CULTURE
Medieval/Renaissance Food
Homepage
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
Check this site for primary sources, reference sources, articles, publications, recipes, and other food information.
Iroquois/Native American
Homepage
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/6603/
This site shows longhouses as well as giving information on the Iroquois Nation, the Clans of the Mohawk Tribe, the Bear Clan, the Turtle Clan, the Wolf Clan, the Snipe Clan, the Deer Clan, and Iroquois Buffalo Society.
Taj Mahal
http://india.indiagov.org/culture/overview.htm
This site, created by the government of India, is a catalogue of Indian religions and culture. Among many pictures of Indian monuments, readers will find one of the Taj Mahal with related information.
LITERATURE
The Scarlet Letter
http://eldred.ne.mediaone.net/nh/sl.html
Nathaniel Hawthorneís classic book The Scarlet Letter portrays the world of Puritan New England. This site explores Hawthorneís work and links to related Hawthorne material.
SCIENCE
The Galileo Project
http://es.rice.edu:80/ES/humsoc/Galileo/
The Galileo Project is a source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei and the science of his time. This site, prepared by Rice University, contains links to Internet resources for modern astronomy and astrophysics.
HISTORY and CULTURE
Puritanism
17th Century
http://www.calpoly.edu/ulib/engl/public_html/resources/purit.html
Some strict Puritans and Quakers considered literature to be idle and frivolous, but they placed a high value on Biblical and theological learning. This site explores some of these issues, including pages on What is a Puritan? and Revival Sermons of Jonathan Edwards.
Bucknell Russian
Studies Department
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/
Bucknell describes their site as a multilayer reference on the
history, culture, and language of the Russian people.
American Memory-- Front Door
http://memory.loc.gov/
The American Memory Project is an archival resource for exploring many aspects of American history and culture.
South African Cultural History
Museum
http://www.museums.org.za/sachm/
The South African Cultural History Museum's collections are housed in a number of buildings situated in and around Cape Town. They represent the cultures of peoples from around the world, from antiquity to the present, as well as aspects of Cape Town history.