Grade 8 Curriculum Links for Shrewsbury Public Schools

Foreign Languages

Slavery Webquest

Ms. Wilander

1) Site 1

2) Site 2

3) Site 3

4) Site 4

French speaking countries

Arles Arles-travel photos France-lonelyplanet
Quebec City French-speaking countries Famous French people
Hotel Mercure Poitiers Grand Hotel Poitiers Chateau de Perigny-Poitiers
La Vienne Poitiers Notre Dame le grande-Poitiers History of Quebec
Poitiers, France Poitiers-excellent site Poitiers-cathedral
Poitiers-attractions Poitiers-sights Quebec
Quebec City tourism Quebec City-attractions Quebec City-a thousand attractions
Quebec City cultural attractions History and facts about Quebec City Things to do in Quebec
Paris Louvre Top 6 Paris aattractions
Paris and incredible slideshow Eiffel Tower 2 Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower Centre Pompidou Cite des sciences et de l'industrie
Cite des sciences Musee d'Orsay Musee d'Orsay-2
Arc de Triomphe Notre Dame Sacre-Coeur
Champs-Elysees Place de la Concorde Paris-facts
Paris-Map Pont Neuf Pantheon
Abidjan Abidjan airport School in Abidjan
Abidjan Abidjan-sights, slideshow Things to do in Abidjan
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire-2 Arles best site
Arles-attractions, slideshow Roman amphitheatre at Arles Fort-de-France info and slideshow
Arles, France Arles, France-2 Arles
Arles-hotels Fort-de-France Fort-de-France-2
POITIERS-great site Visiting POITIERS and map Famous people-Poitiers
Holidays and food in Quebec Famous people from Quebec Famous people from Paris: Alexandre Dumas, Pierre Curie.
Abidjan-excellent City of Abidjan Poitiers--excellent
Arles -tons of info Futuroscope pictures Futuroscope amusement part in Poitiers
Vincent van Gogh in Arles Places to see in Arles Fort-de-France pics and info
Fort-de-France-pop.history, etc. Fort-de-France, Martinique-excellent Arc de Triomphe Paris
Arc de Triomphe-Paris French regional foods Place de la concorde Paris
Hilary of Arles, Saint Christian, Lacroix of Arles Agnes of Poitiers
Pierre Mendez-France: from Paris Things to do in Poitiers Map of Poitiers and church pictures

 

Gladiators and the Colosseum

Gladiator Roman gladiatorial games Gladiator:history and times
Roman colosseum Rome:Colosseum Colosseum of ancient Rome

Julius Caesar

http://heraklia.fws1.com http://livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar00.html  
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ROME/JULIUS.HTM http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_topicsub_caesar.htm  
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/caesar.html http://www.mrdowling.com/702-caesar.html  

CIA World FACTBOOK- complete, up-to-the-minute information on every country in the world.

CULTUREGRAMS: culture of every country in the world.

 

Spanish speaking countries

World Fact book

About Colombia sites

Overview of Chile

Lonely Planet- all countries

Peru

Go to Mexico

Costa Rica

Exploring Peru

Visit Mexico

Where to go in Panama

Overview of Peru

 MAPS of Spanish speaking countries

All about Panama

Chile traditions

Cuba

Havana, Cuba

Holidays in Spanish speaking countries-click on the country you want

Puerto Rican holiday

Puerto Rico -lots of info

Traveling in Spain

Spanish speaking countries-flags

Spain culture

Resources- newspapers, countries and cities, holidays, recipes, museums, etc.

