Ancient History

General Topics

• The History of Costume (beautiful illustrations from the book by Braun and Schneider)
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Electronic Passport to Prehistory

Maya

• It's Not the End of the World: What the Ancient Maya Tell Us about 2012 by Mark Van Stone, Ph.D.
• 2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End? from NASA

Egypt

Greece

• Greek Gods and Goddesses
  • Aphrodite
  • Apollo
  • Ares
  • Artemis
  • Athena
  • Hades
  • Hephaestus
  • Hera
  • Hermes
  • Hestia
  • Poseidon
  • Zeus
• Greek Myths (History for Kids)
• The Ancient Greeks - the Athenians of Ancient Greece
• History For Kids: Ancient Greece
• Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece
• Perseus Project (this project provides an overview of Archaic and Classical Greek history, includes art images, Greek terms translated into English, and links to the Greek Classics including Homer's Odyssey and Hercules)

Rome

• Ancient Rome for Kids (from MrDunn.org)
• Rome Project (Ancient Rome resources gathered by the people working on the Rome Project at the Dalton School)
• Antique Roman Dishes
• Antique Roman Dishes - Collection
• A Taste of the Ancient World: Greco-Roman eating, drinking, and farming
• Electronic Passport to Rome
• Ancient Roman History Timeline
• Ancient Rome (from BBC)

Prehistoric Man

• TIME.com - The Dawn of Man
• Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory (from the Museum of Antiquities, this site is about the late Stone Age hunters and gatherers of Britain and NW Europe)
• Human Ancestors Hall: Tree (from Human Evolution at the Smithsonian Institute)
• The Story of Early History (from BBC)
• Prehistoric Life - Caveman Facts (from BBC)
• Walking with Cavemen (from BBC)
• Early Human Evolution (by Dennis O'Neil)
• Utah Rock Art Research Association (URARA)

Mesopotamia

• Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves: Accessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia
• Counting in Babylon
• Genesis in Sumer

China

• The China Web Project (from Jericho Schools)
• Ancient China
• Daily Life in Ancient China
• The Splendors of Imperial China
• China: 5,000 Years
• China the Beautiful - Chinese Art and Literature
• Chinese Cultural Studies: Concise Political History of China
• The Forbidden City
• The Secrets of the Lost Chinese Empire (a ThinkQuest site created by Won Ron C. and Matthew F., Web pages created by L. C. Swanson)
• Dunhuang: The Silk Road trip: China Tour
• China: Geography, Maps and Information (from About.com)
• The Yellow River Homepage (by professor George Leung)
• The Yangtze River Three Gorges Tour

India

• Ancient India
• India Past and Present (from MrDonn.org)
• The Ancient Indus Valley
• India, Hinduism and Religious Rebellion, to 483 BCE
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures: India
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Electronic Passport
  

Questions? E-mail your librarians Mrs. Minikel and/or Mrs. Kearon.