Ancient Civilizations websites, 2013 From Learning Links (http://www.linktolearning.com/grade4ss.

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Early Civilizations
-based student learning activities

Early Civilizations

Math Hunt Game - Ancient Civilizations - Visit five exciting web sites about ancient history. At each stop,
use the facts you find to solve a math question.

Examples of Timelines HyperHistory Online Age of Exploration Time Line Walk Through Time and Games Mythweb This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.

Timeline of Toys

Mythology - Through these pages, find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures around the world,
and the works of art people have created to give them expression.

Cartographic Images Ancient Maps Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to Art of the Ancient World is an interactive journey through the
collection of ancient art at The Art Institute of Chicago. This Web site takes you on an expedition to the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Italy using eighteen objects from the museum's distinguished collection.

Sites dealing with a number of civilizations Odyssey Online - a journey to explore ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures. Ancient Civilizations - an interactive comparison of different civilizations through time - from the British
Museum

Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations Egypt, Greece, Rome, India and China, and MORE (written by a
History teacher)

Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page - sections for both teachers and students Ancient History Project Pages Research on ancient civilizations produced by Grade Five and Six students
from The International School of Amsterdam.

Secrets of Lost Empires - the companion Web site to a special five-part NOVA series aired in February 2000.
In the series, NOVA crews attempt to ferret out long-forgotten secrets of early architects and engineers. The "Lost Empires" include the Egyptians, Romans, Medieval Europeans, and Chinese. The site includes fun but relevant interactive games (Shockwave required).

Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome - "Students will explain the term civilization and
describe the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome in terms of geographic features, government, agriculture, architecture, music, art, religion, sports, and roles of men, women, and children."

Collapse - Why Do Civilizations Fail? "Join us as we explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations.
You'll learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence."

Empires - a ThinkQuest student project studying ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. EGYPT Eternal Egypt - "High-resolution two- and three-dimensional artifact scans, 360 panoramas of locations,
annotated multimedia animations, virtually-reconstructed environments, and real-time photos from webcams are woven into a multi-epoch journey through the museum that is Egypt itself."

Pyramids - The Inside Story from NOVA - Online "Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of
Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."

Ancient Egypt Discovery Case - from the Royal Ontario Museum. This site focuses on the "World of the
Pyramids" and includes a number of on-line activities. Some sections have written material that is beyond grade 5 reading level.

Ancient Egypt - an excellent site from the British Museum. Topics include; Egyptian Life, Geography, Gods and
Goddesses, Mummification, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Temples, Time, Trading, Writing

You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! - This Web Book is based on the print publication "You
Wouldn't Want To Be An Egyptian Mummy!", produced by The Salariya Book Company.

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art - from the Cleveland Museum of Art Daily Life in Ancient Egypt quiz - from National Geographic for Kids Egypt's Golden Empire - from the Empires series on PBS

Teachers! Link to an Ancient Egypt web quest

GREECE Ancient Greece - from BBC Schools Ancient Greece - from the British Museum The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization - from the Empires series on PBS CHINA

Ancient China - from the British Museum