A new kind of city is being built in the Arab desert. Read about the unique engineering that is creating Masdar, a "city of the future" which doesn't use fossil fuels.

This World Heritage website features Ferrara, a focal point for the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. Ferrara is known as well as the place where modern town planning began. Found here are a description, a map,...

The second of two similar lessons where students learn how a Python program can organize and sort data. When taught in conjunction with Sorting the World's Cities with Excel, students make the connection between writing a program and...

Observe the rise of civilizations from 3500BC to the present with this "living" map. See where the first cities developed and watch as civilizations spread across the world.

The city of Aleppo in Syria goes back to the second millennium BC. Situated at the intersection of important trade routes, it was at various times under the rule of Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes, and Ottomans. This World...

The ancient city of Bosra, a World Heritage site, is located in Syria. It was the capital of Arabia under the Romans, and sits along the route to Mecca taken by ancient travelers. It has monuments from the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and...

Covers the different periods of Greece's history from 3200 BC, with the Cycladic Civilization, up to the latter half of the twentieth century.

Sample the unique character of some of the most popular travel destinations in the world at the award-winning video network site GeoBeats.

A site from PBS allows the student to discover Africa through pictures and stories. Explore Black Kingdoms of the Nile, The Swahili Coast, The Slave Kingdoms, The Holy Land, The Road to Timbuktu, Lost Cities of the South. The site also...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the city of Dubai and its attempts to break several world records. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Incan city Cuzco. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

These are the Chinese language pages of the UN's CyberSchool Bus site. Not as much content as the English version but pages do include resources and information about different nations and cities, UN-sponsored children's events (make a...

Listen to many of the original Mercury Theatre of the Air broadcasts, with Orsen Welles, John Houseman, Agnes Moorehead and others. Also on the site you can find broadcasts of many of the programs from Campbell Playhouse, which is what...

Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Its long history reveals the influences of many ancient civilizations, most particularly the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. This World Heritage website...

From the PBS series "Wonders of the African World," comes this description of ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Includes some reasons why the city may have collapsed.

Find statistics about the many river systems of the world. Includes facts such as length, drainage area, cities, notable tributaries, and more. Also provides links to sites about some of the rivers.

Check out great photographs of Tiananmen Square, which is "located at the center at the center of Beijing City." A great resource for offering a visual context to the events of the democracy movement.

William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, explains Augustus' administration of the three parts of the Roman Empire, Rome, Italy, and the provinces.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the people of Dubai who wanted their city to be famous for breaking the most world records. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This site from CRW Flags has information on Sinaloa, Mexico. The flag is shown and demographic information is presented.

Christian Wolmar explains how the London Underground was built at a time when no one had built a railway under a city before.

Article discusses the impact of air pollution on human health, and surrounding environments, in large urban areas around the world. Compares the levels of smog in the cities of Los Angeles and London, discusses air monitoring programs,...

Play this quiz game to test your knowledge of world capitals.

A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.