Ancient Cultures

General Interest

For an overview of ancient cultures go to History for Kids or Awesome Library  or a hotlist of related sites or Mr. Dowling's.

To find a more sophisticated timeline use HyperHistory Online.

Civilsations "Civilisations is a multi-dimensional picture of human history, where you're in charge of the timeline.It uses web technology to reveal the sweep of historical forces and the rise and fall of great empires and ideas over 5000 years in a way that no book could ever do. And it does it your way. You can customize Civilisations to show you the things that interest you."

Walk Through Time "The Walk Through Time website is based on thloinee new BBC series of the same name, but can be used independently to explore streets, people and houses of the Roman, Viking, Tudor, Victorian times and the 1950s. These periods are compared and contrasted using games and activities. The site does not aim to be a comprehensive guide to any one particular period, but rather an exploration of change, development and chronology."

Why Do Civilizations Collapse? "Join us as we explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. You'll learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. You can visit the Maya city of Copán and search for clues to its collapse. You can also try your hand at "garbage-ology" and study what trash can tell us about a society."

National Geographic Online
Warfare in the Ancient World
Museum of Ancient Inventions
Ancient Civilizations 
Ancient Civilization News
Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Early Man

Early Man
Fossils in 3D
Origins of Humankind

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

If you would like to learn about the Wonders of the Ancient World you might check out this site or this one.  Take the Seven Wonders Quiz and see if you can identify the wonders.

Lesson Plans

Spice World
Viking Lesson Plans
Mr. Donn's Lesson Plans and Activities

Sumerians

Mr. Donn's Sumerian Page
The Sumerians
History for Kids Sumerian Page
The British Museum

Babylonians

Babylonians
British Museum

Hittites

Hittites
Hittites
Wikipedia-The Hittites
Who Were the Hittites

Assyrians

Assyrians
Brief History of the Assyrians
History for Kids
The British Museum

Persians

Persians
The Persian Wars

Phoenicians

Phoenicians
Encyclopedia Phoeniciana
History for Kids

Hebrews

Hebrews
Caanan and Ancient Israel
The Lost Tribes of Israel

Byzantine Empire

Wikipedia-Byzantine Empire