World Cultures iConn: World History in Context
Historical Figure Project
Culture Museum Project
Virtual Museum Tour Packet http://questgarden.com/69/37/6/081031115531/
National Geographic: Mysteries of the Ancient World
Social Class Project India’s Caste System http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu91/3g.asp http://www.anonlineindia.com/facts/caste-system.htm http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_caste.asp
Egypt’s Social Class Systemhttp://www.crystalinks.com/egyptsocialsystems.html http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3b.asp http://www.aldokkan.com/society/social_pyramid.htm (you can click on each job for more specific information)
Technology and Language
Papyrus/Paperhttp://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/literature/papyrus.htm http://www.history-of-china.com/han-dynasty/invention-of-paper.html
Inkhttp://www.whoinventedit.net/who-invented-ink.html http://www.stinkyinkshop.co.uk/blog/a-short-history-of-ink/
Printing Presshttp://www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Gutenberg.htm
Morse Codehttp://www.wrvmuseum.org/morsecode/morsecodehistory.htm http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-morse-code.html
American Sign Languagehttp://library.thinkquest.org/J002931/dev.thinkquest.org/history_of_sign_language.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0200808.html
International Maritime Signal Flagshttp://mysite.verizon.net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/signals/Signals.html http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/signal-meaning.html
Internethttp://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/News/Internet_History.htm http://websearch.about.com/od/whatistheinternet/a/historyinternet.htm
Phone/Cell Phonehttp://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm http://www.telephonymuseum.com/telephone%20history.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-cell-phones.html
http://www.mfa.org/ http://www.louvre.fr/ http://www.britishmuseum.org/
Sumer http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/SUMER.HTM http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch01.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/sumer.html http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch01.htm
Babylon http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ http://history-world.org/babylonia.htm http://www.livius.org/ba-bd/babylon/babylonia.html http://www.livius.org/ba-bd/babylon/babylon.html http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_codeindex.htm
Assyrians http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/ASSYRIA.HTM http://www.aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/assyria.html http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ http://www.livius.org/as-at/assyria/assyria.html
Persians http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/PERSIANS.HTM http://www.ancientpersia.com/ http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/forgottenempire/ http://www.crystalinks.com/persia.html
Phoenicians http://home.cfl.rr.com/crossland/AncientCivilizations/Middle_East_Civilizations/Phoenicians/phoenicians.html http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab89 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures/middle_east/phoenicians.aspx
Early History Links from the Book Ancient Egypt by Miranda Smith http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/geography/nile.htm http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/jewelry_history_egyptian.html http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/ancient_egypt/room_61_tomb-chapel_nebamun.aspx http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/dailylife.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/ http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/pabbott.htm http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/main.html http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/shabti.html http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-warfare.html http://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/luxor-museums/ http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/trade/internal_trade.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/akhenaten_01.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/hatshepsut_01.shtml http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/punt.htm http://www.kingtut.org/home http://www.eyelid.co.uk/Karnakl.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alexander_the_great.shtml
General Siteshttp://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/index.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/excavation/ http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/index.html http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/ http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/egypt/egyptfile.html (downloadable maps + links)http://www.eyelid.co.uk/index.htm http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/films.php TV & Movie list
1,2,5,8 Egypt Project Website Information http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/AncientNubia/PhotoIntro.html http://kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geography/rivers/River%20Articles/theaswanhighdam.htm http://www.mbarron.net/Nile/envir_nf.html http://www.google.com/search?q=aswan+dam&hl=en&safe=active&rlz=1T4GGLD_enUS316US316&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=q2MFS8jhBsrUlAfd0NCvDA&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CCoQ5wIwCg
Pharaohshttp://www.egyptologyonline.com/pharaohs.htm http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egyptian-pharaohs.html http://www.guardians.net/egypt/famous.htm http://www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-pharaohs/index.htm http://members.tripod.com/ancient_egypt/famous.html
Egyptian Number Systemhttp://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/numbers.htm http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/topics/num-sys.html#egypt http://www.eyelid.co.uk/numbers.htm http://forestpath.net/egypt/maths/egnosys.htm http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/numbers/egypt/intro.htm http://www.gap-system.org/~history/HistTopics/Egyptian_numerals.html
Pyramidshttp://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramids.htm http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/index.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html http://hem.passagen.se/nightwin/nondoggy/egypt/epyramid.htm
Travel Pamphlet Info – All websites are available from this websitehttp://questgarden.com/69/37/6/080826094306/process.htm
