Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Paez
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Paez of Colombia. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Araucanians
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Araucanians of Chile and Argentina. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Don King
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Don King, an American boxing promoter known for his flamboyant manner and outrageous hair styled to stand straight up. He first came to prominence with his promotion of the 1974 "Rumble in...
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Guardian: War in Congo Kills 45,000 People Each Month
Guardian correspondent Chris McGreal discusses the implications of the death toll on the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (January 23, 2008)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Crucifix (Kongo Peoples)
Kongo kings, having adopted Christianity as the state religion, commissioned locally made crucifixes for use as emblems of leadership and power. This crucifix demonstrates how Kongo artists adapted and transformed Western Christian...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tropical Forest Foragers
The term "tropical-forest foragers," or "pygmies," refers to ethno-linguistically diverse peoples distributed across the forested regions of Central Africa who are particularly short in stature and who traditionally have lived by...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Brazil
A brief explanation of the different ethnic groups that make up the population of Brazil.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: China
A brief explanation of the different ethnic groups that make up the population of China.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Physical and Political Map of Africa, 1879
Map of pre-colonial Africa, showing the predominately native countries and territories of the African continent in 1879. The counties include the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli and Fezzan, the Egyptian territories of...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Comparing Countries
Excellent lesson in which students make predictions and collect information about the United States, China, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After collecting data, students compare the information and create graphs to display the data.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla
Use this site for information on the Western Lowland Gorilla. The information consists of special adaptations the gorilla has had to make, what it looks like, where it is found in the wild, what it likes to eats, and what its...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1858
Map of Africa in 1858, prior to the extensive European colonization of the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows the European possessions of the Cape Colony, Natal, and Orange River Free State, and the...
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Unesco: Cameroon: Sangha Trinational
Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and...
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Joshua Dimina
What does it feel like to be a refugee in a strange country during a holiday time? Read about a refugee from the Republic of Congo and other immigrants as they struggle with a new culture.
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Dimina in Surgery
What does it feel like to be a refugee in a strange country during a holiday time? Read about a refugee from the Republic of Congo and other immigrants as they struggle with a new culture.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Native Territories and European Possessions in Africa, 1876
A map of Africa in 1876 showing native African States and European possessions of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885. On this map, European possessions include Algeria, Cape Colony, Griquala Land...