Information about Spanish-speaking countries

Mexico

All about Spain

Costa Rica

Guatemala- culture

Guatemala overview

Spanish speaking countries maps and information

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Cities

Popular places to visit

Dominican Republic-general information

Boca Chica Beach

Recipes from Spanish speaking countries

Cooking in Latin America Spanish food and cooking Tons of links to food and recipes
Recipe source Latin American cooking Information about ALL Spanish speaking countries
Lonelyplanet---Mexico Lonelyplanet--Cuba Lonelyplanet--Spain
Lonelyplanet--Puerto Rico Lonelyplanet--Belize Lonelyplanet--Costa Rica
Lonelyplanet--Guatemala Lonelyplanet--Honduras Lonelyplanet--Dominican Republic
Lonelyplanet--Nicaragua Lonelyplanet--Panama Lonelyplanet--Argentina
Lonelyplanet--Bolivia Lonelyplanet--Chile Lonelyplanet--Colombia
Lonelyplanet--Ecuador Lonelyplanet--Paraguay Lonelyplanet--Peru
Lonelyplanet--Uruguay Lonelyplanet--Venezuela Lonelyplanet--Dominican Republic
CIA World Factbook Favorite Spanish food recipes Recipes from Mexico
Mexican recipes World Recipes--pick a country Recipes from Argentina
Recipes 4 us---select a country Recipes from Belize Belize recipes
Recipes from Bolivia Bolivian cooking Recipes from Chile
Recipes from Colombia Recipes from Costa Rica Recipes from Cuba
Recipes from Dominican Republic Recipes from Ecuador Recipes from El Salvador
Congo cookbook Recipes of Guatemala Recipes from Honduras
Recipes from Nicaragua Recipes from Panama Recipes from Paraguay
Recipes from Peru Recipes from Venezuela Recipes from Uruguay
Low-fat Latin American recipes Latin American Food Pyramid Recipes by country

Webquest for "Day of the Dead."

Greek andRoman Gods, Goddesses and Monsters

also check in WorldBook and Britannica

Mythography Webquest Greek Mythology websites
Greek Mythology Encyclopedia Mythica Mythology quizzes
Greek Mythology today Mythweb Olympian family tree
The Immortals Monsters in Greek Mythology Greek and Roman mythology
Monsters Cerberus Cerberus

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Science

Volcanoes

Everything about volcanoes

Volcano database by continent

Killer volcanoes

World's Deadliest volcanoes

Deadliest eruptions

Deadliest eruptions since 1500

America's volcanic history-each state, region

Volcano links-volcanology, hazards, live cams,etc

National Geographic-volcanoes

Volcano World

California volcanoes

Ring of fire

NOVA--Volcanoes

Mt. St. Helens-past, present, future

Mt. St. Helens

Types of Volcanoes

How volcanoes work

Eruptions of Hawaiian volcanoes

Earth's active volcanoes

Earth's Interior

Monitoring active volcanoes

Electronic Volcano

Earth's Interior and plate tectonics

Earth's interior, continental drift,tectonic plates,sea floor spreading

Ask a volcanologist

Volcano facts, intensity scales,safety

Volcanoes of the U.S.

Visit a volcano

All about volcanoes

Volcanic hazards on Hawaii

Plate tectonics etc.

Questions about volcanoes

Volcanoes around the world

Movies of volcanoes,types,images,etc

Images of volcanoes

Predicting volcanoes

Images of volcanoes around the world

Volcano sites-games, volcano dictionary,quiz, photos, formation of the Hawaiian islands

Why do volcanoes erupt?
Principal types of volcanoes Submarine volcanoes, geysers, fumaroles, hot springs Deadliest volcanic eruptions
Virtual trip to a volcano World volcano history  Volcano
Recent earthquakes and volcanoes Volcanoes of the world-info Ten most destructive
Case studies of volcanoes Volcanic explosivity index Hawaii eruptions
Krakatau Volcano dictionary Taupo eruption
Pinatubo volcano NOVA-world's deadliest volcanoes Vesuvius
Volcano sites Deadliest volcanoes since 1500************ Questions about volcanoes
Volcanoes online

