Princeton University
Princeton University Museum: Timeline and Map of China
An interactive timeline and map demonstrating China's territorial boundaries from 4000 B.C. to the present.
California Digital Library
Library of Congress: San Francisco's Chinatown: Outsiders Looking In
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons...
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The Face of the Beast Taotie Images
One of the great mysteries of ancient China is the origin and meaning of the terrifying animal faces on ancient Shang ritual vessels. This illustrated article surveys this Chinese bronze art decoration in great detail.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Tan Ii
The Chinese character mark for Tan II (pronounced she-tow-bah) is the second of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This instructional activity incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Tan"
The Chinese character mark formerly known as "Tan" is the first of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This lesson plan incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this lesson plan students...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000
This website on Gao Xingjian, the recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature, provides a multimedia experience through videos, primary texts, and images.
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Bao Trieu Wushu Society
This organization is a branch from the traditional Wushu. It mixes Kung Fu, Modern Wushu, and Judo as it teaches its students.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Chairman Smiles: Political Posters
Online exhibit of political posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and China, with discussion of the role they played in the revolutionary history of each country. [To access the Dutch version of the site, click back to home.]
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Mythology Hangman
Test your knowledge of world mythology by playing Mythology Hangman, a Java applet and website that features images, maps, and descriptions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. It is a great resource to supplement mythology...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology
Enhance your study of world mythology with these articles from Encyclopedia Mythica. Learn about mythic locations, creature, deities, and phenomena from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
The Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
If you are researching the Central Pacific Railroad or the importance of photography in the recording of our social and technological history, this site is for you. You will find plenty of topic photos and good information about the...
Read Works
Read Works: China Today: Confucius
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Confucius. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Yale University
E.e. Cummings and Gertrude Stein
This site, maintained by Yale's Rare Book and Manuscript Library, discusses the influence of Chinese and Japanese art on Cummings' poems and paintings. Offers one example of each along with brief commentary.
Other
A Rough Guide to Kushan History: Homepage
This site from Kushan History presents a guide to the history of northern India and Afghanistan from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. Content includes a focus on the ruling empires, general and military history, and coins.
Curated OER
Unesco: China: Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with...
Curated OER
Unesco: Japan: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu Ji Area
There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. These masterpieces of wooden...
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