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What in the world does this have to do with maps and globes?: This lesson focuses on the similarities and differences between a globe and a flat world map. It introduces critical vocabulary relating to cardinal directions and longitude and latitude.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Phebe Watson and Sylvia Easterling.

The face of a king: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 14; Four faces, looking toward the cardinal directions, are carved on the sides of fifty-four standing towers at Bayon Temple. The preservation of many of the towers, however, is poor so it is difficult to know exactly how all the towers were carved. Over 200...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The God of Justice: In The Ramayana, page 6.1; The God of Justice, Maleevaraj, mediates between Rama and Ravana, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Rama, and Sita wearing royal Siamese clothes, sit in the forest on mats with their hands in respectful prayer position. On another mat, Rama's...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Foundation of a diet: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 1; Wherever rice will grow in Southeast Asia, it is grown. Rice is one of the most nutritious and protein-rich grains that humans have domesticated from wild plants. Here, a woman is selling rice in an outdoor market in Hanoi. The round woven basket in front...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Urartian writing: A wall of grey stone with Urartian writing covering it. The symbols look very harsh and sharp, with lots of long triangles. The writing goes in the cardinal directions.; Format: image/photograph

The key to a map: The students will use a map of the classroom to strengthen their map reading skills. They will work in groups and use a prepared map of the classroom to find hidden messages.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Melissa Lasher.

Older stone and newly painted white walled graves on hillside at Hue: Older stone and newly painted white walled graves are surrounded by low vegetation on a hillside at Hué. Traditionally the graves of wealthy family members have been surrounded by these low walls with posts set at cardinal directions. Such walled graves are...; Format: image/photograph

Tourists and souvenir vendors walk by face tower doorway of outer gate at Angkor: Tourists and souvenir vendors walk towards the face tower doorway of an outer gate at Angkor. The scene may be from the city site of Angkor Thom, or perhaps from nearby Ta Prohm. Both sites were built by the Buddhist Jayavarman VII and include towers with...; Format: image/photograph

Gold palace where Rama was to reign (Thai Ramayana mural): This detail image on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the gold palace where Rama's father announced that Rama would reign. Like many examples of classical Southeast Asian architecture, the palace has a series of ascending tiered roofs and columned...; Format: image/photograph

Two Heavenly King statues in courtyard at Emerald Buddha Temple, Bangkok: Two of four Heavenly King guardian statues at the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok are visible in a courtyard between red-tiled portico roofs. In Buddhism, four celestial kings are said to protect the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west. These...; Format: image/photograph

The road taken: This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Margaretc Bryant.

A woman sells rice from large bags at a Hanoi outdoor market: A woman sells varieties of white rice from three large paper bags at a Hanoi outdoor market. She wears a palm leaf sunhat, a print blouse, and a string of dark beads. A round woven basket in front contains black rice or dark beans for sale. In some Southeast...; Format: image/photograph

Rama and Sita tell their story to the God of Justice (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama and Sita tell their sides of the story to a God of Justice, as seen on a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. After years of fighting, Maleevaraj the Just agrees to hear Rama and Ravana's dispute as a legal case. Rama, and Sita wearing royal Siamese...; Format: image/photograph

Seven directions: Making connections between literature and American Indian history: This middle school lesson uses picture books to integrate American Indian culture and belief systems with language and visual arts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); By Edie McDowell.

Poster showing face on stone tower of Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom: This poster promoting Cambodia shows a huge and serely smiling face carved on a stone tower of the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, literally "Great City." Angkor Thom was a fortified city built from the early eleventh to the late twelfth centuries A.D. during...; Format: image/photograph

Face on top of south gate tower of Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom: A huge face and other carved head images are visible at the top of the south gate tower of Bayon Temple. Such serenely smiling faces are carved on stone towers throughout the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, literally meaning the "Great City." Angkor Thom was...; Format: image/photograph

Bayon Temple tower wall with carved stone faces in profile at Angkor Thom: This view of Bayon Temple tower walls at Angkor Thom reveals two carved stone faces in profile. The one in foreground at left is covered with lichen and harder to discern from the surrounding stone walls. Such huge and serenely smiling faces are carved on...; Format: image/photograph

Carved stone reliefs of Garuda supporting Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom: Carved stone reliefs of Garuda, a Hindu mythical bird who transports the god Vishnu, appear to support the Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom, literally the "Great City." This high stone platform now called the Elephant Terrace (because of its elephant carvings)...; Format: image/photograph

Mythic statues line causeway to south gate of Angkor Thom or Great City: Mythic statues line the causeway over a moat leading to the south gate of Angkor Thom, literally called "Great City." The images represent a Hindu myth of creation called the Churning of the Sea of Milk. On one side of the causeway, fifty-four guardian deities...; Format: image/photograph

The Equinox at Chichén Itzá: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs of the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá. ...; Format: article

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