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World History |
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Ancient Egypt
Learn about Egyptian life, geography, gods & goddesses, mummification, Pharaohs, pyramids, temples, timekeeping, trades and writing. |
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Ancient Greece
The BBC created this Ancient Greece site. |
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Ancient Greek Civilization
Learn about Greek land and resources, culture, mythology, daily life, mathematics and more |
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Ancient Rome Project
Learn about the history of Rome, its army, rites of passage, religion, geography, social structure and daily life |
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Ancient Scripts and Languages
Provides information on ancient languages; language family and pronunciation, as well as the written characters of any ancient language. |
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Atlas of the Human Journey
An interactive atlas of the spread of man across the earth. |
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Crusades: A Guide to Online Resources
Military and political background, first crusade, later crusades, and more. |
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Daily Roman Life
Athletics, food, history, holidays, houses and baths, laws, maps, politics, writing, women |
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Egyptian Kings
Short biographies of Egyptian kings from 2920 BC to 565 AD. |
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Hominid Species Timeline
A timeline from the earliest hominids to modern humans. |
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Human Prehistory: An Exhibition
This site introduces key figures involved in the study of evolution, including Darwin, Charles Lyell, and T.H. Huxley. Also presents the first human creation of cave art and how villages first formed. |
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology |
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Images From History
Archive of photos illustrating artifacts, cave and rock art, and architecture from various ancient cultures and periods |
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution |
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Life in a Medieval Castle |
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Mesopotamia
Information about three ancient Mesopotamian civilizations: Assyria, Babylon, and Sumer. |
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Renaissance: What Inspired this Age of Balance and Order?
Explores printing and thinking, symmetry, shape and size, Florence, exploration and trade, and more |
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Social Science Data Lab: Egyptian Gods Theme
Short descriptions of Egyptian gods. |
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The Black Death, 1348
A history of the black death. Includes a map. |
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The Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Byzantium
Wonderful coverage of the Byzantine empire's history. |
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The Middle Ages
An excellent site to learn about the Middle Ages, knights, famous medieval people and more |
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The Pyramids: Design and Construction
From the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, this site explores the theories behind how the pyramids were created. |
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Odyssey Online: Near East
Ancient Near Eastern daily life, people, mythology, death and burial, and more
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Teacher Units
Mr. Foster |
Cultural Geography Research Project |
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CIA World Fact Book
Information about countries of the world. Geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues, and maps. |
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Flags of All Countries |
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Flags of the World |
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National Geographic MapMachine |
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National Geographic Xpeditions |
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One-Stop Research from National Geographic
Map, fact, and photo finder |
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Use World Book Encyclopedia Online. Go to the Databases section of the Library Website |
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