Ancient Civilizations

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Contents

Non-Fiction
Biography
Fiction
Activities
Video
Software
Internet Links
Teachers' Resources

Non-Fiction

Ancient China
Arthur Cotterell, et al., Knopf (Eyewitness), $20.99, 0-679- 96167-4.
Ancient Egypt
George Hart, Knopf (Eyewitness #23), $19.00, 0-679-80742-X.
Ancient Greece
Anne Pearson, Knopf (Eyewitness #37), $19.00, 0-679-81682-8.
Ancient Rome
Simon James, Knopf (Eyewitness #24), $19.00, 0-679-80741-1.
Awesome Egyptians, The
Terry Deary. illus. by Peter Hepplewhite, Scholastic (Horrible Histories), $3.99, 0-590-03168-6. Oddball facts, short bios, archaeological information, cartoons.
Children's Atlas of Civilizations
Antony Mason, Millbrook, $19.90, 1-562-94494-0.
Chronicle of the World
Derrik Mercer, ed., DK, $59.95, 0-789-40334-X.
Curse of Tutankhamen, The
Elaine Landau, Millbrook Press, 0-7613-0014-7.
Greek Way, The
Edith Hamilton, Norton, $9.95, 0-393-31077-9 (mature reading level).
Groovy Greeks
Terry Deary, illus. by Martin Brown, Scholastic (Horrible Histories), $3.99, 0-590-03155-4, see Awesome Egyptians.
How Would You Survive as an Ancient Greek?
Fiona Macdonald, Franklin Watts, 0-531-14342-2.
Kingfisher Book of the Ancient World, The: From the Ice Age to Rome
Hazel Mary Martell & Paul G. Bahn, Kingfisher, $19.95, 1-856- 97565-7.
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods & Heroes
Edith Hamilton, Meridian Books, $12.95, 0-452-00985-5.
On the Banks of the Pharaoh's Nile
Corinne Courtalon, Young Discovery Library, $5.95, 0-944- 58907-3.
Pyramid
David Macaulay, Houghton Mifflin, $18.00, 0-395-21407-6.
Pyramids
Anne Millard, Kingfisher, $15.95, 1-856-97674-2.
Roman Way, The
Edith Hamilton, Norton, $8.95, 0-393-31078-7 (mature reading level).
Rotten Romans, The
Terry Deary, illus. by Martin Brown, Scholastic (Horrible Histories), $3.99, 0-590-03152-X, see Awesome Egyptians.
Tombs and Treasures
Catherine Charley, Viking, 0-670-85899-4.
Valley of the Kings, The
Peter A. Clayton, Thomson Learning, 1-56847-399-0.
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Biography

Alexander the Great
Robert Green, Franklin Watts, 0-531-20230-5.
Cleopatra
Robert Green, Franklin Watts, 0-531-20231-3.
Tutankhamun
Robert Green, Franklin Watts, 0-531-20233-X.
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Fiction

Egyptian Cinderella, The
Shirley Climo, illus. by Ruth Heller, Crowell, $14.89, 0-690- 048246.
Reluctant God, The
Pamela F. Service, Juniper, $4.50, 0-449-70339-8.
Sisters Long Ago
Peg Kehret, Minstrel Books, $3.99, 0-671-73433-4.
Tut, Tut
Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith, Viking, $12.99, 0-670- 84832-8.
Zekmet, the Stone Carver
Mary Stolz, Harcourt, $14.95, 0-15-299961-2.
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Activities

Ancient Egypt
Andrew Haslam & Alexandra Parsons, World Book (Make It Work! History series), $13.95, 1-568-47140-8.
Hieroglypics
3. Input your name, phonetically, and the program will show you how it would have been depicted in hieroglyphics.
Old Japan
Andrew Haslam & Alexandra Parsons, World Book (Make It Work! History series), $13.95, 1-568-47139-4.
Stone Age People
Keith Branigan, et al., World Book (Make It Work! History series), $13.95, 0-716-61725-0.
Roman Empire, The
World Book (Make It Work! History series), $13.95, 0-716- 61727-7.
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Video

