the site of one of the earliest and most important cities of the Parthian Empire, a major power from the mid 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD. They...
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Unesco: Ghana: Asante Traditional Buildings
To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and straw, they are vulnerable to the...
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