• HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR

    ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS RESEARCH
     
     
    AIM: How do you effectively utilize print and electronic resources to research ancient civilizations?
    PRINT RESOURCES
    Use the books about ancient civilizations in the Seaford Middle School Library as instructed.
    ONLINE RESOURCES
     
    HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS RESEARCH

     

    Ancient Egypt
     
     
    Ancient Egypt for Kids This helpful website provides numerous links that are about Ancient Egypt’s geography, schools, games, and many more with a click away.
     
     
    Ancient Egypt Online Learn about the important aspects of Ancient Egyptian history and culture by exploring this website.

    The Ancient Egypt Site Explore the history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt in this website created by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.

     
     
    BBC: Ancient Egypt Explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt by looking at this helpful website provided by the BBC.
    The British Museum Meet the gods and goddesses! Explore daily life! See real mummies and more with just a click away!
     
     
    PBS: Ancient Egypt Discover all aspects of Ancient Egypt by exploring this website provided by PBS.
    The Pyramids Learn all about the Pyramids by exploring this helpful website.

     

    Ancient Greece
     
     

     

     

     

     

    Ancient Greece Topics on the history, art and architecture, mythology, wars, geography and culture of Ancient Greece.
     
     
    Ancient Greece for Kids Learn about the history, government, religion, mythology, art, philosophy, science, clothing, literature, economy, food, war, literature, environment and people of Ancient Greece.
    The Ancient Greek World Explore the Ancient Greek World virtual gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

     

    The British Museum: Ancient Greece Experience this epic and exciting website, which explores the world of ancient Greece using hundreds of objects from the British Museum.

     
     
    The Greeks This website provides an introduction to the history, culture, politics, art and warfare with a timeline, map of Ancient Greece.
    Odyssey Online Welcome to Odyssey Online, a journey to explore the ancient Greece. In Odyssey Online you will find museum objects from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University.
     

     

    Ancient China
     
     

     

    Ancient China for Kids This helpful website provides numerous links about the people, places, daily life, culture of Ancient China.

     
    Ancient China for Kids by Ducksters Organized with many links by overview, culture, dynasties and people.
     
     
    The British Museum Experience this epic and exciting website, which explores the world of Ancient China using hundreds of objects from the British Museum.
     
     

    Chinese Dynasties and Contributions Chart This chart explains the contributions that each Dynasty made to the world.

     
    Ancient India
     
     
    Ancient India for Kids Learn about the history and culture of Ancient India by exploring this website.
    The British Museum: Ancient India Experience this epic and exciting website, which explores the world of Ancient India using hundreds of objects from the British Museum.
     
     
    Cultural India Discover the art, geography, government, religion, and other facts about Ancient India by clicking on the red tabs on the left.
    The Indus Civilization This website has 1,173 illustrated pages by leading scholars around the world of the Ancient Indus Civilization.

     

     

    Ancient Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)
     

     

     
    Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids This helpful website provides numerous links about Ancient Mesopotamia’s geography, people, daily life and many more with a click away.
     

     

    The British Museum: Ancient Mesopotamia  Experience this epic and exciting website, which explores the world of Ancient Mesopotamia using hundreds of objects from the British Museum.

     
     

    LookLex Encyclopedia This online encyclopedia gives a wealth of information about Ancient Mesopotamia. 

    The Oriental Institute Learn about Ancient Mesopotamia artifacts from the Oriental Institute.

     

    Ancient Rome
     

     

     
    Ancient Rome for Kids This helpful website provides numerous links about Ancient Rome’s daily life, schooling, people, geography and many more with a click away.
     
     
    Livius.org Explore information about the Roman Empire by clicking on the blue tabs.
    PBS: The Roman Empire PBS series showcasing some of the most intriguing and historically significant people, places, and events from first century Rome.
     
    The Stone Age
     
    Stone Age by Ancient History Encyclopedia explains the stone age in a chronological format.  
     
    Stone Age by DK Has a wealth of information about the stone age period. 
     
    The Stone Age For Kids  Various resources for learning about the stone age for kids are used, such as fun facts and videos. 
     
     
     
    Ancient Civilizations General
    The Ancient Web Select the continent of your civilization to explore the ancient civilizations that inhabited the continent.
     
    Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for Kids Learn basic facts about Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece by exploring this website.
    ONLINE DATABASES
    Click on the "Online Databases" link on the Seaford Middle School Library website. See Mrs. Golub for username and password information. Use Ancient and Medieval History Online to explore the pre-modern world that targets Africa, the Americas, Asia, Egypt, Europe, Greece, Mesopotamia and Rome. Britannica Online and World Book Online may also be helpful online databases to use for this research project.
    SEARCH ENGINES
    Google Use this search engine to locate information for your ancient civilizations project and use the "images" function to search for pictures.