WORLD HISTORY

  • The Ancient City of Athens. 
    http://www.indiana.edu/~kglowack/athens/
    This site is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students of classical languages, civilization, art, archaeology, and history at Indiana University who may wish to take a “virtual tour” of the chief excavated regions and extant monuments.
  • The Ancient Greek World. 
    http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World
    Welcome to a partial presentation, in digital form, of a real-life exhibit on ancient Greek life using artifacts and photographs to help illustrate aspects of that life.
  • The Ancient Greeks. 
    http://www.arwhead.com/Greeks/
    The culture, people, and history of ancient Greece are presented in this site. The two most important concepts that the ancient Greeks followed were found inscribed on the great shrine of Delphi, which read “Nothing in excess” and “Know thyself.” This philosophy formed and shaped Greek civilization.
  • ArabNet: Arab Countries. 
    http://www.arab.net/
    This is an important online resource about the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa. It presents information on Arab art, homes, economics, history, and even the A-to-Z of camels.
  • Castles on the Web.  
    http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
    A beautifully designed and carefully researched site by Ted Monk. A great “Castles for Kids” section.
  • Encyclopaedia of the Orient. 
    http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
    History, people, and country information about North Africa and the Middle East.
  • The Food Timeline. 
    http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html
    From water and salt to tear-free onions, food has played a big role throughout history.
  • Hercules: Greece’s Greatest Hero. 
    http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/
    This is part of the scholarly Perseus Project at Tufts University, but useful to grasp the place of Hercules in myth and history.
  • Hiroshima Archive.
    http://www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA/
    The Hiroshima Archive was originally set up to join the online effort made by many people all over the world to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing. This archive is intended to serve as a research and educational guide to those who want to gain and expand their knowledge of the atomic bombing.
  • Ice Treasures of the Inca. 
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy/
    This offers and interactive journey with climber Johan Reinhard to find the great treasures of the Inca. You can follow the step-by-step journey of discovery.
  • Labyrinth. 
    http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/
    The Labyrinth is a global information network providing free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a Web server at Georgetown University. The Labyrinth”s easy-to-use menus and hypertext links provide automatic connections to databases, services, and electronic texts on other servers around the world.
  • Learning about the Holocaust. 
    http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nrule.htm
    Produced for the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., this site includes sections on teaching about the holocaust, children and the holocaust, Nazi rule, and the rise and fall of National Socialism in Germany, 1933-1945.
  • Life in Ancient Egypt.  
    http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/index.html
    The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has acquired Egyptian artifacts since its founding and now holds about 2,500 ancient Egyptian artifacts. The most significant of these objects, more than 600 of them, are displayed in the Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, including daily life and funerary practices with some photographs.
  • Ancient Egyptian History
    http://www.watson.org/%7Eleigh/egypt.html

  • Rabbit in the Moon. 
    http://www.halfmoon.org/
    This site includes a large amount of information on ancient Mayan culture and offers the chance to learn to write your name in Mayan glyphs.
  • RMS Titanic. Destination . . . Cyberspace. 
    http://www.gwi.net/~paul/
    The Titanic departed from Southampton, England, on her first and only voyage Wednesday, April 10, 1912. This site combines eyewitness accounts with paintings of the mighty ship.
  • Secrets of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege. 
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
    Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult. For upper elementary and middle school students.
  • The Theban Mapping Project. 
    http://www.thebanmappingproject.com
    An interactive atlas with commentary and photos of the monuments in Thebes, particularly in the Valley of the Kings.
  • Titanic Historical Society.  
    http://www.titanic1.org
    In the totally unexpected location far from the ocean in landlocked Western Massachusetts in the Henry’s Jewelry building, this unique, privately-owned display is dedicated to the ill-fated liner and open to the public during the owner’s regular business hours. This site includes a wide range of information on the Titanic.
  • Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time.  http://library.thinkquest.org/3588/Renaissance/
    Travel back through time and space to a world completely different from your own. This site offers opportunity to examine the Plague, the times of Shakespeare, the Tower of London, and other aspects of the Renaissance.
  • World War I: Trenches on the Web. 
    http://www.worldwar1.com/index.html
    Internet history of the Great War providing access to a great deal of material, including period songs to sing and hear and remarkable photographs. Start at the “Reference Library” and explore!
  • Encyclopaedia Romana
    http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/encyclopaedia_romana/index.html
    Essays of the history and culture of Rome by James Grout