Ancient History Sites
The World Heritage - This amazing site has panoramic pictures and interactive virtual reality movies for all sites registered as World Heritage by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). It is a must see!
Complete Listing of World Wonders
Mysterious Places - Ancient Civilizations Modern Mysteries
A Walk Through Time - Take a walk back in time and learn about ancient calendars.
The Life and Times of Early Man - Why did Cro-Magnon man crawl on his belly through dangerous mazes in deep dark caves? How did the "Upright Man" travel from Africa to America without a boat? Who were the Neanderthals? Did man live at the same time as dinosaurs? Find out here!
Flints and Stones: Welcome to the world of the late stone age hunter gatherers. This exhibition takes you into the lives of the inhabitants of Britain and north west Europe from the time when ice sheets still covered land and sea, until the time when settled farming peoples were cultivating the land.
Becoming Human - Journey through the story of human evolution
Virtual Tour of Cave Paintings - Cave paintings let us learn about the lives of people long ago. People painted the common animals of the time...Now you can look at some of these rare treasures and see what can be learned from them.
Electronic Passport to Prehistory - A Long Time Ago
Life in Mesopotamia - Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization because the Mesopotamians developed many things that we take for granted in our modern lives, such as agriculture, language, cities, religion, and government.
Electronic Passport to Mesopotamia - The Fertile Crescent
Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi Title Page - Solve some of the problems Hammurabi faced
Hammurabi's Code
of Laws - Read the text of Hammurab's Code
Cuneiform - The earliest writing in Mesopotamia was a picture writing invented by the Sumerians who wrote on clay tablets using long reeds. It was called cuneiform.
Caanan and Ancient Israel - While many are familiar with the ancient Canaanites and Israelite peoples through stories from the Old Testament of the Bible, this exhibit explores the identities of these peoples in pre-historical times through the material remains that they have left behind .
The Torah Tells... - This lesson was developed to show students about how the Bible is used as an archaeological resource to supplement the artifacts and other writings, which have been found in the Near East.
Daily
Life in Ancient
Egypt - Do you know what the ancient Egyptians believed would cure a toothache?
Find out here! Read some Egyptian Tall Tales and an original story about Ancient
Egyptian Daily Life . Explore " Deep in the Tombs of Egypt" , where
you can watch a short movie about mummies and more
Egypt: Daily Life -
Ancient Egypt was a narrow strip of land along the Nile River. Each year the
river
flooded its banks, leaving behind a fertile fringe of soil
they
called "the Black Land," while the desert all around the Nile valley
was called "the Red Land." It was here the Ancient Egyptians built
their homes.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt - Wigs, hairpieces, eye makeup, oils, perfumes... these were all part of daily culture in Ancient Egypt. What about occupations? For instance, there was a demand for both glass and papyrus, and this demand required manpower and technology. And how were sanitation issues handled? What was used for farming tools? What was it like to grow up in these cultures? What games were played? Find an extensive resource of daily life in Ancient Egypt from the Minnesota State University.
Ancient Egypt Quiz - Test your knowledge of Ancient Egypt in this online quiz gives which you immediate feedback and averages the percent you answer correctly.
Neferchichi's Tomb - Neferchichi's Tomb is full of treasure for kids, teachers, & amateur Egyptologists: free clip art & fonts, e-postcards, gift shop, lesson plans, fun & games...
Egypt: Secrets of an Ancient World - Explore the pyramids of ancient Egypt through diagrams, photos, and facts
Wonders of Ancient Egypt - Dedicated to the wonders, mysteries, religion and history of ancient and modern Egypt. With details and resources on various related topics.
The Quest for Immortality - Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Life on the Nile – Interactive tutorial covering various seasons in ancient Egypt. Tutorial covers farming, irrigation, papyrus, trade, the river, and more.
Writing with Hieroglyphs - So you want to write like an Egyptian, huh? Well it took several years for aspiring scribes to learn how to do it, so for the sake of time we'll just cover the basics.
Egyptian Name Translator - Type in your name and see what it looks like in hieroglyphics.
Online Hieroglyphics Translator - Enter the Name, Word, or Phrase you want translated into Hieroglyphics.
Ancient Egypt - Egyptian Life, Geography, Pyramids, and much more from the British Museum
Egypt Antiquities and Ancient Egypt - Very informative, from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism
Interactive Map of Ancient Egypt - It's a good idea to situate yourself before tackling any topic on Ancient Egypt. This interactive map lets you zoom in on any of the major regions: Lower Egypt, the Valley of the Kings, and Upper Egypt, to see detailed geography and locations of major cities.
The Nile River - It's the longest river in the world, and Ancient Egypt - and many modern countries - owe their livelihood to it. Learn the basics about the Nile River.
The Living Africa: The Nile River
Ancient Egypt - History for Kids
Pyramids: The Inside Story - Follow a team as they reconstruct how the pyramids of Egypt were built on NOVA's "This Old Pyramid
Gallary of the Pyramids - Take a look at how pyramids developed over time in Ancient Egypt, from pit graves in desert sands to step pyramids, the Bent Pyramid, and the Great Pyramid.
The Pyramid Challenge - This online game challenges students to choose a site for a pyramid in Ancient Egypt, and undertake its design and building in an interactive format.
Boats in Ancient Egypt: Watch a video and learn about the importance of boats in Ancient Egypt
Mummification - Mummification was a learned process - the earliest Ancient Egyptian cultures simply buried their dead under the hot desert sand. Explore here how the process of mummification developed.
