Middle+East

6th Grade World Cultures | [|MidWeb] All resources on this page are aligned with HCISD curriculum standards.

= Middle East =

**Online Activites**
 * Activity: Middle East Countries and Capitals (matching) || http://www.quia.com/jg/1251982.html ||
 * Activity: Middle East Religions (cloze) || http://www.quia.com/cm/166324.html ||

**General Information**

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 * General Information
 * Middle Eastern Culture || http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/culture/ ||
 * Middle Eastern Economy || http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/economics/ ||
 * Middle Eastern Geography || [] ||
 * Middle Easteran News || [] ||

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 * Specific Countries **
 * Afghanistan
 * Bahrain || [] ||
 * Iran || [] ||
 * Israel || [] ||
 * Jordan || [] ||
 * Kuwait || [] ||
 * Lebanon || []
 * Qatar || [] ||
 * Syria || [] ||
 * Turkey || []
 * Yemen || [] ||
 * UAE || [] ||

**Other Links** countries || https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html || Mesopotamian Marshes and Delta
 * CIA Factbook – check here for basic information on all
 * Mesopotamia

Euphrates River Tigris River || http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/mesopotamia_gallery.shtml http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/g200/g158.html

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/euphrates.htm http://www.livius.org/men-mh/mesopotamia/tigris.html || well as links to other religions
 * Religions – this link has information on Christianity, as

Judaism (also has comparison of Judaism and Christianity) || http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ http://www.religioustolerance.org/jud_desc.htm

http://www.religioustolerance.org/jud_desc.htm ||
 * Israel (also other country profiles on this site)

Israel Arabian Peninsula (with links to countries in that area) Palestine--Geography Palestine—History Muhammad and Early Islam || http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/profiles/israel.html http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/facts%20about%20israel/looking%20at%20israel/ http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556449/Arabian_Peninsula.html http://www.palestine-net.com/geography/ http://www.usd.edu/~clehmann/erp/Palestine/history.htm http://islamic-world.net/islamic-state/middleast.htm ||