Middle East - Inform Home

Several stories have risen about how the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built. In this lesson students will learn about the history of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Introduce the students to The Hanging Gardens of Babylon by reading: This book not ...

The Jerusalem or winter cherry is a popular houseplant at Christmas because of its pretty, red berries. The Jerusalem cherry has narrow, pointed leaves up to four inches long and about two inches wide. The Jerusalem cherry grows from ten inches to ...

Amaryllis are often planted in the long days of winter to brighten a room with their huge flowers and the bulbs are frequently given as Christmas gifts. Recently there has been renewed interest in the flower, and many new cultivars have arrived ...

For vegetable gardeners, Jerusalem Artichokes are an easy and rewarding perrenial plant to grow. The newfound popularity of the Jerusalem Artichoke as a specialty vegetable can be claimed as a resurgence, as early settlers and Indians in North America used them as ...

The streets can't be paved with gold as they are in Utopia, yet they could be resurfaced with solar photon collecting materials to create electric power for lightweight electric vehicles. I believe that point of Thomas Moore's Utopia was to demonstrate the ...

Growing sunchokes in your perennial vegetable garden is a great way to add variety to your garden. This article will provide you with detailed instructions and tips on growing sunchokes in your perennial vegetable garden. Sunchokes are also known as Jerusalem artichokes ...

Also known as Sweet Alice, anise is an ancient herb indigenous to Egypt and parts of the Middle East. Anise plants also make good container herbs but the containers will need to be placed in a sunny location. Anise seeds are used ...

With the high rise of gasoline at the pump, drivers get the impression that gasoline directly comes from the Middle East oil fields. The product we use in our cars started its place in our life lighting our homes. Charles Druyea developed ...

Pashmina is a word that has been used alot in the western world to describe scarves and shawls and carpets.The oddest and most confusing term is the pashmina shag rugs that arebeing advertised as if they were wool shag area rugs from ...

History The Women of Hope Project was founded in 2001 by Betsy Beamon. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Beamon took a one-year leave from her job at an airline and traveled to Afghanistan. Working with the Institute of Simplified ...

Previous

1
2
3
4
5

Topic: Middle East

Seven Wonders of the World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Lesson Plan: Part 2 of 7

Jerusalem Cherry

Growing amaryllis

How to grow Jerusalem artichokes

Can a utopia like Tom Moore's be an environmentalist goal?

Tips for growing sunchokes in your perennial vegetable garden

How to grow anise

How to make gasoline

Pashmina Wool Shag Rug

Women of Hope Project

Photo Gallery

From Around the Web

Video Gallery

Follow this Topic with...