Ancient History

Updated: 2/6/2007


Index    
Many Topics

The British Museum: Ancient Greece - The website gives a story, then an opportunity to explore and finally a challenge often in the form of a game. For example, students read about different Greek people and what their daily lives are like. Next they explore Greek pots to see what they tell about daily life. Finally they must place people in a Greek house in the room they would most likely be found in.Students can also investigate gods and godesses, festivals,geography and war.

Ancient Peoples - Aztecs, Mayas and Incas

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Browse the world in a virtual classroom. Ancient Egypt, the World Wars, the Middle Ages, Ancient Rome, South America.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures - The Ancient Near East, Ancient India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Early Islam, and Medieval Europe.

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Mayan Links

Mystery of the Maya - Excellent site for students. Includes:civilization, exhibits, artifacts, inventions and people.

The Maya -writing, numbers, calendar, social structure, gods, agriculture and diet.

Why do Civilizations Fall? - Explore the ancient city of Copan to discover why it collapses.

Mayan Ruins - photos and maps of many different Mayan ruins.

Mayan Civilization: Then and Now - lots of photos and information.

Mayan Indians - A lot of information and pictures, astronomy, gods and godesses, pyramids, society, writing, etc.

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Egyptian Links

Interactive Adventure: Explore the Pyramids - From National Geographic. Explore the pyramids of ancient Egypt through diagrams, photos, and facts; plus get related links, kids content, news stories, and more. Interactive features include Treasures of Egypt (photos, e-postcards), At the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Mysteries of Egypt Movie Preview, How to Make a Mummy. There are also games and standards-based lessons for grades K-12.

You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy! - What's it like to really be embalmed. Read on for all the gory details.

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt - Includes: ancient plumbing, marriage, sanitation, furniture, hairstyles, beauty aids, food, houses, women and growing up. And lots more.

The Army in Ancient Egypt - warfare, structure, weapons, chariots, life as a common soldier.

Clickable Mummy - Click on different parts of the Mummy to view interesting facts and information about the mummification process.

Virtual Mummy -

Pyramids - Why were they built?, inside a pyramid, virtual pyramid.

Ancient Egyptian Social Life - Professions and the social strata, homes, women, jewelry and food.

The Quest for Immortality - Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Anthony's Egyptology - Many topics and links

Ancient World Cultures: Egypt - lots of links to Egyptian sites.

Guardian's Egypt - lots of information.

Mysteries of Egypt- daily life, gods and goddesses, temples, geography, Pharoahs, trades, writing, etc.

King TutOne.com -

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - The Land of the Dead -The Pharaoh-The Rosetta Stone -Cleopatra.

Secrets of the Pharaohs - From PBS. Fly through a 3-D model of the Great Pyramid.

Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation. Howard Carter's diaries.

Egyptian Clip Art

More Egyptian Clipart

Pyramids: the Inside Story

Ancient Egypt WebQuest - You have successfully traveled back in time to the year 1250 BC, Ancient Egypt."  Homebase: "Your mission is of the utmost importance! You must locate the burial mask of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Tutankhamen (King Tut.) On the inside of the mask is written a message.  If you successfully decode this message you could solve our earth's environmental crisis. Your quest is to decode the Ancient Egyptian message and return to our time. To be successful, you must utilize all your available resources (books, experts, and your computer.)

Explore Ancient Egypt - at the Museum of Fine Arts

Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle - What would an Egyptian pyramid cost to build today? During this project you will be asked to estimate the cost of building a pyramid using modern materials and ancient methods. In teams you will plan, collect data, submit a bid for the job (only the  owest bidding company will be awarded the job), create a scale drawing and model, and present a final report to the class. 

Ancient Egypt Map - 1450 BC

Ms. Evans Egyptian Links

Canadian Discovery Channel
Public TV / Nova-- Pyramids: The Inside Story
Public TV--Secrets of the Pharaohs
Discovery Channel
British Museum: Egyptian Life and More Egyptian Tourist / History Site
http://www.touregypt.net/kids
General Web Page by IBM
http://www.eternalegypt.org
The History Channel--Search Your Topic
King Tut and More KidInfo - World History: Ancient Egypt kid page
Guardian's Egypt: Egyptian Archeologist site History for Kids: Egypt
Cairo Museum of Egypt You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy!

 

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