Great link for country reports
The CIA World Factbook 2001 from the Central Intelligence Agency.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political
maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates (all rights reserved).
Complete information about countries of the World.
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html
A great site for information on daily Greek life.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
The site for Saudi Arabia's first English-language paper has plenty of news on
events in the kingdom, complete with links to local press agencies. Check out
the editorials for opinions (often quite contrary to those of U.S. media) on
global and regional events.
http://www.arabnews.com/
The British network's site is easy to navigate and offers plenty of audio and
video options, as well as sections devoted entirely to world news, politics,
science, health and education.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Available in English and seven other languages. There are plenty of stories to
chose from (all provided by the state news agency of China), in categories
ranging from world news to local cultural events, plus a gorgeous collection of
photographs from all over China.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/index.htm
As the name suggests, this is the perfect place to find information about any
place in Africa. Search through articles from over 80 African and
international sources, or simply choose from the top headlines or the news of
the day.
http://AllAfrica.com/
Six days a week, the editors post their picks of essays, opinions, book
reviews, world news and more, from dozens of different publications. With a
mission to find good writing online, their choices tend toward the
philosophical and literary.
http://www.aldaily.com/
Start here and you'll be clicking your way through the news of the world in no
time. Get current events from major international cities, or stick to larger
areas like countries or continents. Among the sites' many impressive features
are links to hundreds of online radio broadcasts from around the world.
http://www.wn.com/
Learn everything there is to know about bridges at this P.B.S. site.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html
Rome webquest--Due 3/16
http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats/ancient_rome_9903232/
Eye-Witness accounts of Pompeii
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pompeii.htm
Good site for information on daily life in ancient Rome
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Romelife.html#Top
Write your name in Viking Runes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/runes.html