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At a time when the turmoil and conflict in the Middle East dominates world news, students need to develop an understanding of the people and culture of this region. This five-volume set, part of the Discovering World Cultures series, examines geographical, historical, economic, and cultural issues in 16 Middle Eastern countries. For each nation, information about people groups, natural resources and geography, economy, and religion is included. A section on everyday life considers education, leisure activities, dress, holidays, the arts, and food, including sample recipes. Tables, charts, illustrations, timelines, and fact sheets provide visual references to support the written material.

Volume 1: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt

Volume 2: Iran, Iraq, Israel

Volume 3: Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman

Volume 4: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Volume 5: Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Grades 6-8

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Chapters: Etruscan Civilization, La Tène Culture, Hill Fort, Dacians, Heuneburg, Prehistoric Cyprus, Glauberg, Vix Grave, Etruscan Society, Drinking Horn, Nordwestblock, Alby, Öland, Hallstatt Culture, Tomb of Orcus, Wielbark Culture, Burgstallkogel, Prehistoric Georgia, Golasecca Culture, Stirling Hoard, Etruscan Cities, Sandberg Celtic City, Horned Helmet, Villanovan Culture, Lusatian Culture, Votadini, Zarubintsy Culture, Sedgeford Torc, Brú Na Bóinne, Etruscan History, Corlea Trackway, Grave Field, Latial Culture, Przeworsk Culture, Volci, Weapons Sacrifice, Newark Torc, Pomeranian Culture, Eketorp, Konstantia, Stone Ship, Chernoles Culture, Animal Style, Dębczyn Culture, Thraco-Cimmerian, Vendel, Llyn Cerrig Bach, Stone Circle, Warrior of Hirschlanden, Llyn Fawr, Vendel Era, Lescudjack Hill Fort, Großmugl, Oksywie Culture, Roman Iron Age, Merya, Germanic Iron Age, House Urns Culture, Nesactium, Dyakovskaya Culture, Iron Age Scandinavia, Basarabi Culture, Koban Culture, Novocherkassk Culture, Witham Shield, Colchian Culture, Etruscan Architecture. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 319. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in an area corresponding roughly to Tuscany, whom the ancient Romans called Etrusci or Tusci. Their Roman name is the origin of the names of Tuscany, their heartland, and Etruria, their wider region. The Attic Greek word for them was (Tyrrhnioi) from which Latin also drew the names Tyrrhni (Etruscans), Tyrrhnia (Etruria) and Mare Tyrrhnum (Tyrrhenian Sea). The Etruscans themselves used the term Rasenna, which was syncopated to Rasna or Rana. As distinguished by its own language, the civilization endured from an unknown prehistoric time prior to the founding of Rome until its co...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=37353 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from World Education Encyclopedia, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 10318 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.This country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries. This edition provides up-to-date coverage of reorganized educational systems and technological advances. ... Read more

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For almost a century scholars have been perplexed by Cypro-Phoenician (or Black-on-Red) pottery. In this study, Dr Nicola Schreiber's research, together with her own work in the field, resolves the pottery's origin and provides an assessment of the chronology of the region. ... Read more

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The volume summarizes the results of interdisciplinaryarchaeological investigations at Aetokremnos which present theearliest well-supported evidence of humans in Cyprus and demonstratethe association of cultural remains with extinct endemic Pleistocenefauna. Alan Simmons shows that Aetokremnos is one of the fewarchaeological sites where a convincing argument can be made for humaninvolvement in Pleistocene extinctions. Highlights of FaunalExtinction in an Island Society are chapters that+ place the Aetokremnos site within a broader context + include specialist's reports that demonstrating the need forinterdisciplinary contributions+ describe the chipped stoneassemblage of a new culture+ delineate the huge faunal assemblagerecovered, and+ detail how the site was dated.Giventhe controversial nature of the subject matter, the volume will appealto a wide readership including nonanthropological archaeologiststrained in anthropological methods. Researchers and students whospecialize in the Mediterranean and Near East as well as scholarsinterested in island colonization and adaptations, method and theory,Pleistocene extinctions, and interdisciplinary applications will allfind much of value in this excellent text. ... Read more

