Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The Arab Spring: One Year On
In this lesson, students explore the concept of revolution while learning about various Arab Spring protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa. They will assess the accomplishments of the movements and discuss whether they...
BBC
Bbc: Migrant Crisis: Migration to Europe Explained in Graphics
An excellent resource to learn about the migrant crisis in Europe. This collection features information and videos for research.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Diary of a Teenage Refugee" by Amira
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Google
Google Arts and Culture: Open Heritage
Explore iconic locations in 3D such as the Tomb of Tu Duck, temples of Bagan, Mesa Verde, Chichen Itza, and more. Also, discover the tools used for digital conservation and how people around the world are preserving our shared history.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Eid Al Adha Celebrations in Pictures
Pictures show people celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in various places around the world.
BBC
Bbc: Refugees Create New Baghdad
An April 21, 2007 look at the lives of Iraqi refugees living in Baghdad and their bleak future. Also provides links to related topics.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Amorite
Informative encyclopedia entry on the Amorites and Amorite history. Provides links to related topics for further information.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Golan Heights
Information on the Golan Heights includes: an overview of the geography, geology, maps, statistics, and history. Also, a section on the Golan Heights Law of December 14, 1981 is included. Please know that some statistical information may...
Other
Museum With No Frontiers: Exhibition Trails
Take a virtual visit to eleven different Islamic Art in the Mediterranean Exhibition Trails. Discover artifacts, monuments, and archaeological sites in their natural environment.
World Atlas
World Atlas: Syrian Arab Republic
Features a description and history of the Syrian Arab Republic with links to information on its geography, symbols, flags, and more.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Amorites
Wikipedia provides a detailed definition of the term Amorite. Includes history and different interpretations of it.
Other
The Golan Heights: Natural Barrier
Briefly explains the importance of the Golan Heights as natural measures of defense for Israel.
Curated OER
Division of the Empire of Alexander the Great After the Battle of Ipsus, 301 Bc
A map of the division of the Empire of Alexander the Great after the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC. This map is color-coded to show political divisions in various regions of the Empire, including the Empire of the Ptolemies in northern...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Assyria and Adjacent Countries, 200 Bc
A map showing Assyria and the adjacent countries of Syria and Media. Principal cities are shown, including Ninever, Babylon, Resen, Accad, and Calnch.
Curated OER
Etc: Land of the Hebrews, 971 931 Bc
A map of the Hebrew lands in the time of King Solomon, around 971 to 931 BC. The map shows the land of Canaan, with the boundaries of Phoenicia, Israel, Philistia, and Judah, the important coastal cities of Sidon, Tyre, Joppa, Ashdod,...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar is considered one of the most important Kings of Babylon. He fought the Egyptians and attacked Syria. He besieged Jersualem and captured its inhabitants twice.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Ptolemy the Third
Ptolemy the Third, son of Ptolemy the Second and Arsinoe the First, ruled Egypt from 246-221 BC. He plunged immediately into a war with Syria. The Egyptian king won a brilliant if impermanent victory.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Ramesses the Third
King Ramesses the Third was the last great king in the New Kingdom. He defeated the Libyans and the Sea Peoples. He made new structures at Luxor, Karnak, Pi-Ramesse, Heliopolis, Memphis, Hermopolis and Abydos and in Nubia and Syria....
Curated OER
Npr: Bordering on Instability
NPR reports on the neighboring countries to Iraq in the Middle East: Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. How are these countries coping with the violence so close at hand? The report contains audio and a series of pictures taken in...
Curated OER
Npr: Bordering on Instability
NPR reports on the neighboring countries to Iraq in the Middle East: Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. How are these countries coping with the violence so close at hand? The report contains audio and a series of pictures taken in...
Curated OER
Middle East Map
NPR reports on the neighboring countries to Iraq in the Middle East: Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. How are these countries coping with the violence so close at hand? The report contains audio and a series of pictures taken in...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lucian
Lucian, the humorous satirist, was a native of Samosata, in Syria, and flourished towards the end of the second century. In early life he was a sculptor, but later applied himself to the study of literature and philosophy. He was an...
Other
History World International: The Amorites
This site from History World International provides a brief synopsis of the Amorite Empire.
Other
Islam 101: Chronology of Crusades
Timeline of the major events of the Christian crusades from 1095 to 1291 A.D.
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