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| ONLINE RESOURCES - SUBJECT
GUIDE
CIVILIZATIONS- Selected Links |
World
Civilizations:
- Ancient
History - BBC Feature - Feature articles, 3-d
virtual tours, games and animation on ancient history.
- Cleopatra:
A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World - A
guide to the Ancient Art Collection of The Art Institute of Chicago
focusing on the three cultures of the ancient Mediterranean: Italy,
Egypt, and Greece.
- Collapse:
Why Do Civilizations Fall? - Explores the fall
of civilizations in ancient Maya, Mesopotamia, Anasazi, and the medieval
African, etc.
- Diotima:
Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
- A searchable bibliography, and links to full-text
articles, databases, and images on women and gender issues among Greek,
Roman, Egyptian, and other ancient cultures.
- Exploring
Ancient World Cultures - An online course supplement,
contains chapter-length histories for each of the eight cultures: The
Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval
Europe.
- A History of the World in 100 Objects - One hundred 15-minute program podcasts from 2010 BBC Radio 4 series, each focusing on an object from the British Museum’s collection, written and narrated by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum.
- Lesson at a Glance: The Ancient Allure of the Seven Wonders of the World - From Online Classes.org,
- Mysterious
Places: Explore sacred sites and ancient civilizations -
Educational materials about the remains of ancient civilizations, sacred
sites, and unusual locations from around the world.
- Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World - Descriptions
and pictures of the Seven Wonders: Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens
of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Lighthouse of Alexandria,
listed in chronological order.
- World
Civilizations - An Internet classroom of Civilization
I & II, by Gen. Edu., Washington State University.
- World Heritage Memory Net - Provides instant multimedia and multilingual access to all 936 World Heritage Sites of 153 countries.
World Art
History:
- Art
History Resources on the Web - Maintained by
Dr. Christopher LCE Witcombe, Sweet Briar College.
- Collections
in The Art Institute of Chicago - Examples
of Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and Egyptian sculpture, coins, glass, jewelry,
vases, and mosaics.
-
Timeline of Art History - A chronological,
geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around
the world, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Ancient
Africa:
- African
Timelines -Table of contents of African history
and culture.
- African Voices - History - Provided by National Museum of National History, Smithsonian Institution.
- The
Ancient West African City of Benin - Exhibition
in the National Museum of African Art's collection.
- Explore
the Wonders - Let you explore the wonders of
African: black kingdoms of the Nile, the Swahili coast , slave kingdoms,
the Holy land, road to Timbuktu, lost cities of the south, etc.
- Mysteries
of the Nile - Explore the Pyramids, temples,
and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt through riveting
360° photos shot during this NOVA/PBS Online Adventure.
- The
Story of Africa -The history of the continent
from an African perspective.
Ancient China/India:
- Ancient
China - Astrology, Buddhism, Confucius, famous
sayings, dragons, Dunhuang caves, Feng shui and more.
- The British Museum: Ancient India - Interactive features about ancient India through the use of objects from the British Museum's collection. Topics include geography, Buddha, the civilization, writing, scripts, time in ancient India, and the evolution of early Hinduism and its gods and goddesses.
- Chinese Wedding Traditions - A composite of ancient Chinese wedding customs including the marriage proposal, betrothal, wedding preparations, ceremony, and post-wedding rituals.
- Daily
Life in Ancient China - Basic background information
covering the period from about 10,000 B.C. through 900 A.D., and lesson
plans, classroom activities, and annotated links.
- Daily Life in Ancient India - Basic information and links for the ancient civilizations of India.
- Digital South Asia Library - Reference Resources, Images, Maps, Statistics, Bibliographies, Indexes, and more.
- Historical Atlas of South Asia - edited by Joseph E. Schwartzberg, the Digital South Asia Library.
- The Story of India - In this landmark six-part series for PBS and the BBC, Michael Wood will embark on a dazzling and exciting journey through today's India, "seeking in the present for clues to her past, and in the past for clues to her future".
- A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization - Features a timeline with links to information and images, and essays on topics such as ancient tombs, Buddhism, clothing, and gardens.
Ancient
Egypt:
- The
Ancient Egypt Web Site - A timeline; maps and
photographs of monuments; information on Middle-Egyptian grammar and
the royal titulary of the Egyptian Pharaohs; a browsable list of people,
places, and things; a bibliography; and links. Created by a Belgian
Egyptologist.
- Ancient
Egyptian Culture - Daily life,
history, mythology and more.
- Ancient
Egyptian Pottery - Pictures, history of Egyptian pottery and ceramic
arts.
- The
British Museum- Ancient Egypt - Covers topics: home life, geography,
religion, the pharaohs, pyramids, temples, trades, and writing from
the British Museum.
- Egyptians
- Articles, images, and interactive media from
the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
- KingTutOne.com
- An introductory Web site on ancient Egypt, including
pharaohs, clip art, pyramids, queens, King Tut, mummies, art, religion,
gods, hieroglyphs, societies, and the Sphinx.
- Larry Orcutt's Catchpenny Mysteries of Ancient Egypt - Explainted.
Ancient
Greece:
Ancient and Medieval Middle Eastern:
Ancient
Rome:
- Ancient
Rome - Resources of ancient Rome.
-
De Imperatoribus Romanis - An online encyclopedia
on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine
XI Palaeologus (1449-1453).
- Encyclopedia
Romana - Essays on the history and culture
of Rome.
- The
Roman Empire in the First Century - Meet the
Emperors of Rome, read the words of poets, philosophers, and learn about
life in the 1st Century AD.
- Romans
- From Ancient & classical cultures, provided
by Multnomah County Library.
Mayan
Mythology:
Medieval Europe:
- Internet
Medieval Sourcebook - A collection of full
and excerpted texts in translation, organized to be of use in the classroom.
- Labyrinth:
Resources for Medieval Studies -An enormous
array of links, from early music FAQs and The Digital Beowulf Project
to classical literature in old Norse.
- Middle
Ages - Sections on feudal life, religion, homes,
clothing, health, arts & entertainment, and town life in Mediaeval
times.
- Mostly
Medieval - Information on heraldry, myths and
legends, religion, medicine, and other aspects of life in Britain during
the Middle Ages.
- NetSERF:
The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources -
Over 1,600 Web sites on the Middle Ages, categorized by subject.
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