FEMA--volcanoes

Volcano dynamics

Volcano hazards and safety

Volcano hazards
What to do if a volcano erupts Historical eruptions in the U.S. Kilauea volcano
Historical eruptions Hawaii center for volcanology Asian volcanoes
Mauna Loa USGS Hawaiian volcanoes Taal volcano--lots of info
Volcanoes of Canada and Italy, webcams and info Washington state volcanoes Global Volcanism project
Mexican volcanoes Travels to the world's most active volcanoes Mount Baker, Washington

 

Mount Rainier

Site 1 Site 2 Site 3
Site 4 Site 5 Site 6
Site 7 Decade volcanoes NASA decade volcanoes

Earthquakes

Deadliest earthquakes on record

Most Destructive earthquakes

Largest and deadliest earthquakes

Deadliest earthquakes worldwide

Interior of the earth

About earthquakes

Earthquakes and plate tectonics

Surface and interior of the earth

Interior of the earth-fab diagram

Earthquake quiz,earthquake accounts,history of seismology, how earthquakes occur

Savage Earth--Ring of Fire

Largest Earthquakes in the U.S.

Structure of the earth

Real time earthquake list

Quizzes, puzzles and answers to common earthquake questions!

Tsunamis and earthquakes

Earthquake facts, history, questions

Life along a faultline

Tangshan-deadliest earthquake

Earthquake database-historical earthquakes

Types of seismic waves

Plate tectonics and map of earthquakes around the world

Worldwide Earthquake Locator

Ring of Fire eruptions

Seismic Waves

Fact sheet-earthquakes

Earthquake sites

Monitor earthquakes in real time-seismic monitor

How to measure earthquake magnitudes

More information about earthquakes

Ring of Fire maps and info
Reading the Richter scale Largest earthquakes in the world Today in earthquake history
Click on an earthquake--for current information Shakemaps Historical info on earthquakes around the world ***
Most destructive earthquakes Seismic waves Historical earthquake maps and lists
What is a seismograph? FEMA-earthquakes Earthquake and tsunami of December, 2004
Scientific information on huge earthquake of December, 2004 Earthquake hazards and safety Earthquake--December 2004
How the 12/26/04 earthquake affected earth NOAA animation of the tsunami ABC news online photo gallery

Tsunamis and earthquakes

Satellite photos-before and after

 Tsunami facts Map of the tsunami
Historical quakes with pics and info**** California earthquake history USGS-earthquake info and historical info
San Andreas fault Earthquakes in the Midwest U.S. Famous earthquake accounts and rotating globe showing last five years of earthquakes
San Francisco earthquake 1906 Damage photos 1906 Great 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
Great New Madrid earthquake Detailed info on 1906 quake

Earthquake search

Real-time earthquake maps

 

Designing for Earthquakes

Designing for earthquakes

 

Discover channel-earthquake simulator

Designing structures to perform well during an earthquake

Earthquake resistant structures

Earthquake Resistant

Saving buildings

System helps quake-proof buildings

Problems with modern steel buildings

Building earthquake-proof structures

Building for the big one

Designing earthquake-proof buildings

Earthquake Maps and info- housing, shaking hazard maps, etc.

Study of earthquake proof steel highrises

Common seismic terminology-earthquake proof?

What makes a building earthquake-proof?

Structural engineering

National information service for earthquake engineering

Today in earthquake history
Earthquake engineering-sites Glossary of earthquake terms Saving lives through better design standards
Earthquakes and engineering earthquake proofing your home Designing earthquake-proof wood buildings

Earthquake and Volcano Simulations, Animations, Videos

Discover channel-earthquake simulator Earthquake simulator Earthquake simulations
Let's have an earthquake! Volcano simulation Building volcanoes
Live pictures of volcanoes Animations and images of current volcanoes Several animations-under geology
Videos of volcanoes Volcano animations Earthquake animations
Volcanic eruption animations Subduction zone animation Fault motion animation
Awesome earthquake animations Excellent images of faults Earthquake waves animation
Fabulous earthquake animations******* Earthquakes around the globe

