Check out these unique links on Ancient Civilizations to help you in all
subject areas.
Roman, French, Egyptian, Greek, Haida, and more. Compare and contrast
artifacts and write essay on art in Ancient Civilizations. If you
do a great job try to turn it in to your teachers for extra credit. If you
can complete this essay and do a good job, it shows you understand the sixth
grade standards on learning about how to compare two different pieces of
text.
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/viewallart/compare-contrast.html
Ancient Egypt, Native America, Ancient Rome, Ancient
China and Pre-Columbian (Mexico.) Myths and legends. This unique site
introduces god, hero
and creation stories while hilighting the art that was present in the
Ancient
Civilizations.
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/whatismyth.html
Ancient Egypt Hotlist
http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/SanDiego/HardisonSims/HTMLPage2.stm
Asia, Africa, China from British Museum's Ancient Civilizations, For Chinese
Artifacts click on Asia then choose the subcategory you want to see.
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&search-form=graphical/edu/search/graphical.html&submit-button=search
China: Jade artifacts from the British Museum
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/gt/sel/&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC11668&_IXtour=ENC11668&submit-button=summary
Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient China
The British Museum site for Ancient Civilizations. One of the best sites for
viewing artifacts and information on warfare, daily life, leaders, and death.
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&search-form=graphical/edu/search/graphical.html&submit-button=search
Rome, Greece, Egypt, Africa, Greece indexed by daily
life, mythology, people, burial, writing and archaeology.
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html
Greece
Greek World from University of Pennsylviania
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/greek_world/index.html
Greece
Sports in Ancient Greece from the British Museum
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/edu/gt/int/top_&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC8548&_IXtour=ENC8548&submit-button=summary
Greece
General Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com
Greece
Aesop's Fables: over 600 fables indexed by moral and fable title. Interface
page isn't very user
friendly though.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
Romans: City of Rome, Invasions, Rebellion, Defense, Roman Army, Roads
and Places, Family & Leisure, Technology, Religion, Roman Remains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/
Pantheon, Colosseum, Pompeii, Catacombs, and more. Also
check out her virtual tours of Ancient Egypt, Kenya, and Dauchau.
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/Virtualtours.htm
Ancient Rome:
What did Romans leave behind? What mark did they leave on our society today.
Test your knowledge on this BBC quiz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/remains.shtml
Greek Mythology Encyclopedia
http://www.mythweb.com/
Romulus & Remus: ad heavy but interesting, quick information
http://www.mrdowling.com/702-romulus.html
Maya, Mesopotamia, Mali, Chaco Canyon. Collapse, demise, destruction???? Why
do Ancient Civilizations Collapse?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/
Ancient Egypt Hotlist
http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/SanDiego/HardisonSims/HTMLPage2.stm
Roman Gladiator: quick article from discovery.com
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050124/gladiator.html
Roman Colosseum: cool interactive links from Discovery.com
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/colosseum/colosseum.html
List of resources up to date on periods of history.
http://www.teacheroz.com/toc.htm
List of civilization and other ancient "places" such as the Garden of Eden,
with links. man page has resources on extra terrestrials, celestial bodies
and planets, women, etc.
http://www.crystalinks.com/ancient.html
History sites by time period, geographical region, subject, and country.
http://www.historyforkids.org
Food timeline: Ever wonder what the Vikins ate or how Thomas Jefferson made
his ice cream? Wanna know what the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail or
who invented the potato chip and why? These are recipes you can make with
the food you buy at the grocery store. Food is the fun part of Social
Studies.
http://www.foodtimeline.org
Culinary history timeline has social customs, manner, and menus, even gives
you an e-mail to ask food history questions.
http://www.foodtimeline.org/food2.html
Mr. Don's Ancient History Pages...Links to pages on 15 civilizations and 16
other topics. Teacher ideas too.
