History Alive! Contemporary World Cultures Essays

History Alive! Contemporary World Cultures Enrichment Essays and Activities Encourage further exploration by your students with these in-depth essays on selected topics on contemporary world cultures. The essays may be read on the screen or printed out. Permission to photocopy these essays for classroom use is hereby granted to teachers using History Alive! Contemporary World Cultures.
Title	Activity Connection(s)
1. Countries with "Two Brains"	Europe, Activity 1, "The Challenge of Forming a Government"; Activity 2, "Learning About the Roots of Democracy"
2. Meanings of "Citizen"	China and Japan, Activity 3, "Encountering Ancient Traditions in Modern Chinese Family Life" Europe, Activity 2, "Learning About the Roots of Democracy"
3. How Cultures Organize: Three Types of Economies	Europe, Activity 5, "The Unraveling of the Soviet Economy" Latin America, Activity 3, "The History of Modern Mexico Through Murals" China and Japan, Activity 4, "Writing Journals About Life in a Chinese Village"
4. How Cultures Organize: Sectors of Industry	China and Japan, Activity 6, "Understanding Japan’s ‘Adaptive Creativity’"
5. Health and Life Expectancy	Africa, Activity 3, "Adapting to the Climate Regions of Sub Saharan Africa"
6. Religions and Rhythms	The Middle East, Activity 4, "Understanding Christianity, Islam, and Judaism"
7. Cultures in Conflict	Africa, Activity 1, "Discovering Africa’s Cultural Diversity" Europe, Activity 1, "The Challenge of Forming a Government"
8. The Power of Scarcity	China and Japan, Activity 5, "Land and Population: An Insight into Effects of Geography on Japanese Culture" The Middle East, Activity 2, "Adapting to the Geography of the Arabian Peninsula"
9. Predicting the Future	Latin America, Activity 5, "A Conference on the Fate of the Brazilian Rainforest"
10. Creating a Thematic Database for Latin America	Latin America, Activity 2, “Interpreting Demographics of Latin American Countries”
11. Exploring Life in Japan Through Thematic Models and Databases	China and Japan, Activity 5, “Land and Population: An Insight into Effects of Geography on Japanese Culture”
12. Finding Out More About China	China and Japan, Activity 1, “Creating Annotated Relief Maps of China”
13. Studying the Muslim World	Middle East, Activity 3, “Mapping the Modern Muslim World”
14. Studying the Middle East	Middle East, Activity 5, “Creating a Regional Handbook on the Middle East”
15. Locating Historic Societies of Africa	Africa, Activity 1, “Discovering Africa’s Cultural Diversity”
16. Locating Historic and Contemporary Societies of Europe	Europe, Activity 5, “The Unraveling of the Soviet Economy”

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