Denali Alaska 2002 earthquake simulation with seismic simulator *****

slow to load-be patient
Savage earth-volcanic eruption** Savage earth-videos Worst volcano and earthquake

Chemical Elements

Chemical Elements.com WebElements Periodic Table Visual Elements
Periodic Table Element Math Game

Websites for ELEMENTS-WOW!
The Chemical Elements and their uses Alternate styles for the Periodic Table Info and uses of chemical elements
Great chemical element info    

Catapults / Trebuchets

Grey Co. Trebuchet Page Design a catapult DESTROY the CASTLE GAME-know your science and you will succeed!
History of catapults-with animations! Medieval catapults Catapult--Worldbook
Catapult--Britannica   How does a catapult work??
History of catapult-with drawings Building my catapult How a trebuchet catapult works
Build your own catapult Ancient catapults Grade 8 class builds and shows you their catapults
Physics of the trebuchet   Medieval Arms Race-PBS-click on trebuchet
Ancient Roman artillery Britannica-trebuchet Blueprints of ancient siege weapons and info--LOADS SLOWLY-BE PATIENT
Siege engine history Physics of the trebuchet Siege engine blueprints
Treb Challenge Siege artillery Trebuchet physics
Siege engines in the Middle Ages Siege engines Medieval mechanical artillery
Catapult history and info   Warfare of the Middle ages-animations
Trebuchet history and info   Medieval siege

 

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Health & Physical Education

Mental illness

Mental Health Problems   Mental illness, def. and kinds
National Institute of Mental health--search page National Mental Health Association Mental Health Foundation
MedlinePlus--medical encyclopedia Disorders-Internet Mental Health Search mental disorders in WIKIPEDIA
WorldBook and Britannica ADOL: Adolescence Directory on line  

 

  

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Math

Curriculum- Students and Parents Teacher Resources Games and Puzzles
On-line Graphing Calculator
Very useful – similar to students’ hand-helds

EdHelper.com
lesson plans, worksheets, theme units
http://www.edhelper.com

Math Games from the BBC
featuring Pythagoras and Hypatia - great for
classroom use (you will need Shockwave to run these games)
CMP on-line
The 7th & 8th grade textbooks
 Kuta Software
Test and worksheet generator for teachers
http://www.kutasoftware.com/		 Brain Pop
a website full of colorful, thought-provoking activities
http://www.brainpop.com/
Connected Math home page
Learn about the CMP2 program
 Internet for Classrooms
Similar to EdHelper (above)
 Mancala
play the ancient African counting game
http://imagiware.com/mancala/
Let’s Go Learn
Grade 7 Math Lab experience		 Activities Index
interactive and instructive activities in number
sense, geometry, algebra, and data analysis
 Mancala (another version)
a bit more colorful
http://www.elf.org/mankala/Mankala.html

Assistments
Grade 8 Math Lab experience

 Math.com
practice problems, sample tests, extra help
http://www.math.com		 Cool Math for Kids
an amusement park of math designed for fun
http://www.coolmath.com/
Biographies of Mathematicians
everyone from A to Z
 Mary Bryan Math
Everyday Math Demos
 The game of Set
play the card game on-line
http://www.setgame.com
Fibonacci Numbers
very detailed with real-world applications
 That Quiz
Make your own quizzes
http://www.thatquiz.org/		 The Problem Site
critical thinking problems
http://www.theproblemsite.com/
Fractals
several examples with cool graphics
 Math Lessons that are Fun, Fun, Fun
by Cynthia Lanius
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/		 Puzzle Ring
problems involving many types of mathematics
with varying degrees of difficulty
http://puzzle.dse.nl/index_us.html
  Texas Instruments
the latest calculators and other technology
http://education.ti.com		 Brainbashers
brain teasers arranged with various levels of difficulty
http://www.brainbashers.com/
  The Math Forum
THE math reference center
http://www.mathforum.com/		 The Grey Labyrinth
always at least one unsolved puzzle as well
as very extensive archives of solved puzzles
http://www.greylabyrinth.com/index.php
  NCTM
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/		 Math Comics
a funny collection (not mine)
  Riverdeep Homepage
on-line interactive programs for
teachers, parents, and students
http://www.riverdeep.net/		  
  ExploreLearning.com
more on-line interactive programs,
assignments, and extra practice
http://www.explorelearning.com/		  


