Ancient Civilizations 

General

History for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/ 

Ancient Civilizations for Kids (list of links)
http://www.kathimitchell.com/ancivil.html

Ancient Greece   

Ancient Greece
http://www.ancient-greece.org/

The Ancient Greek World  (University of Pennsylvania) – more challenging reading
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html   

Odyssey - Daily Life Ancient Greece
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/daily.html

The Ancient Olympics
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/ 

Ancient Greece (ThinkQuest project)
http://library.thinkquest.org/17709/indexe.htm

Ancient Greece
http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/index.htm

Ancient Rome 

Daily Life in Ancient Rome  
http://rome.mrdonn.org/index.html

Welcome to the Roman Empire (ThinkQuest project)
http://library.thinkquest.org/22866/English/FRAME.HTML 

Back to Roman Civilization (ThinkQuest project)
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002979F/ 

Ancient Rome (History Link 101)
http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_rome.htm 

Odyssey-Rome
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html 

 Ancient Egypt  

Explore the Pyramids – PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ 

Ancient Egyptian Culture
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/dailylife.html

Egyptian Mythology

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/africa/egyptian/articles.html 

Tour Egypt for Kids: Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.touregypt.net/kids/Life.htm 

Ancient Egypt for Kids
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.html

Science of Ancient Egypt
http://www.fi.edu/learn/tut/5-8/index.html

Virtual Pyramids
http://www.kingtutone.com/flash/pyramid/

Pyramids, Mummies, and Daily Life
http://www.clevelandart.org/kids/egypt/roseff.html

Mummies of Ancient Egypt
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/mummy/

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Mummies
http://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_si/nmnh/mummies.htm

Virtual Mummy
http://www.kingtutone.com/mummies/virtual/

History of Egypt
http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/en/History/History.aspx 

Ancient Egypt (list of links)
http://www.kidskonnect.com/AncientEgypt/EgyptHome.html 

History for Kids – Ancient Egypt
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/index.htm 

The Ancient Egypt Site
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/ 

Life in Ancient Egypt – Carnegie Museum
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/

Ancient India 

Indus Valley Civilization
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Ancient/Indus.html 

The Indus Valley and Hindus
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch05.htm

 Economics of the Indus Valley
http://www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/fall97/2chd.htm 

Daily Life in Ancient India
http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Indialife.html

 Indus Valley (British Museum)
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/indus/ 

Mesopotamia 

Collapse: Mesopotamia (Annenberg/CPB)
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mesopotamia.html 

Mesopotamia – The British Museum
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html 

Ancient Mesopotamia (designed by some fourth grade teachers; easy reading level)
http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/Mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.htm

 Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves: Accessing Women’s Lives in Mesopotamia
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html 

Ancient History: Mesopotamia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/mesopotamia_gallery.shtml

Mesopotamia
http://history-world.org/mesopotamia_a_place_to_start.htm 

Mesopotamia: Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/02/wam/ht02wam.htm

 Ancient Africa

Ancient Africa
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/ 

African Civilizations
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/CIVAFRCA.HTM 

The Story of Early African History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section2.shtml 

Wonders of the African World (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/ 

Africa: The Cradle of Civilization (ThinkQuest project)
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/1Main.shtm 

Odyssey Online: Africa
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/AFRICA/ahomepg.html 

Ancient China 

Daily Life in Ancient China
http://china.mrdonn.org/index.html

Ancient China – The British Museum
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html 

Ancient China  (History Link 101)
http://www.historylink101.com/china_history.htm 

China
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ 

Ancient China
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCCHINA/CONTENTS.HTM 

Ancient Chinese Technology (ThinkQuest project)
http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/frameset.html

 Chinese Inventions
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/inventions.html 

Ancient Japan 

National Museum of Japanese History – Chronological Table
http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/e_ctable/index.html 

History – Explore Japan (Timeline)
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/history/index.html

Japan-Guide: History of Japan
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e641.html 

Ancient Japan
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/CONTENTS.HTM 

Middle Ages

Middle Ages: What Was It Really Like to Live in the Middle Ages? – Annenberg/CPB
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/ 

The Middle Ages
http://www.themiddleages.net/

The Middle Ages, Chivalry, and Knighthood
http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm 

The Middle Ages: History for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/ 

Technology in the Middle Ages
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/pabacker/history/middle.htm

Renaissance 

Renaissance (Annenberg/CPB)
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/ 

Leonardo da Vinci : Renaissance Man
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html 

Leonardo’sCodex Leicester
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/codex/   

Leonardo's Workshop
http://www.loc.gov/loc/kidslc//live-leonardo.html

 Countries

CIA: The World Factbook (click on World Fact Book at CIA site)
www.cia.gov

Countries of the World - Infoplease
www.infoplease.com/countries

Country Reports (can only access basic info)
www.countryreports.org

Portals to the World (links to other websites - beyond the basic facts)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html