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The people of Ayudhya mourn Sita: In The Ramayana, page 7.10; This mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the people of Ayudhya mourning below Sita's empty throne. At the lower right, men courtiers clasp their hands and kneel in prayer. At the lower left, royal women sit holding their hands to their faces and weeping...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ravana dies: In The Ramayana, page 6.9; In this mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple, both the women and Ravana are dressed in royal Siamese clothes and crowns painted with gold leaf paint. The long-haired and fair young women who sit on opposite sides of Ravana's body hold up their bent left...; By Lorraine Aragon.

People of Ayudhya mourn below Sita's empty throne (Thai Ramayana mural): This mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple show the people of Ayudhya mourning below Sita's empty throne. At the lower right, men courtiers clasp their hands and kneel in prayer. At the lower left, royal women sit holding their hands to their faces and weeping...; Format: image/photograph

Two wives mourn beside dying Ravana (Thai Ramayana mural): Two beautiful wives mourn beside the body of Ravana as he dies. In this mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple, both the women and Ravana are dressed in royal Siamese clothes and crowns painted with gold leaf paint. The long-haired and fair young women...; Format: image/photograph

Pashupatinath tour: Cremation ceremony: In this recording, you can hear Ajit, who works as a tour guide in Pashupatinath, describing a Hindu cremation, which we can see taking place on a ghat near the Bagmati River. As you learn from the recording, cremation is an important ritual that includes...; Format: audio

"No one has anything to sell": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.8; Diary of Julia Johnson Fisher, a Georgia woman, in March and April 1864, in which she describes the difficulty finding food and other necessities during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Birds of a feather, an interdisciplinary unit: Math/Science wing: This lesson is part of an interdisciplinary unit on birds which contains math/science and language arts components. In the math/science wing, students will prepare frequency tables and construct a circle graph of the species of birds observed at bird feeders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); By Vicky Smathers.

Memorial Day: Memorial Day was established after the Civil War as "Decoration Day," so called because of the custom of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers.; Format: article

The Ramayana: The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia.; Format: book (multiple pages)

New Spring Goods: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.16; Advertisements in a Plymouth, North Carolina, newspaper in May 1865, celebrating the return of peace -- and of consumer goods from the North. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Nathan Cole and the First Great Awakening: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.13; Diary of a Connecticut man from the 1760s tells of his conversion experience after attending a revival at which the famous minister George Whitefield preached. Historical commentary explains the differences between eighteenth-century and present-day religion and revivals.; Format: diary; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Unraveling a cultural mystery: Nepal: In this lesson, students explore two religious festivals in Nepal through audio recordings and photographs. Students begin with a vague knowledge about the festivals and develop a more thorough understanding as more information is revealed through the course of the lesson. The author recommends incorporating these activities into a larger lesson plan of your design.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Kristin Post.

Will of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1776: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.8; Will of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer: They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...; Format: article; By Marjorie Hudson.

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