Persia

15 09, 2017

Sohrab and Rustem – Iran – West Asian stories

By |2019-09-04T07:31:52-07:00September 15th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Sohrab and Rustem – Iran – West Asian stories

Sohrab and Rustem: The death of Sohrab (Iranian painting) Where did this story come from? This story is probably an old Indo-European story that Persian people told even before they moved south into Iran [...]

11 06, 2017

Playing backgammon – West Asia projects

By |2018-04-07T17:04:21-07:00June 11th, 2017|Crafts, Games, West Asia|Comments Off on Playing backgammon – West Asia projects

A backgammon board made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Beginning about 3000 BC, backgammon was one of the most popular games in ancient Mesopotamia and elsewhere in West [...]

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