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Prayerbook: Acts of the Apostles
An overview of the highlights in the Acts of the Apostles, which tells of the missionary work of Peter and Paul in spreading the Christian faith.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe
Selected (12) reading passages (grades 6-11) to pair with "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. In this classic novel, Okonkwo, a wealthy and respected member of the Umuofia clan, resists the forces of change brought to Africa by...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Yoruba Cultural Relations
The name "Yoruba" appears to have been applied by neighbors to the Kingdom of Oyo and adopted by missionaries in the mid-nineteenth century to describe a wider, language-sharing family of peoples. These peoples have gradually accepted...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tonga
The Tonga never formed a single political unit. Today they are an ethnic group united by common language and in opposition to other Zambian ethnic groups, with whom they compete. The Tonga speak dialects of ciTonga, a Central Bantu...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Xhosa
"Xhosa" is the generic name used for a number of related cultural groups in South Africa. Xhosa groups include the Mpondo, Bomvana, Bhaca, Thembu, Mpondomise, Xesibe, Mfengu, Hlubi, and the Xhosa proper. These Southern Nguni peoples, as...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Akan
The Akan comprise a cluster of peoples living in southern and central Ghana and in southeastern Ivory Coast. They form a series of distinct kingdoms and share a common language, known as Twi, which has many dialects. Twi is a tonal...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mossi
The Mossi are the most prominent ethnic group in the modern nation of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). They are also well known in the anthropological literature as a society with an especially high rate of labor migration to...
BBC
Bbc: Africa & Europe (1800 1914)
Part of the BBC's "Story of Africa" series, this article covers 19th century exploration and colonization. Archived.
Bullock Texas State History Museum
Bullock Museum: American Indians
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Find out about how the two Americas: the Europeans' version, and the American Indians' version, started changing forever.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Universality of the Dhamma
This entry is about the concept of Dhamma, the earliest of the Canons of Buddhism, which establishes clear exposition, self-realization, and so on.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: St. Paul
Learn about St. Paul--from its community to its cultural life to the people and families that enriched it.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: St. Vincent
Learn about the history of this Franco-Alberta community through readings, a timeline and the virtual exhibit.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Chattanooga Campaign
Find a timeline of the Chattanooga Campaign as well as battle descriptions, maps, and the official records of both the Union and Confederate commanders. Information comes from a variety of sources.
PBS
New Perspectives on the West: Marcus Whitman & Narcissa Whitman
PBS site detailing the Whitmans' journey to Oregon country, their establishment of a mission, and their death at the hands of the Indians. Also includes some background information.
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Mother Teresa in Memory of Mother Teresa
This site describes Mother Teresa's life and includes links to many other important sites about Mother Teresa on the Internet.
University of Calgary
The Society of Jesus
Discusses how the Jesuits were able to convince people to allow them to come to Canada and why they wanted to travel to the New World. Provides information about the Jesuit religion and how it was used in exploration.
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Exploring the Atlantic World: 1450 1850: Conversion Tactics
The Europeans tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity in a variety of ways ranging from the brutal force methods of the conquistadors to acceptance of the other's spirituality and way of life.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Catholic Indian Missions of Canada
This article from The New Advent deals with the history and development of Catholic missions to the native peoples of Canada. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
This is a biography of a Mohawk Indian woman who converted to Catholicism. She is recognized by the Church as a saint. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1952: Albert Schweitzer
Read about the 1952 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965 CE). This website from the The Nobel Foundation is organized into the following sections: "Presenation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Liliuokalani
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Liliuokalani, the first woman to be queen of Hawaii.
Black Past
Black Past: Fisk Jubilee Singers
In this interesting encyclopedia article, you can read about the beginning of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a gospel group which performed spirituals all over the country and the world.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Reconstruction and Black Education
Highlights the development of schools for African Americans during the Reconstruction Era and the subsequent resistance to the schools by White supremacist groups.
Tennessee Historical Society
Tennessee Encyclopedia: George Henry Thomas 1816 1870
A very thorough look at George Henry Thomas' service in the Union Army, eventually becoming commander of the Army of the Cumberland.
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