Ancient Civilizations
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- Ancient History Encyclopedia An excellent resource on ancient civilizations including timelines, maps and more.
- Ancient Origins Discover the myths, history, and artifacts from the ancient world.
- Ancient Scripts This site goes into the history of writing systems, historic linguistics and phonetics.
- The Ancient World Learn about ancient civilizations from the Middle East and Africa, India, the Far East, Greece, Rome, Persia, and the Americas.
- Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Discover Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at this museum at Harvard University.
- National Geographic's Ancient World News Provides the latest news and discoveries about the ancient world.
- Pleiades This online gazetteer provides geographical information about the ancient world including (but not limited to) Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Celts, the Near East, and more.
- Sacred Sites Features photos of 1000 sacred sites in 80 countries by anthropologist and National Geographic photographer Martin Gray.
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world including their locations, history, and descriptions.
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Egypt |
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- Ancient Egypt From the British Museum, this excellent site contains information about Egyptian life, geography, religion, pharaohs, pyramids, trade, writing, and more.
- Ancient Egypt Online Discusses the history of Ancient Egypt including the pharaohs, gods and mythology, hieroglyphics, daily life, and more.
- Ancient Egypt Online Delves into the culture, language, religion, and history of Ancient Egypt.
- Ancient Egypt: The Mythology and Egyptian Myths Contains an encyclopedia of gods, myths and folklore from Ancient Egypt, a guide to Egyptian symbols, articles about Egyptian life and beliefs, and links to other resources.
- Death Dogs: The Jackal Gods of Ancient Egypt Discusses the Jackal Gods and their importance to Ancient Egyptians.
- Discover Egypt's Monuments The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities presents this beautiful site about museums, sites and monuments, sunken monuments, and more.
- Discovering Ancient Egypt Learn about the pharaohs, Egyptian mathematics, and Egyptian writings. See 3D reconstructions of temples, and type in hieroglyphs.
- Dr. Zahi Hawass Dr. Hawass is probably the most known archaeologist and Egyptologist in the world.
- Egyptian Art Summarizes the art of Ancient Egypt with links to examples.
- Egyptian Hieroglyphs Here you can learn about ancient Egyptian writing.
- Egypt's Golden Empire This companion to the PBS television series explores Egypt's New Kingdom and includes a timeline, a virtual library, descriptions of daily life, hieroglyphs, and a virtual Egypt.
- Eternal Egypt Explore the history, art, culture, mythology of Ancient Egypt.
- Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt The Smithsonian explores the eternal life in Ancient Egypt with sections on tombs and mummies.
- The Great Pyramids and More Explore the pyramids of Egypt including construction, religion, and more.
- King Tut One Explores the life of King Tutankhamen, the pyramids, mummies, queens, pharaohs, gods, and temples.
- Mysteries of Egypt Provides an overview of Egyptian civilization, the pyramids, and more.
- Nova - Pyramids Explore the inside of the Great Pyramid and go on an excavation.
- The Sphinx Defines what a sphinx is and its symbolism in Ancient Egypt as well as the history of the Great Sphinx at Giza.
- Telling Time in Ancient Egypt Briefly explains how the passage of time was measured in Ancient Egypt.
- Theban Mapping Project At this site you can explore the Valley of the Kings, Theban Necropolis, and the KV5 tomb.
- Tutankhamun's Funeral The Metropolitan Museum tells how King Tutankhamun's funeral may have been like with the mummification process and how his tomb was prepared.
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- Ancient Mesopotamia From the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago, this site explores what life was like in Mesopotamia. Includes interactive games where you can go on an archaeological dig.
- Ancient Persia Describes the Persian Empire including literature, art, customs, history, mythology, language, and more.
- Babylon The Metropolitan Museum summarizes the ancient Babylon civilization.
- Babylonia Explores the history, literature, religion, justice system, government, economy, and scientific advances of the Babylonians.
- Civilization in Mesopotamia This online essay explores the Sumerians, Amorites, the Babylonians, and the Hittites.
- The Code of Hammurabi Presents a translation of Hammurabi's Code with commentaries.
- The Epic of Gilgamesh Offers a translation of the epic poem from Sumer that was written on twelve clay tablets.
- The Hittites Essay written by Burak Sansai about the history of the Hittites including rulers, religion, and mythology.
- Mesopotamia The British Museum investigates Mesopotamia including Assyria, Babylonia, and Sumer.
- Mesopotamia Created by social studies teacher Mike Dowling, this site delves into Ancient Mesopotamia especially the Sumerians, Hammurabi, the Assyrians, and the Hebrews.
- Mesopotamia Briefly describes the civilizations between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers known as Mesopotamia and includes the Sumerians, Akkadians, and the Amorites.
- The Nimrud Ivories: Their Discovery & History Tells the story of the discovery of the lost city of Nimrud and intricate artwork.
- Phoenicians Explores the Phoenician civilization including its alphabet, history, mythology, and more.
- Project ANQA Provides 3D virtual tours of seven Ancient Mesopotamian heritage sites in Damascus, Syria, which are at risk due to political turmoil.
- The Royal Tombs of Ur In the 1920s, archaeologist Leonard Woolley uncovered the tombs of Sumerian royalty. This site explores the tombs and the artifacts found inside.
- The White Temple and the Great Ziggurat in the Mesopotamian City of Uruk Describes the Sumerian White Temple and city of Uruk.
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For information about the religion and customs of Ancient Israel, see the Judaism links on the Theology Resources Page
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- Ancient Israel Examines the history, customs, geography, religion, and art of Ancient Israel.
- Canaan & Ancient Israel From the University of Pennsylvania Museum, this site investigates the history, land, daily life, economy, and religion of Ancient Israel.
- From Abraham to David This essay describes the early Hebrews up through the rule of David.
- Jerusalem 3000: Three Millennia of History Tours the city of Jerusalem over the 3000 years of its existence through maps and illustrations from the University of Southern Maine.
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