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Language Arts

 

Shakespeare

Life and Times of William Shakespeare The Globe Theatre Shakespeare's Work
Queen Elizabeth I    

King Arthur

Legend solved? Camelot, the legend King Arthur
What historians say? Was King Arthur real?? King Arthur--basic info
Location of Camelot   Is Arthur real?
Bunch of awesome websites to help you decide about King Arthur---AWESOME Archaeological quest for King Arthur--scroll down to "the real Arthur" and start reading--great stuff  

Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe

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Social Studies

Everything about the Renaissance 1500-1750-websites

Overview of the Renaissance from PBS

Renaissance People

Desprez Desprez-2 Desprez--visuals
Desprez-discography Botticelli-life, works, links Descartes
PBS: the Medici Links for Johannes Gutenberg Descartes-3
Shakespeare sites All about Michelangelo Effect of the printing press
Machiavelli with links to works Machiavelli Influences on Raphael
Raphael's works Comprehensive Shakespeare links Discover channel-Medicis
Medici family Medici-godfathers of the Renaissance Botticelli
Galileo Galilei Selected works of Martin Luther Elizabeth I-3
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I-2 Elizabeth I-4

Michelangelo's greatest works

 Brunelleschi Architect-Brunelleschi
Leonardo da Vinci Biography and writings of Machiavelli Leonardo da Vinci-2
Michelangelo Michelangelo-life and times Leonardo daVinci-3
Works of Brunelleschi Brunelleschi-gallery Copernicus
Rene Descartes Descartes-2 Copernicus quote & pic
Shakespeare timeline Copernicus-bio Shakespeare life and times
Copernicus bio with pics Copernicus pics, bio, links Shakespeare's Globe
Magellan's voyage PBS Galileo Marco Polo and his travels
Thinkquest-Magellan Shakespeare with pics Marco Polo-pics, info
Botticelli-4 Interesting Columbus Gallery of Donatello
Botticelli's works Shakespeare's life and works Botticelli-2
Donatello Donatello-bio, links Great People
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci-2 Michelangelo
Mona Lisa Renaissance artists Scientists
Science and mathematics Click on a painter and get info and pictures Complete list of Renaissance people

Renaissance

Virtual Renaissance    
Everyday life Explore the Renaissance-sites The Elizabethan World
Overview of the Renaissance Renaissance websites Renaissance medicine
The Tudors-everybody!   Full text of shakespeare's plays
    Guide to British literature of the Renaissance
Renaissance and Baroque architecture Medieval and Renaissance food Music of the Renaissance
Renaissance people, places and events-tons of sites Life in Elizabethan England Virtual tour of the Tower of London
Renaissance dance and music Architecture-Palladio's villas Myths and legends
Art Heraldry Daily life
15th century art in Italy Art in northern europe and Spain 16th century art in Italy

Notable Renaissance playwrites and history of Renaissance theatre play

 Websites for Art History -Renaissance Famous Renaissance people
Early Renaissance Renaissance sculpture Sistine Chapel-2
Sistine Chapel-3  
Leonardo daVinci-3 Cathedral of Florence  
Thinkquest-artists of the Renaissance   Best Renaissance websites**
Galileo Philosophy and printing Islamic world and western Renaissance
PBS: the Medici   Science during the Renaissance
Renaissance town and other famous buildings of the Renaissance Links for Johannes Gutenberg  
  Biography and writings of Machiavelli  
Printing press Raphael links  
Effect of the printing press All about Michelangelo The printing press
Raphael   Search the National Gallery of Art
Shakespeare sites   Shakespeare online-websites

