Websites for Social Studies Projects
Maps of World Regions
https://geography.byu.edu/Pages/Resources/outlineMaps.aspx
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/research-reports-maps-continents-and-world-487-2-1
Timeline Templates
http://donnayoung.org/history/timeline.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/timeline-TC001016266.aspx
http://www.timeline-template.com/category/history-timeline-template
http://tjsocialstudies.blogspot.com/2010/12/timeline-resources.html
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code
http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/homepage.htm
Odyssey Online - graphics, info, games from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/NEAREAST/homepg.html
Exploring Ancient World Cultures - Near East from Indiana
http://eawc.evansville.edu/nepage.htm
Mesopotamia
http://web.archive.org/web/20041105085726/http://www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarn
agie/Carnagie/WorldHistory/WldHistoryCh2/WldHistoryCh2EarlyCivilizations.htm
Ancient Sumer from Vilanova College in Brisbane, AU
http://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/enviro/sumer/2001.htm (Website doesn’t work)
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Mesopotamia
http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
History for Kids - The Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/history.htm
Mesopotamia (Assyria, Babylonia, Sumer) from the British Museum
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
Mesopotamia from Fordham
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html
The Sumerians
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch01.htm
Updated 1/24/14
Ancient Mesopotamia
http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm
Sumerians
http://www.crystalinks.com/sumer.html
Mesopotamian Art
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/m/mesopotamian.html
http://www.anciv.info/mesopotamia/mesopotamian-art-and-architecture.html
Egypt
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt - excellent graphics and text
http://www.discoveringegypt.com/
University of Chicago
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/TRC/EGYPT/egypthome.html
Ancient Egypt ThinkQuest - Facts, activities, resources, crafts, and recipes
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_egypt/egypt.htm
Odyssey Online from Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University - graphics and info
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html
Ancient Egypt from the British Museum in the UK
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Color Tour of Egypt from University of Memphis
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.html
Exploring Ancient Cultures- Egypt from Indiana site
http://eawc.evansville.edu/egpage.htm
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt from Mr. Donn's site
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.html
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Ancient Egypt
http://www.mrdowling.com/604egypt.html
History for Kids - ancient Egypt
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/
Egyptian Mythology
http://www.touregypt.net/gods1.htm
http://www.akhet.co.uk/mythhome.htm
http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Egyptian+Mythology
Egyptian Mummies http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/#mummification
Updated 1/24/14
More Mummies Information from Neferchichi.com
http://www.neferchichi.com/mummies.html
New York Times Daily Lesson Plan 'Mummy Dearest'
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/1999/08/24/mummy-dearest/
Egyptian Mummies from the Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/mummies.htm
Photographs of Egyptian Art
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/artoverview.htm
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/egyptian.html
Egypt: Daily Life
http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.2.html
Life in Ancient Egypt from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/online/egypt/index.html
NOVA Online : The Pyramids
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
India
World History - Indus Valley
http://web.archive.org/web/20040131224724/www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarnagie/C
arnagie/WorldHistory/WldHistoryCh2/WldHistoryCh2IndusValley.htm
Exploring Ancient World Cultures from Evansville
http://eawc.evansville.edu/inpage.htm
Indus Valley from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/
Indus Valley Civilization
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Ancient/Indus2.html
The World History of India
http://history.evansville.net/india.html
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - India
http://www.mrdowling.com/612india.html
Updated 1/24/14
China
World History - China
http://web.archive.org/web/20040814144858/http://www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarn
agie/Carnagie/WorldHistory/WldHistoryCh2/WldHistoryCh2China.htm
Exploring Ancient World Cultures from Evansville, Indiana
http://eawc.evansville.edu/chpage.htm
Daily Life in Ancient China from Mr. Donn
http://china.mrdonn.org/index.html
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/613chinesehistory.html
Web Links on China and the Great Wall
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Walllinks.html
The World History of China
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0125-civilization-in-china.php
Ancient China
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
Greece
World History - Ancient Greece
http://web.archive.org/web/20040618050453/www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarnagie/C
arnagie/WorldHistory/WldHistoryCh3/WldHistoryCh3AncientGreeceMain.htm
Exploring Ancient World Cultures from Evansville
http://eawc.evansville.edu/grpage.htm
Odyssey Online - graphics, info, games from Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html
History for Kids - Ancient Greece
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm
The Greeks : Crucible of Civilization from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Ancient Greece
http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html
World History Ancient Greece - links to numerous sites and topics
http://history.evansville.net/greece.html
The Ancient Greek World
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
Updated 1/24/14
Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Greek Architecture
http://www.uccs.edu/~kandrus/harpy/
Greek Reliefs
http://www.uccs.edu/~kandrus/harpy/
Greek Art
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/art/greekart.htm
Alexander the Great - maps, text, links
http://1stmuse.com/alex3/alex-synopsys.html
The Ancient Greeks
http://www.arwhead.com/Greeks/ Last updated 2009
Rome
History for Kids - Ancient Rome
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/
The Fall of Rome from History for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/history/fall.htm
World History - Ancient Rome
http://web.archive.org/web/20040624035557/www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarnagie/C
arnagie/WorldHistory/WldHistoryCh4/WldHistoryCh4AncientRomeMain.htm (from web archive Wayback
Machine)
Ancient Rome
http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_rome.htm
The Romans from the BBC in England - very kid-friendly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/
Ancient Rome from Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientrome.htm
The Colosseum of Ancient Rome
http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm
Forum Romanum
http://www.forumromanum.org/index2.html
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Ancient Rome
http://www.mrdowling.com/702rome.html
The World History of Rome - links
http://web.archive.org/web/20041115011006/http://history.evansville.net/rome.html
Updated 1/24/14