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Ducksters

Ducksters: Iraq History and Timeline Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Iraq including early Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, the Parthians, the rise of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, Saddam Hussein, and the Iraq Wars.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Pakistan History and Timeline Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this website, students can study the history and timeline of the country of Pakistan including early civilizations, the Kushan Empire, the rise of Islam, Mughal Empire, British rule, independence, and current events.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Iran History and Timeline Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Iran including early civilizations, empires, Arab rule, the rise of Islam, the fall of the Shah, and current events.
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Curated OER

Suleiman the Magnificent; Credit:

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part series from NPR provides an easy-to-understand history of the relations between the Middle East and the Western world. Beginning with the Crusades, the series takes us through the rise of the Ottoman Empire, European...
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BBC

Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Ottoman Empire (1301 1922)

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the Ottoman Empire that wraps up many key facts about the empire's history, including factors that contributed to its rise and fall, its Islamic traditions, the role of trade, and territorial claims.
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Islami City

Islami city.com: Seljuk Turks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief description of the origin and culture of the Seljuk Turks.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Muammar Gaddafi

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi discusses his rise to power, his regime of Islamic socialism and support of pan-Arabism and the PLO, his relations with other countries, the Libyan Civil War, his capture and execution, and...
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Lawrence of Arabia; Credit:

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part series from NPR provides an easy-to-understand history of the relations between the Middle East and the Western world. Beginning with the Crusades, the series takes us through the rise of the Ottoman Empire, European...
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Saladin; Credit:

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part series from NPR provides an easy-to-understand history of the relations between the Middle East and the Western world. Beginning with the Crusades, the series takes us through the rise of the Ottoman Empire, European...
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Curated OER

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Meets With Saudi King Abdul Aziz in 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part series from NPR provides an easy-to-understand history of the relations between the Middle East and the Western world. Beginning with the Crusades, the series takes us through the rise of the Ottoman Empire, European...
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Curated OER

Osama Bin Laden; Credit:

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part series from NPR provides an easy-to-understand history of the relations between the Middle East and the Western world. Beginning with the Crusades, the series takes us through the rise of the Ottoman Empire, European...