The site from the University of Evansville lists all time periods in ancient Chinese history and gives a brief description and link to that time period.

Learn about religion in the Western Asian country of Georgia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

A description of the trade routes established and used in the twelfth and thirteenth century. Gives a list of goods that were traded and reasons for the trade.

Many students view Mounties as simply policemen on horses. But it is important to understand the Mountie not only as a Canadian symbol, but also for the role they took in shaping the development of Western Canada. This site has many...

Help your students identify and classify Western instruments and traditional Chinese instruments.

The 160,000 ha Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape of dramatic mountainous desert in north-western South Africa constitutes a cultural landscape communally owned and managed. This site sustains the semi-nomadic pastoral...

Different peoples have contributed to the history of the western United States. To gain an understanding and appreciation of this history, young scholars investigate the region's cultures and identify the contributions that each make to...

Provides statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Cameroon in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Guinea in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Ghana in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Gabon in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Mali in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Sierra Leone in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Togo in Western Africa.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Senegal in Western Africa.

The site offers several areas of interest to those promoting ecological awareness and education: watershed information, lake protection, loon culture and behavior, and Eurasion Watermilfoil, an "invasive aquatic plant."

This museum site brings you lessons having to do with Mayan culture.

A dictionary entry for Islam and Islamic art with numerous illustrations of representative works in all media, including architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts. Includes useful cross-references to related terms and...

Good resource for studying about the African country of Niger. Learn meaningful facts about its geography, culture, economy, government, and more. You can view a map and a flag, too.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great unit for teaching how the early people migrated to the Americas through the Land Bridge Theory and some of the different characteristics of the Native America's culture.

Artlex.com defines and describes the Hellenistic period in Western art. Features include links to illustrated examples, artists, and related terms.

The Australian Museum Online presents the anthropology of the Indigenous people of Australia. See their collection of artifacts and read about western desert art and other historical ideas about Australia.

Fantastic images of a bronze statue of a horse from Western Han period (25-220). This site is from the Miho Museum in Japan. Click on the thumbnail-sized image of the horse to see it from other angles and in detail.

Prior to European contact, western Africa's powerful kingdoms supported the arts, technology, and thriving economies. Read about the areas from which slaves were transported before the transatlantic trade began.