 

Mr. Dunn's and Mr. Pizzutto's Medieval Manor Page

Best Place for Medieval Websites

MOSTLY MEDIEVAL

Medieval occupations (jobs)

Lots of Medieval jobs with descriptions Worst jobs in history Channel 4-worst jobs in history
A monk's life    

Medieval People

Becoming a knight Knighthood, chivalry, tournaments Medieval knights
Knights and their armor Medieval knights and warfare Knighthood
Knights and armor Town life, merchants and craftsmen Knighthood and orders of chivalry
Feudal system--what does everybody do? Images of medieval armor Arms and armor
Arming a man for battle-interactive!! Medieval jousts The Joust
Health Types of tournaments Life of the commoners
Medieval guilds Jousts and tournaments Medieval artists
Weapons Medieval monks Life in a medieval village
Monks and nuns Women Craftsman
Barons Medieval soldiers Town merchants
Peasants Stonecutters Medieval names Medieval surname
Who was Charlemagne and what did he do? All about Holy Roman empire and it's emperors Lifestyle of Medieval peasants
The Lord of the fiefdom Everything about King Arthur Famous People
Awesome biographies Sex and gender--women's roles Medieval manors
Medieval jobs Medieval masons Village officials


Crispi

Life during the Middle Ages Guide to medieval life and the feudal system-----jobs and roles-excellent Medieval Life-the manor
Diagram of a medieval manor How the land in the manor was divided up--who got what Description of a manor house
Living in medieval manors Cooking Manorialism
Medieval towns glossary Merchant's life Medieval farm tools
Layout of manor TOWNS-tons of websites Merchant's role
Town life towns and villages Towns
Towns and cities Medieval town statistics & info Medieval guild
Town walls Medieval professions Business and commerce
Monasteries and monks Occupations Feudal life
A monk's life Feudalism Diagram-how the feudal system worked
Feudal system Serfs Religion
Power of the church Feudal system Medieval society-excellent
  Peasant houses Thinkquest-a medieval fiefdom

Middle Ages

Feudal Life Feudalism Medieval farming
Primary Source documents Dr. Dowling's Feudalism Clothing
    Timeline
Types of castles Attacking and defending a castle Ghosts in the Castle game
Food Houses Food in the Middle Ages
Life in a castle Glossary of castle terms Castles
Weapons of the foot soldier Medieval clothing Arts and sciences of the middle ages
People Medieval chivalry The Crusades
Medieval artists Knighthood-2  
  Falconry The Feudal System
Card game of Piquet Medieval rulers and leaders More Medieval music
Try your hand at Medieval medicine All about Holy Roman empire and it's emperors Health
Life in the towns MATH--COST of living in Medieval Times Manor
Medieval soldiers St. Francis Castle siege
Medieval abbey Boston Museum of Science-Exploring Leonardo da Vinci Castle location maps
Illuminated manuscripts The Feudal system Top 3 medieval battles
The Rose Window Leonardo images Medieval Warfare-410-1500
Bayeux tapestry Medieval cathedrals Hundred years' war
Castle siegecraft and defense Gothic Geometry Black Death
Medieval warfare Discovering Medieval Times Art of the middle ages
  History of tapestries Medieval clipart and images
Battle of Hastings NOVA life in a castle fab clipart
  Pictures and info on armor and weapons Steps of knighthood
Black Death-2 Arthurian pictures Make a medieval shield
Introd. to Middle Ages-awesome!!! Clipart-3 The COMPLETE story of King Arthur
More clipart Medieval woodcuts clipart Who was Charlemagne and what did he do?
Medieval pictures Knighthood and orders of chivalry Medieval TIMELINES and dates
Games-select one-Life in the Middle Ages or Journey through the Middle Ages Heraldry Medieval literature
Knighthood What was the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE? Art and architecture

