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General Resources on Ancient Cultures

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Exploring Ancient Cultures
General History Catalogue at University of Kansas
    A collection of links from the University of Kansas including the Ancient Cultures,
    Architecture - Art - Climatology - Costume - Holocaust - Indigenous Peoples -
    Islam - Labor History - Maritime History - History of Medicine - Military History -
    History of Science - Slavery - Urban History - Women's History AND  information
    on countries and regions.

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China

Ancient Dynasties
Xi'an and the Silk Road
Discovering the Great Wall
History Timeline for China

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Greece

Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Sites
Perseus Project
    The Perseus Project is an evolving digital library of resources for the study of the ancient
    world and beyond.  Collaborators initially formed the project to construct a large,
    heterogeneous collection of materials, textual and visual, on the Archaic and Classical
    Greek world. --Source
Hercules
Ancient Olympics
The Ancient Greek World
    Discusses the land, daily life, economy, religion and death.
Greek Costumes Through the Ages
Resources for Greek Civilization
The Parthenon
Bullfinch's Mythology
The Temple of Zeus
Hellenistic Era Index --University of Kansas
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
    From PBS, this site includes information on Greek warfare, Greek culture, Greek politics,
    Greek architecture, and people in Greek history.

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Pyramids
    "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". --Source
Egyptian Kings
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Odyssey in Egypt
    "Odyssey in Egypt," an online archaeology project, students can work "virtually" alongside
    archaeologists as they excavate a fourth-century Coptic monastery. "It puts a trowel in their
    hands," says Scott Carroll, head of the excavation."
Mythology Gallery
    "My goal is to give a basic view of Ancient Egyptian Mythology. I have tried
    to make it as easy to understand and as complete as possible. I must stress the
    word "basic", because the information that is here is only one stone in a much
    larger pyramid." --Source
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egyptian Page
Ancient Egypt Index-- University of Kansas
Egyptian Gods: Summaries
    An alphabetical list of Egyptian gods with short to medium length descriptions.
Hieroglyphic Alphabet

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The Splendor of Persia -- The Parthians Excerpts
Cyrus the Great
     Achaemenids, Iran, Persia, and Persepolis.
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Ancient Mexico
Mexico pre-Columbian History
    "Provides information on the Aztecs, Maya, Mexica, Olmecs, Toltec, Zapotecs & other
    Pre European cultures, as well as information on museums, archeology, language &
    education." --Source
Incas and Conquistadors
    Presents a detailed account of the Incas and their conquet by the Spanish conquistadors.  The site
    presents information about nine Inca kings from the early to late 1500s, biographies of six key
    Spanish conquistadors, and details about six Incan ruins.
The Lost King of the Mayas
    This is the compainion web site to NOVA's TV program about Copan and its kings.  Interactive
    activities, an extensive resource list and teacher's guide.
The Sport of Life and Death:  The MesoAmerican Ballgame
    Allows students to travel throught time and learn about nine Mesoamerican cultures including
    the Maya and Inca.
The Maya Astronomy Page
    Presents how the dots and lines of Mayan mathematics work, what their culture's climate was, and
    how their calendar functioned.  Also provides a calendar converter so users can find what any
    date would be to Mayans.
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Women's Life in Greece and Rome
De Imperatoribus Romanis ("On the Roman Emperors")!
    "DIR is an on-line encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus
    (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453). The encyclopedia consists
    of (1) an index of all the emperors who ruled during the empire's 1500 years, (2) a growing
    number of biographical essays on the individual emperors, (3) family trees ("stemmata") of
    important imperial dynasties, (4) an index of significant battles in the empire's history, (5) a
    growing number of capsule descriptions and maps of these battles, and (6) maps of the
    empire at different times. Wherever possible, these materials are cross-referenced by
    live links." --Source
TimeLine: Ancient Rome
    "Provides a chronological index of the history of Ancient Rome with extensive links
    to internet resources. Emphasis is placed upon the use of primary source material and
    new perspectives upon the roles of women in ancient time." --Source
 
 

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