World Religions Map - PBS LearningMedia
Explore religious beliefs around the world through an interactive map that displays the religions that are the most prevalent in each country around the world. You may click on one of eight religious groupings listed in the menu to examine its relative prevalence in each country.
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Jerusalem: Sacred and Contentious | PBS LearningMedia
Learn about Jerusalem and its significance in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths in this media gallery from Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler. Throughout history, pilgrims from these three major religions have traveled to Jerusalem.
Yoruba Religion of Southwestern Nigeria | PBS LearningMedia
Learn about the Yoruba faith, a religion that is among the world’s ten largest, in this media gallery from Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler. Two American women who are to be initiated into the Yoruba faith as priestesses travel to Nigeria to take part in a ceremony that involves prayer, head shaving, animal sacrifice, music, and dance.
religion, art and architecture, and language. From Colony to Empire By the 11th century BCE, the New Kingdom of Egypt went into decline, and Nubia reasserted its independence. Over time, the Kushites rebuilt their kingdom, making their capital at Napata. Kushites continued to worship Egyptian deities, particularly Amon/Amun and Isis.
Comparing Education Around the World | PBS LearningMedia
In this lesson plan, students learn about Ken and Joab, two boys who are starting first grade. Ken attends school in Japan, while Joab lives in Kenya. Students compare and contrast the circumstances surrounding the two boys’ experiences at school. They create a venn diagram demonstrating what they have learned. Check out the entire collection of resources from the documentary "Time For ...
The Civil Rights Movement | Virtual Learning Journey - PBS …
Brimming with comprehensive, cross-curricular content, including 14 videos, primary source images and documents, compelling photo galleries, interactive maps, artwork, music, and more, this virtual collection invites students into an engaging exploration of some of the most significant events of the Civil Rights Movement.
Explorers: Early Global Connectors - PBS LearningMedia
During a period of only 150 years, the recorded travels of three remarkable explorers expanded human understanding of vast parts of the world. Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Zheng He heralded from different continents and undertook their decades-long journeys for different reasons.