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History

The British Museum
The ancient history of the Middle east. Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia, Summer.

Fact Monster
The World History from 1-99 (AD)

BBC History for Kids
Learn about the Roman Empire, ancient greece, Anglo Saxons, Vikings and more.

A walk through Petra
Have you ever heard about Petra? Do you know that Petra means the rock? Learn more about the ancient stone city of Petra which is carved in the cliffs.

Ancient Greece
Find out the history ancient greece, the olympics, Greek architecture and religion.

Kidskonnect: Ancient Rom
Links to lots of website all about the Roman Empire.

Who were the Romans
An interactive site for 7-10 Years olds about the Romans.

History of Arabia and Islam
The Rise of Islam During its First 50 Years.

The Islamic Empire: Ummayyad Khalifah 661-750 CE
The Muslim Empire grew It expanded west into Africa and Spain, and east into Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan. Learn more about the Ummayyad Khalifah.

The Islamic Empire: The Abbasid Khilafah 750-1258 CE
The great wealth made the Abbasids able to support learning and arts. Muslims believed long before Columbus's time that the earth was round. They invented algebra.

The Ottoman Empire
926-974 A.H during Sulaiman's reign, the Ottoman empire reached it's height.

Salahuddin Ayyubi & the Crusaders
Learn about Salahuddin Ayyubi, one of the world's greatest warriors.

Timeline of Islam in Africa
750 CE, 132 A.H Muslim Arabs have created a huge Islamic Empire in Middle East.

The Seven Wonders of the ancient world
Do you know the seven wonders of the ancient world? Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them.

Geography

National Geographic.com kids
A fun interactive website with lots of information and things to do.

BBC Schools
Find out what weather is, what rivers and coasts are and more.

PLANETPALS
Let PLANETPALS teach you about Clouds,Rain, Snow, Rainbows, Earthquakes and Tsunami.

Atlapedia
Atlapedia Online contains maps, as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Kbears Geo-world
Discover New places with Geo-world. Find maps, learn about world climates and travel the world.

World Geography by Factmonster
Principal Rivers of the World.

The best kids book site
Discover africa and the middle east. The best kids book site provides dozens of links providing geographical information as well as information about countries of the world.

Geo-Globe
Explore the world with Geo - Globe's selection of interactive games, and find out about strange and familiar features of the planet!

Geography World
A cool website offering Geography Games and quizzes. Information on earthquakes, volcanoes, climate, ecosystem and much more.

Mapmachine by National Geography
Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure with our trail maps.

Maps & Globes
Learn various basic concepts about maps and globes. Find out more about the Earth, Land forms, Water forms and climate.

Geographic.org
What is the climate like? Learn about the climates of the countries of the world.

Geography - Enhance learning
Geographical maps and information on middle-east countries.

Teacheroz.com
Dozen of links providing information on Flags, Maps, Geography, Timelines, This Day in History, Holidays, Distances, Money.

Geo-quiz
Test your geography knowledge. choose a country and select a quiz.

Resources for the River Nile

Fact File about the River Nile

The River Nile and its Banks

The Nile

Countries

Lonely Plant
Explore the world. Lonely Planet is a large online guide to the world providing information about countries and cities.

Time for Kids Go Places
See, hear, and explore amazing countries and cultures around the world without leaving your chair!

Yahooligans Around the world
Learn about the countries of the world with Yahooligans.

Explore Greece
Greece a bright star in antiquity, a great empire and civilization. Explore famous greek cities Athens, Olympia, Delphi & Crete.

Explore Italy
Italy is just a wonderful destination for families, but there's such a wealth of sights to see.

Explore Spain
With its long history, there are enormous changes in culture from region to region. Andalusia: the flash of a flamenco dancer; the sheer beauty of the Andalusian horse, the mixture of Moorish and European architecture, all under a blazing hot sun.

PBS Africa for Kids
Explore Africa with Anansi the spider. Click on Anansi image and discover Africa.

Explore Africa
Explore African countries and cities.

Discover the Arab World
Find out the history, geography and culture of all the arab countries. click on country flag and explore.

Photo Galleries

Middle East and North Africa Photo Gallery
Brian McMorrow visited lots countries in the middle east and took tones of pictures. Enjoy watching pictures of Oman, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain and UAE.

Petra city
More than 2,000 years ago the Nabataeans, an Arab people, carved their capital city Petra out of rock. Find out more about it.

Explore Syria
Watch Photo Albums of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and other Syrian Cities.

Explore Lebanon
Information and photos of different places in lebanon.
Find out the history of Petra city and view historical images.

Explore Tunisia
Tunisia Photo gallery

My Picture Album of Turkey
Explore Turkey, see picture of Istanbul, Ankara, Anatolia and other cities.