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ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS
Mythology
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Ancient
Civilizations
Ancient
Egypt Go back in time with The British Museum!
Choose one of three ways to learn about ten different
subjects. Read a
‘story’, ‘explore’
straightforward information, or give the ‘challenge’ activity
a try! Egyptian Life, Mummification, Pyramids, and Trades are just
some examples of the areas offered.
Take this journey!
Ancient
Egypt Discovery Case Explore the world of pyramids with
cool activities provided by the Royal Ontario Museum.
A great site for kids grade 5 & up!
Have a project to do for school?
Spell your name in hieroglyphs or make your own mummy!
Collapse:
Why Do Civilizations Fall? Explore the collapse of four
ancient civilizations and see how we learn from the past.
Visit the Mayan city of Copan, Chaco Canyon and others as
you search for clues, interpret evidence, and study what
‘trash’ can tell us about a society!
Odyssey
Online is an online journey that explores ancient Greek,
Roman, Egyptian, African, and Near Eastern cultures.
Emory University brings the museum home as they pull
together the treasures of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, the
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, and the
Dallas Museum of Art. Make
your own discoveries through cool puzzles, games, and worksheets,
or click on museum objects to learn more about them!
Also provides great links to other cool sites and suggested
books.
Voyage
Back In Time: Ancient Greece and Rome An award winning
site geared for the younger student, kids grade 3 & up will
learn and explore by reading as well as by participating in
activities.
Mythology
Read creation stories, myths, and learn about gods & goddesses
of many cultures around the world.
Even play ‘mythology hangman’!
This terrific site is broken down by level—choose
beginner, intermediate, or advanced.
Then read myths about objects in the sky, the earth and our
physical world.
Mythweb
Learn about heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek mythology.
Complete with an illustrated encyclopedia of Greek
mythology, A to Z! For
something really hard to find, ‘Ask the Folklore Expert’!
Don’t forget
about all our wonderful books and other materials!
You will find many things to borrow on ancient
civilizations under the Dewey numbers 931-940, including
books, tapes and videos. Eyewitness
books are always wonderful and there are many other great series
including one by Jane Shuter.
Look for National Geographic videos as well as a terrific
video series produced by Schlessinger Media.
These short videos (about 20-25 minutes long) are part of a
9 volume set made for kids in grades 3-7.
Looking for the kinds of houses people lived in, the
clothes they wore, the jobs they had?
You will find it all here—please ask us to help you!
That’s what we’re here for!
For materials on mythology, check the shelves for the Dewey
number 292.
Search
for yourself!
Try these searches in our online
catalog:
Author =
Shuter, Jane
Series = Ancient Civilizations for Children (the Schlessinger
videos above)
Title/Series Keyword = Eyewitness ancient
Subject = Egypt - civilizations, or Greece -
civilizations, or Rome – civilizations
Researched and compiled by
J.
Schneider
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