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Ancient World Mapping Center

Free, downloable maps of the ancient world including ancient sites in and around the Aegean Sea, ancient Greece, ancient Italy, ancient Egypt, and Constantinople, as well as maps depicting the campaigns of such historical figures as Augustus, Caesar, Pompey,... (Learn more)

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Provided by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Archimedes

Includes quick facts about Archimedes as well as images and an assortment of information. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Drexel University

Ballard & the Black Sea: The Search for Noah's Flood

Follow a maritime explorer as he searches the bottom of the Black Sea to find evidence of the flood described in the biblical story of Noah and the Ark. Discover how other cultures, from Babylon to Native America, have stories about a great flood that are... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

Bradshaw Foundation

Watch films and animations to learn more about the journey of mankind including migration, evolution, ancient rock art and more. (Learn more)

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Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World

Object-based art and history presented in images, video, and audio. Ancient Grecian, Ancient Roman and Ancient Egyptian artifacts are featured. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Art Institute of Chicago

Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall?

An online adventure that takes kids to visit the Maya, Mespotamia, Chaco Canyon, and Songhai to find out more about these civilizations and areas and discover why they fell. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Annenberg Media

Egyptians

Looks at ancient Egyptian life from a variety of perspectives and using a wide range of formats such as interactive maps, games, and illustrated articles. (Learn more)

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Provided by: BBC

The Food Timeline

Information, links, and quotations to all sorts of food history, historical recipes, and food trivia. Be sure to check out State Foods, Historic Food Prices, and the links to digitized cookbooks. Includes teacher resources and lesson plans. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Food Timeline

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Interactive maps, ancient Greek language lessons, and information about life in Athens help you to explore Greek history, politics, culture, art, and more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Infinite Secrets

Mathematicians, scientists, and historians unlock the secrets of Archimedes long lost manuscript. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS and WGBH

Italy in Virtual Reality

Virtual reality tours, panoramic images, and historical information are provided in this interactive online tour through Rome, Pisa, and Florence. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Compart Multimedia

Library of Congress Exhibitions

Visit the Library of Congress virtually in this on-line exhibitions gallery. Materials are collected into thematic exhibits, with extensive descriptions and well-defined graphics. Content varies from the scholarly to the pop-culture topics: from Scrolls from... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Library of Congress

Metis: An Interface for Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites

Information on over 60 ancient Greek ruins with virtual, interactive movies of each site. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Bruce Hartzler

Mysteries of the Nile

Companion site to the NOVA/PBS program exploring ancient Egupt. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Mystery of the Megaflood

Learn about the natural disaster of a flood, that happened 15,000 years ago that caused the unique geological formations in the area now called the Scablands of Washington State. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Outreach World - A Resource for Teaching Kids About the World

A comprehensive one-stop resource for teaching international and area studies and foreign languages in the precollegiate classroom. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Outreach World

The Perseus Project

Interested in the Classics? At this digital library find the full text of works by Shakespeare, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles, Christopher Marlowe, and many more. Examine Greek and Roman artifacts, historical maps of London, and Egyptian papyri. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Tufts University

Petra: Lost City of Stone

This exhibit contains informational text, images, and interactive panoramic views that look at the ancient peoples of Petra and their daily life including their religion, economy, and architectural structures. Find out what happened under Roman rule and during... (Learn more)

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Provided by: American Museum of Natural Histroy

Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption

In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius, a stratovolcano, destroyed the cosmopolitan societies of Pompeii and Herculaneum and several others, but at the same time preserved them under an “avalanche” of volcanic ash and pumice. Today through the endeavors of archaeologists... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Field Museum of Natural History

The Roman Republic and Getorix

This site devoted to the Roman Republic and works by Judith Geary. Includes downloadable materials from the SREB/NCDPI recommended novel, Getorix: The Eagle and The Bull, and the related curriculum Getorix’s World. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Judith Geary