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Legacies of communism: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 2; Following the tradition of earlier Communist leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh's body was embalmed in a glass sarcophagus that is set within a monumental building for public viewing. This large grey building with imposing square pillars...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ravana tempts Sita: In The Ramayana, page 2.13; The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The Piedmont's first human inhabitants: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 4; The first human inhabitants of the Piedmont to make use of its clays were the American Indians. People who lived along the banks of the Potomac and Savannah Rivers discovered the seemingly miraculous transformation of mud into stone by heat about 4500 years...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Water puppets: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 19; In this water puppet performance in Hanoi, one high status character in the procession rides a wooden horse while the others carry his flag or guard his possessions. Vietnam's unique water puppet tradition is said to date back approximately 1,000 years. Early...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Quick study: Mississippian Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Mississippian Period and its key characteristics.

Family traditions: This lesson is a follow-up to the lesson “Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who” and is mainly based on The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant; therefore, family structure including titles or roles is assumed to be prior knowledge for this lesson.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.

How do I express what I believe? - Part 2: This is the second in a three-part lesson series seeking to examine belief systems and how they impact culture in the United States. This lesson, "How do I express what I believe?" requires 3 sessions at 40 minutes each to complete. The lesson series also seeks to let students examine their own personal belief system. In this lesson, the student will learn about the American tradition of the Face Jug/Pot and how it is used to express belief. The student will also create a Face Jug/Pot to express his/her belief, and this pot will be used in the third lesson entitled. "How do I present what I believe?"; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Donna Pumphrey.

Photo analysis: Focus on world pottery traditions: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of pottery-making.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

Sweaters made in Ecuador: Several wool sweaters are folded and stacked. These sweaters are most likely alpaca wool — from llamas. The tradition of high-quality textile production in Ecuador dates from before the arrival of the Inca. Using both traditional and modern; Format: image/photograph

Rama and Sita in wooden puppet performance of Ramayana at Yogyakarta: Rama and Sita figures converse in the foreground during a wooden puppet performance of the Ramayana at Yogyakarta in July 1986. A third puppet listens in the background at right. The faces of the wooden puppets are carefully painted, and the bodies are dressed...; Format: image/photograph

Wooden Hanuman puppet in Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta: A wooden Hanuman puppet used in a Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986 wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik cloth wrapped around its waist. Above the waist, the puppet is covered in white fuzzy cloth to represent Hanuman's monkey fur. Hanuman's...; Format: image/photograph

Demon Ravana visits the captured Sita in wooden puppet performance at Yogyakarta: The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...; Format: image/photograph

Hanuman and demon king Ravana wooden puppets in battle at Yogyakarta performance: The monkey god Hanuman and the demon king Ravana puppets face each other in battle at a July 1986 performance in Yogyakarta. Once Ravana's guards capture Hanuman, Ravana tries several methods of killing him, which all fail because of Hanuman's immortal powers....; Format: image/photograph

Hanuman fights Ravana at wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta: Hanuman fights a red-skinned Ravana at a wooden puppet performance held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia during July 1986. The white Hanuman puppet on the left wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the demon puppet, with red skin, is dressed in similar...; Format: image/photograph

Battleship North Carolina: Uses a variety of formats including oral histories, video footage, and zoomable images to cover the history of the USS North Carolina and other naval vessels afloat during WWII.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

God's Acre, Winston-Salem: In Old Salem, North Carolina, grave markers lie in neat rows in a Moravian cemetery. In accordance with Moravian tradition, the cemetery is known as "God's Acre," and the dead are divided by gender, marital status, and age. Some of the gravestones in this...; Format: image/photograph

Storytellers in the Mountains of North Carolina: Students will study five famous North Carolina storytellers: Jackie Torrence, Ray Hicks, Donald Davis, David Holt, and Sheila Kay Adams. They will research how their stories were collected and how they developed their storytelling styles that distinguish them from other tellers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Martha Hayes.

Teaching about North Carolina American Indians: This web edition is drawn from a teachers institute curriculum enrichment project on North Carolina American Indian Studies conducted by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Resources include best practices for teaching about American Indians, suggestions for curriculum integration, webliographies, and lesson plans about North Carolina American Indians.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Gem Mountain Gemstone Mines: Along with panning for gemstone, students will learn about gems and the rich mining heritage in North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Hundreds of visitors wait in long lines to enter Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum: Hundreds of visitors wait in long lines to enter Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. Following the tradition of earlier Communist leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh's body was embalmed in a glass sarcophagus that is set within a monumental building...; Format: image/photograph

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