World+History+-+Ancient

[|Collapse of Ancient Civilizations] (Weblink) Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. Learn how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. The four are: Maya, Mesopotamia, Chaco Canyon, Mali & Songhai.

[|Ancient Egypt - British Museum site] (Weblink) All about Ancient Egypt: life, geography, religion, mummification, pyramids, temples, writing, and gods.

[|Famous Faces from Ancient Egypt] (Flipchart) You've seen the monuments, now meet the people responsible. This flipchart is an attempt to put faces to the wonders of ancient Egypt. We know their names and now you can know their faces.

[|Egyptian Tomb Adventure] (Weblink) Join archaeologist Anna Livingston on an interactive expedition to explore an Ancient Egyptian tomb.

[|Egyptian Mummy and Tomb] (Weblink) Students will enjoy this colorful and interactive website that takes them on discoveries of Ancient Egypt.

[|You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy] (Weblink) You are about to have your eyes and internal organs removed and your brain pulled out! Then your body will be stuffed with sawdust and rags, wrapped in bandages, put in a coffin and buried! Follow the step-by-step process that will turn your body into an Egyptian Mummy (from the book series, You Wouldn't Want to . . . ) [|Shawabti - Servants of the Dead] (Flipchart) Did you know Ancient Egyptians put servants in the tombs of the deceased? NOT REAL SERVANTS - but small statues called shawabti. Learn all about this fascinating aspect of Egyptian funerary practices. This flipchart includes an Activote assessment and an art project.

[|The Tomb of Perneb] (Weblink) Join Shepsesre on a journey to visit the tomb of his father, Perneb. Explore the pyramid, cemetery, and tomb while learning about hieroglyphics, offerings, and more. This website has many links to keep going deeper into more specific information.

[|Gallery of Communications] (Weblink) Explore some of the ways that people have communicated throughout history, and learn how these technologies have changed our world, at the [|Gallery of Communications].

[|Between Two Rivers: Mesopotamia] (Flipchart) The lesson focuses on early life in the Fertile Crescent. Topics include the start of civilizations, the rise of Sumer, the formation of city-states, their gods and rulers, writing, and life styles.

[|Mesopotamia - British Museum] Learn about the geography, gods and godesses, time and writing of Mesopotamia.

[|Middle Ages] (Flipchart) Engaging flipchart encouraging appreciation of the historical significance and hardship of Middle Ages which invariably affected every aspect of life, including art and literature. Black Death, Thomas Beckett, pilgrimages, and the Great Schism are discussed using maps, Activstudio features, and art from this period. Activotes used to review lesson.

[|Renaissance Connection] (Weblink) The Allentown Art Museum's interactive educational web site. With the simple click of a mouse button, travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations revealed through the Allentown Art Museum's Samuel H. Kress Collection of European art.