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`Alan Simmons' Faunal Extinction in an Island society is as enjoyable to read and as hard to put down as a good mystery. ...this is a thoroughly fascinating book, and one that should be read by everyone interested in island biogeography, extinction, the human colonization of unoccupied landscapes, and the prehistory of the Mediterranean.' GeoArchaeology: An International Journal, 15:4 `Faunal Extinction in an Island Society is a "must-read" for anyone interested in island biogeography, endemic Late Pleistocene island faunas and extinctions, and Mediterranean island colonization and cultural adaptation.' Quaternary Research, 60 (2003) ... Read more

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Cyprus from Alpha to Omega is a first introduction to the historic past, the culture, the manners and the customs of the island, its language and religion - an incentive to grow better acquainted. In twenty-four separate sections, the text, which is concise but full of substance, provides starting-points and encouragement for a tour of a world which has for 9,000 years now been creating its own special identity. Lavish illustration - maps, paintings, old photographs, photographs of exhibits from the island's museums, landscapes - all this variety and natural beauty complement the text, highlighting the picture of Cyprus. Excerpt from book's Introduction ... Read more

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Neocolonialism is a manifestation of the ongoing nature of imperialism, suggesting an indirect form of control through economic and cultural dependence where formal methods of control like the implementation of administrative structures, the stationing of military forces, and most importantly, the incorporation of the natives of subjects of the metropolitan government are still in use. This deliberate and intentional importation of administrative structures, military force and culture has lead towards an enforced change of the Turkish speaking Cypriot community.This form of dogmatic and imposed thought meant that certain words and concepts became taboo while cultural and social values were altered to suit the needs of a colonizing state. The enforced acceptance of this has slowly but surely led to a resistive and revolutionary form of poetry stemming out ofNorthern Cyprus... ... Read more

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Chapters: Istiklâl Marşı, Turkish Cypriot Folk Dances, Flag of Northern Cyprus, Coat of Arms of Northern Cyprus, Public Holidays in Northern Cyprus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The İstiklâl Mar (Independence March) is the Turkish National Anthem, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War of Independence, and as an anthem for a Republic that was yet to be established. Penned by Mehmet Âkif Ersoy and ultimately composed by Osman Zeki Üngör, the theme is one of affection for the Turkish homeland, freedom, and faith, of sacrifice for liberty, and of hope and devotion, explored through visual, tactile and kinesthetic imagery as they relate to the flag, the human spirit and the soil of the homeland. The manuscript by Ersoy, between the title line İstiklâl Mar and the first text line, carries the dedication Kahraman Ordumuza "To our Heroic Army", the army that won the Independence War. The lyrics reflect on the sacrifice of the soldiers during the War. The Anthem is regularly heard during state and military events, as well as during national festivals, bayrams, sporting events, and school ceremonies. Of the ten-stanza anthem, only the first two quatrains are typically sung with an upright, immobile and solemn composure. A framed version of the national anthem typically occupies the wall above the blackboard in the classrooms of every public as well as almost every private school in Turkey (accompanied by a Turkish flag, a photograph of the country's founding father Atatürk, and a copy of Atatürk's famous inspirational speech to the nation's youth). The composition has also been adopted ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=176176 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Postwar changes greatly affected Greek Cypriot women's place in society, especially changes which gave them expanded access to education and increased participation in the work force. At the beginning of the century, the proportion of girls to boys enrolled in primary education was one to three. By 1943, some 80 percent of girls attended primary school. When, in 1960, elementary education was made compulsory, the two sexes were equally enrolled. By the 1980s, girls made up 45 percent of those receiving secondary education. Only after the mid-1960s did women commonly leave Cyprus to receive higher education. In the 1980s, women made up about 32 percent of those studying abroad. ... Read more

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BEAUTIFUL BOOK, MANY PICTURES, 262 PAGES. SIZE 8 1/2 BY 11 INCHES. ... Read more

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A lavishly illustrated compendium of the many and varied museums of Greece and Cyprus, maritime, scientific and military as well as art and historical collections. Valuable guide to the history and culture of these ancient places. ... Read more