- Kadjar/Qajar Dynasty
History of the Persian dynasty that ruled from 1794 until the advent of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1925.
www.almanach.be/search/i/iran_kadjar1.html
- Stolen Stones
Archaeology magazine article concerning the modern sack of Nineveh, home of the Sennacherib Palace, located in northern Iraq.
www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html
- Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh
Online feature from Archaeology Magazine, written by John Malcolm Russell.
www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html
- About: Persian Empire
Includes information on Persepolis, Asia Minor, and a timetable.
ancienthistory.about.com/homework/ancienthistory/msub39.htm
- Smithsonian Institution: Love & Yearning
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Flash exhibit exploring mystical and moral themes in Persian poetry and painting.
www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/loveyearning
- Ancient Mesopotamia
Designed by teachers to be used by fourth grade students when studying the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia.
ci.shrewsbury.ma.us/Sps/Schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES...
- Ziggurats
Online exhibit dedicated to the stepped towers. From The British Museum.
www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats
- Cuneiform Inscriptions of the University of Minnesota
Representation of the university's cunieform inscriptions, including pictures, transliterations, translations, and commentary.
special.lib.umn.edu/rare/cuneiform
- Daily Bible Study - The Persian Empire
Includes a map, kings list, and general background information.
www.execulink.com/~wblank/20000227.htm
- Costumes of the Levant
Features analysis and pictures. Includes the historic dress of Kurdish, Bedouin, Syrian village, and Metouali women.
almashriq.hiof.no/general/600.technology/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant
- Transliterator
Interactive applet that displays a transliterated version of the text entered by the user.
www.17webplace.com/translit/tranparser.htm
- Muslims Internet Directory: Ayyubid Dynasty
Annotated listing of sites related to the history of the dynasty and its sultans.
www.idleb.com/directory/Religion_Of_Islam/History/Islamic_Dynasties/Ayyubid...
- Photographing Cuneiform Tablets
High-definition photographic project.
www.bham.ac.uk/english/bibliography/work99/cuneiform
- Written in Stone
Presents examples from the Epigraphy Collections of the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Provides a photographic look at ancient inscriptions.
www.mnh.si.edu/epigraphy
- Ancient Near East
Explores the art, religion, and history of this region, from prehistory to the Muslim conquest of the 7th century.
www.ancientneareast.net
- Parthian Empire, The
Describes the art, history, and archaeological record of the Parthians, who ruled a territory centered on ancient Persia from 247 B.C. to A.D. 228.
www.parthia.com
- Israel 1967 and Afterward
From the U.S. Army Area Handbooks.
gopher://gopher.umsl.edu/00/library/govdocs/armyahbs/aahb6/aah60012
- The Story of the Greatest Nations
Text of a 1913 history book, covering ancient times from Babylonia to classic Greek Civilizaion.
www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Story_of_the_Greatest_Nations_and_t...
- History in the News: Middle East
Annotated directory of resources on Middle Eastern history, culture, society, religion, economics, and politics. From the Department of History, SUNY Albany.
www.albany.edu/history/middle-east
- Ancient Accounts of Arabia, 430BCE-550CE
From the Ancient History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/arabia1.html
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