Lesson Plan
Penn Museum

Africa

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Mask wearing is not just for Halloween! This attractive and informative set of worksheets discusses this important African cultural tradition, as well as a variety of other significant cultural attributes to ancient civilizations, such...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Maronites

For Students 9th - 10th
The Maronites are an ancient East Christian sect; the Maronite church was the first Syrian church to join Rome, and thus it became the first Uniate of the East. Maronites today number about 1,300,000. Half a million of them reside in...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Mexican Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mexican Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Other

Mc Clung Museum: Maya: Portraits of a People

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a short but concise summary of the Mayan civilization along with a timeline and pictures. Can serve as a good introduction to the Mayans. Map of the region is also available.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: A Small Dictionary of Pagan Gods and Goddesses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an alphabetical listing of all the gods and goddesses worshiped by cultures of ancient South America. The gods that belonged to the Incas have Inca in brackets after the name. A short description of each god or goddess is...