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Internet Links

Primary Up.
Ancient/Classical History
The Mining Company's page of Ancient links.
Mr Donn's Ancient History Page
Links to Lesson Plans/Units for Ancient Civilizations, including: China, Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, Rome, and more. Resource for elementary schools looking for ideas and help that would be meaningful to second through fifth graders.
Odyssey Online
A young person's introduction to the ancient civilizations of the Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. (Emory Univ. & Univ. of Rochester (NY))

Middle Up.
Ancient Civilizations
Rundlett School's database of links.
Ancient Civilizations: Sixth Grade - World History and Geography
Resources and unit activities related to Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other civilizations. (Schools of California Online Resources for Education-SCORE)
The Ancient World Web: Main Index
Links galore, from a curmudgeonly webmaster at (U of VA)
AncientSites
Education-related site on ancient civilizations. Probably should run Netscape 3.0 or later on this one. (Cybersites, Inc.)
Argos
Search engine helps locate links.
(A. Beavers & H. Sonpal, U. of Evansville)
Egypt Tourism Net
Egyptian tourism-go to the Cairo Cafe and translate your name into hieroglyphics and play with a puzzle of an ancient building.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Mythologies of the world.
Forum Romanum
Excellent Netherlands H.S. effort, providing information ont the marketplace in Rome from 100 B.C. to 100 A.D. (De Grundel H.S., Hengelo, the Netherlands)
Library of Congress Resources for Greek and Latin Classics
(Library of Congress)
The Olympic Games in the Ancient Hellenic World
Middle Up. Using a homepage metaphor of a museum floorplan, this Website from Dartmouth is an accessible and unusual way to learn about the early Olympics. From 776 BC to 393 AD, thousands of people ceased all warfare every four years, and flocked to a small sanctuary in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer to witness the Olympic Games. We look in on them here through history, explanations of the contests, anecdotes, and other topics. A section called "The Story of a Competitor" is an engaging fictional memoir of a Corinthian athlete named Xenophon. (Note: Homework Central; Site: Dartmouth College)
Perseus Project
Search engine for massive ancient civilization database. (Tufts U.)
Rabbit In The Moon: Mayan Glyphs And Architecture
This handsome Website introduces the writing, art, architecture and other aspects of the ancient Mayan civilization. (Nancy McNelly)
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Rome
Homework Central's resource on this ancient civilization.

High.
The Asclepion: Health & Medicine in Ancient Cultures
Treated here in rich detail are the three major civilizations which we know to have developed medical arts: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece. At this University of Indiana Website, it is now possible to view images of ancient medical instruments, read the medical writings of Homer and Hippocratus, and study Egyptian medical papyri and cuneiform medical texts from the library of Asshurbanipal. For specialists, this is a definitive source. For general practitioners in historical studies, it offers an interesting way to visit the ancient world (Note: Homework Heaven; Site: Indiana Univ.)
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
An on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds. Essays and primary texts. To include chapter-length histories for each of the eight "cultures" represented: The Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe. (Anthony F. Beavers, Ph.D., Univ. of Evansville, IN, General Editor)
Who Was Who Among the Royal Mummies
A must see for any Egyptologist, scholar, or any enthusiast about the Egyptian civilization. X-ray pictures of famous Egyptian mummies, including Tutankhamun and Amenhotep III with a table showing the sequence of kings and their dynasties. (Prof. Edward F. Wente, Univ. of Chicago)

Teachers.
Children's Books on the Ancient World
Excellent annotated bibliography. (Diane Arnson Svarlien, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY)
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Teachers' Resources

China
A 15 day 30-minute per day Unit for Second Graders exploring many aspects of Ancient China. (Core Knowledge)
Index of Resources for History
Adult. Huge index for professional historians, including many ancient areas. (University of Kansas)
Put in Ancient Civilizations.
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