Information on Ancient History
If you are looking for ancient Rome, check under Latin.
BOOKS- There are a large number of books on these topics in the Walnut Hills school library.
WEBSITES- The following have useful, accurate, appropriate information for your project. However, you NEED TO USE THE BOOKS-THEY CONTAIN MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND AND MORE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION THAN THE WEB.
Ancient Greece (Bronze Age)
Ancient Greece (Classical)
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook- Contemporary accounts and documents about life in ancient Mesopotamian cultures.
Ancient Mesopotamia- General information about these cultures.
Religion in the Ancient New East- Information about the religions of these cultures
Ancient History- Links to hundreds of websites on all aspects of ancient civilization, from the Open Directory Project
Major Cities of the Ancient World- Timeline of the major cities of ancient times.
History of Plumbing- Since many of these civilizations had great plumbing (better than any that would be available until the Romans), this is a site with lots of interesting (and funny) information about sanitary facilities of ancient times.
Mesopotamia and the Ancient Middle East- This is a collection of VERY good links about ancient civilizations and their cultures that is put together by the staff of the Multnomah County library in Portland OR. There are fun as well as serious sites listed here. Don't miss the site that teaches you how to write in cuneiform!
Mohenjo-Daro- Information about the ancient city and current archeologial investigations there.
Treasures of a Lost Civilization- The website for a museum exhibition of the art of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Ancient Eygpt- information on life in ancient Eygpt from the British Museum. Many very good pictures
Tour of Ancient Eygpt- Pictures and information about archeological sites in Eygpt.
Mysteries of the Nile- The website for a NOVA special on Eygpt with good cultural information.
Discovering Ancient Eygpt- Lnks to many other good sites on the culture of Eygpt
Ancient Eygpt- Historical and cultural information about Eygpt.
Ancient Assyria and Babylonian Mythology
Assyrian History- Website sponsored by Assyria Online, a group of modern Assyrian, or people from the regions that made up ancient Assyria. Good information, but tends to emphasize the positive aspects of Assyrian civilization.
Nimrud and Nineveh- Assyrian art from the British Museum
Palace of Knossos- Description of the ruins of the palace of Knossos
Ancient Crete- A beautifully illustrated site with good information about the civilization of Knossos and Phaestos
The Prehistoric Archeology of the Aegean
Bronze Age Sites- Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations- Information, pictures, and maps of the major archeological sites for these cultures.
Chloris- An Aegean Bronze Age Bibliography- This is a searchable database of websites and information about the archeology of the Aegean Bronze age. Some of these are very specific; make sure you have exact search terms to look for things (i.e. Tiryns instead of sculpture)
The Collapse of Mycenaen Civilization- This is a section from a longer book on the civilization of Bronze age Greece.
Bronze Age Jewelry- A site sponsored by the Greek Ministry of Culture with good pictures and information.
Ancient Greece- Links to MANY websites on ancient Greece.
Bronze Age Greece- About.com's collection of links on Greece in the Bronze Age.
Perseus Project Encyclopedia- An online encyclopedia of the classical world (especially Greece) with links to both secondary and primary sources on its subjects.
Ancient Greece- A general site with information on classical Greece from the BBC.
Ancient Greece- This site is from History for Kids, so as you might expect, it's pretty basic. A good place to start if you know very little about ancient Greece.
The Ancient Greek World- A site from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Art and Archeology; more information on art and architecture and less on everyday life.
The Ancient Greek Olympics- A multimedia tour of the ancient Olympic games from the Perseus Project.
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization- The companion website for the PBS television series.
The Odyssey of Ancient Greece-An introduction to Greek civilization from the Michael Carlos Museum at Emory University.
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