Resources:
Use the following
websites or ones you have found on your own to help you research your topic and
make your presentation.
Ancient History Food
Sites
General Ancient
History Map Resources:
History Geography,
Literature and Art Resources by Region
Egypt, the Gift of the Nile
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Egypt
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Nile and Egyptian artifacts with cool effects. All ages.
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GREAT site on Egypt:
pharaohs, pyramids, great maps, wonderful for Upper Elementary and up!
- Another GREAT site for Upper Elementary and
up. Has links to activities, maps, information, etc. on
Egypt.
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Ancient Egypt's dependence on the Nile. Dialectic Level and up
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Text book-like site. Lots of good information on most topics associated
with the study of Egypt. Upper Grammar to Dialectic.
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Wonderful
overview site of Egyptian history. Upper Grammar and up.
- Egyptian
mythology images. Use images from this site to decorate writing
projects, display boards, etc. Also great for art projects!
- Excellent site for all ages on
pyramids: take virtual tours!
- PBS site on
pyramids:
better for older kids. Dialectic +
- Another good site on
pyramids:
good for Upper Grammar +
- Great interactive site on artifacts from
King
Tut's Tomb and how mummies were made.
- Another outstanding site on
mummies.
Long on pictures, with simple text. Shows the most famous Egyptian mummies,
and has information about the Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife.
- If you need ideas of pyramid activities click
here.
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Text of
the Rosetta Stone
- Text of the
Egyptian Book of the Dead
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Daily
life in Ancient Egypt. This is *not* the
recommended book, but is lots of fun. Upper Grammar and up.
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Ra and his Children
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The Tale of Isis and Osiris
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The Great Queen Hatshepsut
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The
Sphinx and the Prince
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The
Treasure Thief
Mesopotamia
Ancient India
Ancient China
Ancient Americas: Inuit, Mound Builders,
Cliff Dwellers, and the Maya
- Odyssey Online:
Ancient Americas
- Everything you need to know to learn and
teach about the
Mayan Indians!
Here's a quotation from a page of this excellent site: "The Maya are probably
the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in
the Yucatan around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in
present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras.
Building on the inherited inventions and ideas of earlier civilizations such
as the Olmec, the Maya developed astronomy, calendrical systems and
hieroglyphic writing." You can see it, and learn about it all here! Upper
Grammar (with help and supervision) and up!
- Excellent, brief overview of
Ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Features hard-to-find information on the
Olmecs with brief text and interesting pictures. All ages.
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Another Maya
site, geared for younger students: Upper Grammar and up.At
this excellent site, read in translation from the original Creation myth of
the Ancient Mayans, Popol
Vuh. Younger children, with supervision and discussion. Dialectic and up
independently. Scroll down to find resources where interested scholars can
read more of these myths in translation.
- Very good site on
Indian mythology. Supervise
students: all ages.
- Make a
cardboard loom
- Make a
gourd
birdhouse. Parental supervision needed.
- One set of instructions on making a gourd
rattle or musical instrument called a
Shekere
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Lure
construction. This page consists primarily of learning objectives for lur
construction and ice fishing, but you can mine it for information about making
your own lures.
- Artifacts in the Michael C. Carlos Museum
from the
Ancient
Americas.
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Sacred Sports: Ancient Mesoamerican Ballgames
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Art and
Architecture of the ancient Mayas.
- Great coloring pages for
Aztec culture.
Early Greeks: Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean,
and Trojan Cultures:
Greek Mythology and Religion:
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