Crusades

Medieval crusades The Crusades Jerusalem during the crusades
The Crusades and the contributions of Islam Clickable map of Europe at the time of the first crusade Map of crusader states
MEDIEVAL SOURCEBOOK-Maps and images Maps for the crusades Crusades images
Famous Crusaders Timeline, bios, photos of the crusades  

 

 

ISLAM

Understanding Islam-hear Islamic calls to prayer Best websites for learning about Islam History of Islam--including map
Map of the Silk Road Muslim History timeline Islam-empire of faith from PBS

Islamic history, basic beliefs, geographic concentration		 Historical atlas of Islam maps Internet Medieval Sourcebook—maps of everything Islam
Byzantine Empire Islamic economy Ottoman Empire
Maps of expansion and decline of Ottoman Empire The KORAN Translation of the Koran
History of the Alhambra Beliefs of the Koran Islamic World to 1600
Alhambra History and development of a mosque Significance of a mosque
     
Medieval Islam websites   Islamic architecture
Islamic Calligraphy Islamic painting Carpet-weaving
Islamic knowledge and its influence on Medieval times Astronomy Al-Khwarizmi and mathematics
Medicine Mathematics Philosophy
Al-Biruni and science Ibn-Sina physician Al-Farabi and philosophy
Omar Khayyam-mathematician (algebra) Ibn Rushd scientist Ibn Khaldun founder of modern sociology
Al-Ghazali religion Parts of a mosque Golden age of Islamic learning
Hajj from CNN Complete stories from the Thousand and one Arabian nights Rituals of Hajj and virtual Hajj
Suleyman Mosque Tour the Alhambra Islamic Finder: info about Islam
The Hajj Pictures of the Alhambra Ramadan web sites
All about the Mosque at Cordoba Silk road-trade Trade and the spread of Islam
Aspects of Muslim influence Creating a textile museum piece Mosque in Cordoba
Early Islamic art Origins of the Sunni Shiite split Mosques around the world
art of Arabic calligraphy art of Arabic calligraphy-2 Islam today
Islamic astrolabe astrolab-how it works Minaret and other elements of a mosque
Expansion of Islam-map Mansa Musa History of Islam-expansion
Mansa Moussa Islamic food practices History of the Islamic calendar
Al-Razi Al-Razi history of the astrolabe
Al-Idrisi Islamic food Trade
Background-Thousand and one nights Essentials of Ramadan Abu al-Qasim-2
Muslim holidays and festivals Islamic holidays Differences between Sunnis and Shiites

 

Ancient Africa

Saharan trade Timbuktu Ancient Africa's Kingdoms
Story of Africa Benin Kingdom African timelines
Internet African history Trans-Saharan trade Kingdom of Kush
All about Timbuktu--history channel Timbuktu-fab info on ancient and modern city African history/Islam/trade--map
Timbuktu-pics and info African history  
Prince Henry the Navigator Moat of ancient Benin Kingdom Swahili coast cities

Did you know?

The English words gumbo, goober, banana, yam, zombie, gorilla, canary, oasis and bark were borrowed from various African languages.

 Empire of Mali and others, timbuktu, famous people---AWESOME websites Music, musical instruments and dance
The Swahili kingdoms People of the Swahili coast Legacy of the African slave trade
the best of Art, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures, and Research on Africa Ancient West African kingdoms Fabulous timeline of African history from Smithsonian
African empires and societies Map of ancient Nubia Ethiopia--history
Ancient Nubians Kingdom of the Kongo Kingdom of Ghana
Empire of Ghana Ghana Mali
Kingdom of Songhay Kingdom of Ethiopia North Africa
Nubia Kingdoms of the South Influence of the Iron Age
Trading empires

Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa-2