Ancient China http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/index.htm
GENERAL CHINESE INVENTION SITES:http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/chinahist/han.html http://inventors.about.com/od/chineseinventors/Chinese_Inventions.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/15618/inventor.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/chinascience.html http://www.minnesota-china.com/Education/emSciTech/inventions.htm http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm
Porcelainhttp://www.asiannouveau.com/arts_crafts_details.php?arts_id=64
Clockhttp://library.thinkquest.org/23062/mclock.html
Silkhttp://www.silk-road.com/artl/silkhistory.shtml
Abacushttp://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/abacus.htm http://www.qi-journal.com/culture.asp?-token.SearchID=Abacus (a virtual one to practice with)
Wheelbarrowhttp://www.cartsandwagons.com/wheelbarrows/wheelbarrowhistoryarticle.cfm
Kiteshttp://chinakites.org/htm/fzls-gb.htm http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/kites.htm
Goldfishhttp://www.americangoldfish.org/History%20Page.htm
Inkhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0921/p18s02-hfks.html
Gunpowderhttp://www.historyforkids.org/learn/war/gunpowder.htm http://inventors.about.com/od/chineseinventors/a/gunpowder.htm
Folding umbrella http://oriental-decor.com/chinese_umbrellas.php http://www.chinavista.com/experience/umbrella/umbrella.html
Wallpaperhttp://www.wallpaperinstaller.com/wallpaper_history.html
Teahttp://www.essortment.com/all/teateabagse_rswd.htm http://www.gol27.com/HistoryTea.html
Matcheshttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1310/is_1988_Oct/ai_6955882 http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Match.html
Playing cardshttp://www.wopc.co.uk/history/earlyrefs.html http://www.wopc.co.uk/history/page_1.html
Dominoeshttp://www.gamecabinet.com/rules/DominoIntro.html http://www.dominoeshq.com/
Fireworkshttp://www.chinavista.com/experience/bianpao/bianpao.html http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/projects/gondhia/history.html http://chemistry.about.com/od/historyofchemistry/a/fireworkhistory.htm
Chopstickshttp://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa_chopsticks02a.htm http://www.asianartmall.com/chopstickshistory.htm http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chopsticks1.html
Tangramshttp://library.thinkquest.org/J002441F/tangrams.htm http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/wallpainting/New%20curriculum/8-12%20All/8-12%20Math/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Tangrams.doc
Jump ropehttp://hubpages.com/hub/Chinese-Jump-Rope
Compasshttp://www.chinesecompass.org/history_of_the_chinese_compass.html http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Compass.htm http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/compass.htm
Seismographhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/topics/seismology/history/part03.php http://www.chinatown-online.com/cultureeye/highlights/toads.htm http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blseismograph2.htm
Animal harnesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_collar
Olympic Events Links (Physical Education )Shotput - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSA-eTz3GkU Discus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhFMZHGJnx4 Javelin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT3oP12l0aA Long Jump - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UlxCwq-LOs 100m Dash - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nbjhpcZ9_g
Greek alphabet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrZHF_WBeI
http://greece.mrdonn.org/achievements.html
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Culture/
http://www.ancient-greece.org/
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
Greek science http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=328&HistoryID=aa32>rack=pthc
Greece Extra Credit Projecthttp://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Data_and_Demographics&Template=/cffiles/counties/city_srch.cfm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm
http://questgarden.com/69/37/6/090526082418/ http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientrome.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm - world map showing religions practicedhttp://www.mapsofworld.com/world-religion-map.htm http://www.mapsorama.com/maps/world/map_world_religions.gif
http://www.godchecker.com/ This site takes a lighthearted view of gods and mythological figures from around the world. It attempts "to cover all Gods of mythology, literature and legend" as well as pagan figures. Information on over 3,500 deities is browsable
Egyptian Mythology: http://www.egyptianmyths.net/section-deities.htm Brief descriptions of Ancient Egyptian gods, myths, the land, and symbols, as well as a list of resources and a bibliography of reference sources used. Pages are thoroughly hyperlinked.
Greek Gods: http://www.theoi.com/ The THEOI Project web site is a comprehensive collection of encyclopedia articles, maps, galleries, and guides for learning about Greek mythology. In particular, this site focuses on ancient Greek gods, spirits, and monsters. http://www.wingedsandals.com/arts/wingedsandals/who/ This site provides animated stories and games about "the characters of classical [Greek] mythology [who] occupy three realms: the gods live on Olympus, the mortals (and monsters) occupy the Earthly Realm and the ... http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/
Sikhism: http://www.realsikhism.com/ http://www.religioustolerance.org/sikhism2.htm
Buddhism http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html
Spread of Religion http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html http://www.worldreligions.psu.edu/maps-hinduism.htm - make sure you look a the title of the maps
Ashoka http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html#FOURTEEN http://www.bergen.edu/phr/121/ManuGC.pdf Manu Word Document
World Map - http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/world_country.pdf or http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/printpage/worldout.htm http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/asia_pacific_nl.pdf or http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/printpage/printpage.php?l=/webimage/countrys/asia/asoutl.gif http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/s_asia_polnl.pdf
Heraldry Game - www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/