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html@Top
Roman gods and naming the of the Solar System
http://www.wingedsandals.com
Greek and Roman Mythology
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/teachers.htm#links
Aztec and Mayan history on El Balero. Click on the link then go to the
English, French, or Italian page to read all about Mexican history, food,
people, and more.
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_esp.html
Aztecs: Links from yahooligans.com
http://search.yahooligans.yahoo.com/search/ligans?p=aztecs
Ancient Americas: Links on Aztec, Mayan, Incan from yahooligans.com
http://search.yahooligans.yahoo.com/search/ligans?p=ancient+americas
Mayan: Links on yahooligans.com
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/History/By_Subject/Ancient_Civilizations_and_Cultures/Americas__The/Maya/
Mayan pictures: Links on yahooligans.com
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/History/By_Subject/Ancient_Civilizations_and_Cultures/Americas__The/Maya/Maya_Pictures/
Ancient Africa: Links on yahooligans.com
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Around_the_World/Regions/Africa/History/Ancient_Africa/
6th/7th graders...Anglo Saxons, Egyptians, Greeks, Prehistory, Romans, and
Vikings. See timelines, historic fictures, history trails, and multimedia
zone from the BBC. British point of view.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/
Why not send your friends and family hieroglyphic postcards featuring
pictures of Ancient Egypt?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/postcard/index.shtml
Legend Queen of Sheba from Jewish, Islamic and Ethiopian traditions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/sheba_01.shtml
Ancient Egyptian Art at the Time of the Pyramids by the Metropolitan Museum.
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/new_pyramid/PYRAMIDS/HTML/el_pyramid_Intro.htm
Alexander the Great: Historical debate veers between admiring and
denigrating Alexander the Great, but Professor Paul Cartledge gives his
point of view.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/alexander_the_great_01.shtml
Ancient Egypt 1390-1290 B.C. including the Amarna time period. Art,
timelines, excavations, and interactive learning.
http://www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna/ex_hi_ind.html
Roman Gladiators: The ancient Romans are often seen as bringing civilisation
to the western world, but they regarded the slaying of gladiators as a
normal form of entertainment. Kathleen Coleman describes what went on, and
examines the society that accepted such barbarity without question.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/gladiators_01.shtml
Hammurabi's Code: Includes brief description and entire code.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm
Stolen Antiquities. Explains how an Internet site will be established to
help identify stolen antiquities that come up for auction.
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html9/o100423b.htm
Near East Art. Images viewed in form of clickable timeline.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/pictures/nepage.htm
Ancient Egypt Art: Images viewed in form of clickable timeline.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/pictures/egpage.htm
Ancient Egypt: Worship/religion.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/howard.htm
The Papyrus of Ani (The Egyptian Book of the Dead) Translated by E. A.
Wallis Budge.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/ani.htm
Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, An Ancient Story by PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
The Mysterious Bog People. Why were these bodies preserved? Great
interactive site.
http://www.bogpeople.org
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/sekhmetnew.html
Mummies & Disease in Ancient Egypt, Europe, Americas. Brief overview
http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/6_2Mummies%20Mummies%20and%20Disease%20in%20Egypt.htm
Ancient Egyptian: Kings and Pharoh chronology.
http://www.cofc.edu/~piccione/graphics/kinglist.html
Absolute Egyptology: Easy to navigate timeline.
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/index.htm
Ancient Egypt: articles from Calliope, Science World, Kids Discover, and
Scholastic Choices.
http://web1.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/123/685/70033637w1/purl=rc2_GRGM_1_(ancient+egypt)+and+jn+(%22Calliope%22+or+%22Kids+Discover%22+or+%22Odyssey%22+or+%22Scholastic+Choices%22+or+%22Science+World%22)+__________Calliope_Kids+Discover_Odyssey_
Cat Mummy magazine articles
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listcatmummj.html
Ancien Egypt. Explore pyramids, sarcophagi and more. An incredibly
interactive site. Need Flash and a fast connection to enjoy the power of
this site.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
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