Clickable Mummy - Welcome to the Clickable Mummy. Click on different parts of the Mummy to view interesting facts and information about the mummification process.
Mummy Case: Watch a video to learn how mummy cases were made
Amenemhet: Learn about a man and his wife by viewing a fragment of a wall found in Ancient Egypt.
The Egypt Game - A unit designed to integrate sixth grade core literature with social studies, art, and technology including current online information resources.
Mummies of Ancient Egypt - What are mummies? How are mummies made? Who were the mummies? All about the afterlife.
Cleopatra - Gorgeous and informative exhibit from Chicago's Field Museum
Queen Hatshepsut was an 18th-dynasty
pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her
reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs, and her funerary temple
still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power.
The Queen who would be king
The Woman Who Was King
Queen
Hatshepsut - A short biography
The
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Statue of
Queen Hatshepsut
Ramses the Great - Ramses the Great The Pharaoh Who Made Peace with his Enemies And the First Peace Treaty in History
At the Tomb of Tutankhamen - National Geographic
Daily Life in India - What did the ancient Indians wear? What did they eat? Did kids play with toys? Did they go to school? This site shares daily life in three major time periods of ancient India history; the mysterious and so cool Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic & Epics Periods, and the Age of Empires.
Ancient India - History for Kids
Your guide to the religion of Hinduism
Ancient India - The British Museum, Illuminating World Cultures
The Story of Rama - Ramayana is the story of Rama. The story of Rama is full of stories of how an ideal man is supposed to behave, how an ideal king is supposed to perform.
The Mahabharata - The Great Epic of India
Savitri - In this tale of Ancient India the princess Savitri must use all her wit and will to save her husband from the god of death.
Buddhism in the Electronic Passport
Your guide to the religion of Buddhism
Interactive Tour of the Buddhist Wheel of Life
Chinese History in the Electronic Passport
Ancient China - History for Kids
China the Beautiful - This is a homepage for 5,000 years of Chinese cultural heritage - a tiny bit of it anyway. The China Room is like visiting the Chinese gallery in an art museum.
Ancient China - The British Museum, Illuminating World Cultures
Qin Shi Huang - The first emperor of China
A Journey to Beijing - A personal account
Ancient China (The British Museum) - Illuminating World Cultures
National Palace Museum - Visit the museum of Taiwan with exhibits of bronze, ceramics, jade, lacquer ware, decorative costume, religious articles and other historical artifacts from throughout China's history.
Confucianism: Founded by K'ung Fu Tzu
Confucius - encyclopedia article
The Silk Road: Linking Europe and Asia Through Trade
From Silk
to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Road -
Complete downloadable book and curriculum on Central Asia from ancient to
current times; produced
by the China Institute and funded by the US Department of
Education
Chinese
Astrology - Find out what the year has
in store for you by reading your horoscope.
The I Ching - Ask the oracle a question and see what your future may hold.
Daily Life in Ancient Greece - How would you have behaved if you had lived in ancient Sparta? (Lie, cheat, steal, because that is the Sparta way!) Or in ancient Athens? Or in Corinth, Argos or Megara? Meet the Greeks! They were a riot!
Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece - The Cradle of Western Civilization
Ancient Greece - Visit the ancient olympics, read a story that is a matter of life and death, and find out what the theater was like 2,350 years ago.
Ancient Greece - History for Kids
The Greeks - Explore Ancient Greece from its language to its philosophers
Ancient Greek Olympics - It's around 480 BCE. You are an Olympian contestant, representing your city-state at the Olympic games! How would you behave? Let's find out!
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - Were the ancient Olympic games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? Explore this site and decide for yourself.
The Ancient Olympics - The ancient Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games to the god Zeus. The original games were held on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos, Greece.
Life in a city-state - What would it have been like if you had lived in ancient Sparta or in ancient Athens?
Athenian Democracy - This is a brief explanation of government in ancient Athens. The political system of ancient Athens was a democracy, which involved all of its citizens and not merely their representatives by giving them daily access to civic affairs and political power. Both decision-making and decision-enforcing were the duty of every citizen, and not just of those elected by them or of their leaders. The citizens of Athens were directly involved not only in government matters but also in matters of justice, as there was no separation of powers in ancient Athens.
Alexander the Great - King of Macedon
Alexander the Great - This is a well researched history of the life and achievements of Alexander the Great.
The Great Homepage of Alexander - This site covers everything you've always wanted to know about Alexander the Great. This has his early life, bios of parents, military campaigns, and several images.
The Ancient City of Athens - View archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens
Greek Mythology
Mythweb - A site devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.
The Olympians - These twelve immortals dwelt in a magnificent palace on the heights of Mount Olympus, from which they took their name.
The Myth Man presents Myth Mania: Greek Mythology Today - Scroll down and click on Homework Help
Windows to the World: Classical Mythology
Aesop's Fables - Here is an online collection of over 600 Aesop Fables indexed in a table by title and moral.
Ancient Rome - History for Kids
Warrior Challenge: Gladiators - It could seat 50,000 spectators and made the gladiator games a world unto themselves. Enter the realm of the gladiator in this interactive tour of the Roman Colosseum.
You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator! - Gory things you'd rather not know.
Explore a Virtual Roman Colosseum
The Romans - From the BBC Schools, this site answers numerous questions about life in Rome.
The Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
Learn about the Roman life and times. Includes a timeline.
The Roman Empire - In the First Century
Did Rome fall, or was it pushed?
