ANCIENT ROME
History for kids - Rome
Roles of Men, Women, & Children in Ancient Rome   
The Roman Empire The Children's Section  anything you need to know about Rome you can find here. Site includes, maps, famous Romans, history, timeline and pictures.
Ancient Rome Travel Guide - learn all about Rome in AD 176 at this fun site in the form of a travel guide. 
Ancient Rome Roman History, including the Forum
Ancient Rome - find out why Rome wasn't built in a day! Explore its Colosseum, Forums, and the Circus Maximus, as well as the city of Pompeii.
Let's Journey Back in Time to Ancient Rome
Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome - designed to introduce students in grades 3-5 to the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome.
Rome in the Virtual Classroom Informative description of Ancient Rome, including its geography and government.
Ancient Art: Rome see photos and read descriptions of different works of art from the Roman Empire.
Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome excellent collection of photographs from Leo C. Curran of lots of classical buildings and locations in France and Italy.
Civilizations: Greece and Rome designed for third graders talks about the geography, government, architecture, religion, daily life, and more in ancient Greece and Rome.
Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome designed to introduce students in grades 3-5 to the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome.
Virtual Walkthrough of Rome - over 280 pictures of the Colosseum and parts of the Forum Romanum, arranged so you can "walk" around these ancient monuments.
The Romans Excellent resource from the BBC allows you to investigate key aspects of Roman history.
Odyssey Online A concise site dealing with Roman, Egyptian, Greek, and sub-Saharan cultures geared for middle school students.
The Etruscans Nice brief visual summary of the Etruscans written in both Italian and English. Includes links to virtual art museums.
Forum Romanum: Explore the Forum Romanum to experience Rome's past through its culture, religion, language, and much more.
The Time Trail: The Romans Wonderful Primary School site with brief descriptions of important people, games and what it was like to live as a child in Rome.
Ancientsites Virtual Classroom Offering a virtual tour of Rome and background information, your students will find this site exciting.
Legion XIIII A wonderful array of color photographs of Roman reenactors.
Victori: The Roman Military Student created pages look at tools of war, strategy and tactics of Roman Empire.
In to the Roman World A comprehensive site with primary sources, maps and resources dealing with Ancient Rome.
Romans in Scotland This exhibition tells the story of the Roman presence in Scotland with emphasis on the Antonine Wall and the life lived by the soldiers based in forts along its line.
Roma: History and Civilization of the Eternal City Created by the Boys’ Town of Rome, this site contains many images and topics such as Roman history, culture, legends, army and political powers, monuments, religion, a day in Rome, clothes, food, games, family and education.
A Vistual Compendium of Roman Emperors A list of Roman Emperors.
The Web Chronology Project This collection of hyperlinked chronologies and information on Roman History
Dead Romans Contains information about Roman coins and architecture and allows you to tour Roman ruins.
Pompeii Forum Project A look at Pompeii with lots of pictures and descriptions of Pompeii.
Roman Ball Games Ball games from the ancient Roman times.
Roman History, Coins & Technology
The Roman Empire  Works summarizing and organizing the main events of ancient Rome.
Mythology in Western Art  Examples of paintings and sculpture from ancient to modern times based on Greek/Roman gods and myths.
History for kids - Rome

MESOPOTAMIA
Ancient Mesopotamia
Math In Ancient Mesopotamia Here is an excellent project idea and resource site for history and math students! From clay tokens in 8000 B.C. to Sumerian number systems; Cuneiform numbers and Babylonian multiplication tables-- this site is truly fascinating!
Code Of Hammurabi Many laws from the eye-for-an-eye author doubtless seem cruel to us today, but nevertheless provide us with a fascinating and insightful look at the development of law, and culture/society at the time.
Ancient Mesopotamia

ASIA
http://www.presidency.gov.eg Egypt Today, Discover the Egypt Presidency Homepage.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China Search for China, target student learning with a Web Quest, Treasure Hunt, and more/
http://www.askasia.org Web site of the Asia Society with maps, readings, lesson plans and annotated bibliographies about Asia.
http://www.visitmalaysia.com The Malaysia Home Page is the spot to learn all about Malaysia.
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp Take virtual tour of the Kyoto National Museum in Japan. Learn about the cultures of Japan, Korea and China.
Destination India! Today's site gives a general and excellent overview of that amazing country known as India.  You'll find tourism here of course, but also Ancient Civilization & history.
Discover India This is another all-encompassing site on India, with maps and photo-gallery included.   You'll also find economics and culture, science and technology, social issues and foreign relations, and more. Good research site!

AUSTRALIA
Stories of the Dreaming Stories of the Dreaming "come from the cultures of indigenous Australians and have been collected from all over Australia." These stories are available in text, audio, and video formats

CANADA
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/dekay/ Let National Geographic take you to Canada with this breath taking photo essay.
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/6101/   Think Quest Junior - A Virtual Tour of Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization

CENTRAL AMERICA
Aztec Civilization 
Aztec Culture
Aztecs  
The Mexica/Aztecs 
Aztecs
Experience Nicaragua  You'll discover the magic of the country and meet the people who live here.
Mexico For Kids You can learn about Mexico's Government, the Aztec Pyramids and the skyscrapers in Mexico City. There is even a timeline to take you from the days of the Mayan civilization right up to today. You can also explore in Spanish and in French!
The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Written by Ben Hulse of Harvard, this paper details histories of both Spanish and Aztec peoples, and Cortez's conquest.

ENGLAND
Anne Boleyn
House of Tudor
Tudor England
Lady Jane
Lady Jane
Bloody Mary

EUROPE
History of France
http://www.castlewales.com/home.html Visit the castles of Wales.
http://iion.com/cineworld/index.html Tour the great cities of Europe.
Wandering Italy
Napoleonic Era

MIDDLE AGES
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/ Imagine you're a knight of the Round Table at the Middle Ages in Europe. Find out about day to day life in the middle ages and check out the Feudal Terms Dictionary while you are there.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/   Meet the explorers, philosophers and architects who from Europe and the Middle Ages.

MIDDLE EAST
Maps of the Middle East It helps to know where everything is of course, and you will find any map you require of the Middle East here, as well as historical maps of the region.
INVESTIGATE! -Israel & the U.N.   Find the population divisions of Jerusalem's three main religious groups. Also read Israel's position (thus far) on Israeli settlements, historic rights, terrorism, etc.
The Wye-River Memorandum Here are the main points of the Israel-Palestinian peace agreements.
Diary of Conflict Quite a number of awards given to this photo-journal site, called A Personal Diary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. From the West Bank, with both North American and Israel/Palestine sites.
History of Israel For material on the history, development, culture, government, etc. of Israel, with features on Peace Process, Timelines, and What's New. Regular updates on Israeli news here as well.
History of Lebanon A general history available, as well as political history in Lebanon, from World History Archives.

RUSSIA
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/history.html   From the ancient empire of Khazaria to the 20th century Cold War, this site has everything you wanted to know about Russia.
http://www.well.com/user/vanya/kiev.html Let this site be your tour guide to everything there is to see in Kiev!
Revelations from the Russian Archives
Russian Riches
Tsar Nicholas II & his family

SOUTH AMERICA
Go to Galapagos/
http://www.marekinc.com/NCN.html Learn all about the changes taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
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