Culture
Standard 2: 
Students will develop cross-cultural skills and understandings

Compiled by
The Greater Capital Region Teacher Center

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The Universal Currency Converter(tm)  - Allows you to perform online currency conversions for almost any type of currency 

Les Pages de Paris / The Paris Pages  - Everything about Paris! Cultural and tourist information 

French Cultural Iconography  - Links in French as varied as French breads and cheeses, perfumes, Joan of Arc, and the Eiffel Tower. 

Enlaces Culturales Hispanos  - From the University of North Carolina at Chappell Hill.  Includes maps and many photos of the Spanish-speaking world. 

MayaPages Organized by Topic - Very comprehensive, includes lessons, maps, etc.

Sounds of the World's Animals  - Animals make much the same sounds around the world, but each language expresses them differently. Explore the sounds of cows, chicks, etc. in a myriad other languages. 
 
The UR-CVaNet Global Village - Created by the University of Richmond, Virginia.  Anyone interested in communicating with, visiting, or accessing resources of other peoples and cultures will find helpful pointers in these Global Village pages. 
 
World Cultures  -  Created at Washington State University, combines the reading and course materials of two World Cultures courses taught using web-based materials since Fall of 1994. 
 

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