Humanities 5 Resources
Internet Resources
Overviews
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html
Dr. Donn Lesson Plans and Resources
Seven Wonders/Archeology/Early Man/Mesopotamia/Egypt/Greece/Rome/Other
http://www.mrdowling.com/
Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
Nova on line
http://www.historychannel.com/
History Channel home page
http://www.lightspan.com/
Lightspan—rich site, mostly high school, great background
http://www.pantheon.org/
Encyclopedia Mythica—many cultures
http://classics.mit.edu/
Classic Archives from MIT
http://www.ancientroute.com/
Ancient Routes
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Prehistory:
http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Caves of Lascaux
http://members.aol.com/Donnpages/EarlyMan.html#PAINTINGS
Dr. Donn Life and Times of Early Man—text with links
http://members.aol.com/Donnpages/EarlyMan.html#INTRO
Dr. Donn Introduction—timeline and description
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Mesopotamia:
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html
Teacher resource/commentary and 7 primary sources
http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/mdtech/mythology/babylonian/index1.html
Babylonian Mythology—picture and description of major gods
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/hittite-ref.html
Hittite Mythology
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/sumer-faq.html
Sumerian mythology FAQ—History, Overview with outline
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Egypt:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
Nova Pyramid Facts/K-12
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
Nova Mysteries of the Nile—on-line adventure
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Life, geography, gods, mummification, pharaohs pyramids, temples, time,
trade, writing GAME OF SENET
http://guardians.net/egypt/
Links to Pyramids, Mummies, Hieroglyphics, and Gods—featured on
CNN
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/7037/
The Egyptian Dream—links/pictures with good visual, good information
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/cartouche/cartouche.html
Make your own cartouche in gold—names of pharaohs
http://members.aol.com/egypttour/mapindex.html#map
Tour Map of Egypt
http://members.aol.com/egyptart/mytho.html
Egyptian Mythology Gallery Directory
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/egypt/egypt.html
Detroit Institute of Arts (background reading)
http://touregypt.net/kings.htm
Egyptian Pharaohs names and background
http://touregypt.net/gods1.htm
Gods of Egypt—names and descriptions (background reading)
http://touregypt.net/bkofdead.htm
Book of the Dead (background reading)
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Israel:
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/israel/index.html
1 of 6 Ancient Cultures
Culture/Daily Life/Geography/Government/Industry/Social Life
One page of text and pictures
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/canaanite-faq.html
Canaanite Mythology
http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/zoroastrianism/FAQ.html
Zoroastrianism
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India:
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/index.html
1 of 6 Ancient Cultures
Culture/Daily Life/Geography/Government/Industry/Social Life
One page of text and pictures
http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/india/index.shtml
http://www.harappa.com/welcome.html
Artifacts and slide show
http://www.indiagov.org/culture/history/intro.htm
History of India (background reading)
http://members.aol.com/WERedu/PlanIndia.html
Detailed lesson plan for Indus Valley
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1335/Hist/fall_ind.html
Focus on the Aryan Invasion of India
http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-asia/moenjo_e/indus_e/indus_e.html
Indus Valley map and timeline
http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/mdtech/mythology/india/index.html
Hindu Religion—complicated, but rich resource
http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1415/indexd.html
Introduction to Hinduism—text with links
http://smith2.sewanee.edu/Rayid/261/hinduism.html
Introduction to Hinduism—sparsely arranged, rich resource
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China:
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/geo/geo.htm
Maps of China’s geography
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/maps.htm
Many maps of China, information on China’s
physical features, links organized according to topic, includes discussion
questions
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/
CNN In-Depth Specials – Visions of China
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/
China – ancient history, maps, timeline,
organized by dynasties
http://www.grainvalley.k12.mo.us/gvsd/dreamweaver2/chinesehistory.htm
Many links to topics about China
http://www.bc.edu/research/chinagateway/culthist/geo.html
China Gateway – geography and maps
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html
Dr. Donn’s China page—daily life, history, religion and links
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Walllinks.html
The Great Wall, history, links to Zodiac and treasure hunt
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html
Get a Chinese name
http://asterius.com/china/
From Yahooligans—condensed China for Beginners, no pictures
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/7/0,5716,119607+1,00.html
Yangtze River/Chang Jiang
http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~gleung/
Yellow River/Huang He
http://www.crystalinks.com/taklamakan.html
Taklamakan Desert
http://www.oneearthadventures.com/gobi/index.htm
Adventures across the Gobi Desert
http://www.chinacp.com/eng/cppolicystrategy/cp_rivers_lakes.html
Rivers and Lakes in China (such as Liao, Sungari, Chang Jiang, Huang
He)
Ancient China Webquest Links
1.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/shang.html
2.
http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/chinamap.gif
3 and 4.
http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCCHINA/SHANG.HTM
5 and 6.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/shang.html
7.
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/china.html
8.
http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang-tech.html
9.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ancient_china/shang.html
10, 11 and 12.
http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/shang.html
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Maya:
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/maya/index.html
1 of 6 Ancient Cultures
Culture/Daily Life/Geography/Government/Industry/Social Life
One page of text and pictures
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/map.html
Maya Adventure
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mminteng.html
Mystery of the Maya
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/maya/index.html
Ancient Maya—geography, daily life, culture
http://www.execpc.com/~urbanlee/MayaWelcome.html
The Ancient Maya—background reading with links
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTM
The Maya—background reading
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Crete:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Edee/MINOA/MINOANS.HTML
The Minoan Civilization
http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/aegean/galleryimages/imagegallery.html
Minoan and Mycenaean Cultures
http://www.daedalus.gr/DAEI/THEME/Knossos.html
Knossos—A Guide
http://harpy.uccs.edu/greek/knossos.html
The Palace of Knossos
http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/%7Elipi/archaeology/phaistos.html
The Phaistos Disk--discussion
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Greece:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Perseus Project Homepage
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
Overview of Greece—land, daily life and religion
http://www.ancientgreece.com/
Ancient Greece—geography, history, mythology, wars, others
http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Ancient_Greece/
Ancient_Greece_Websites_PB.html
Ancient Greece research links for middle school
http://www.middlebury.edu/~harris/SubIndex/greekmyth.html
Greek Mythology and Pre-history—Great background reading
http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/
greek_entry.html/olympians_e.html
Olympians—alphabetical guide and description
http://focusmm.com.au/gr_mymn.htm
Mythology of the Greeks—Olympians, lesser gods, Titans
http://library.thinkquest.org/23057/
Greek Mythology—6th and lower/7th and above
http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/
greek_encyclopedia_home.html
Illustrated encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/chart.html
Mythology from Iliad to last heroes—introduction, origins and quiz
http://library.thinkquest.org/18650/
Greek Mythology—a look back in time
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/greek_myth.html
Greek Mythology—gods, heroes, creatures, stories, family trees
http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/
Comparison between Greek and Norse Mythology—If anyone is interested
http://www.greekciv.pdx.edu/war/perwar1/battles.html
Battles—Ionian revolt, Marathon and Thermopylae
http://www.bib-arch.org/aoja00/realms2.html
Thracians--history
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/greek_arch.html
Architecture—Greek Columns
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/architindex?entry=Athens,Parthenon
Parthenon—background, description and images
http://www.greekciv.pdx.edu/philosophy/philo.html
Overview of Greek philosophy and individual philosophers for middle school
http://diogenes.baylor.edu/WWWproviders/thorburn/euripideshome.html
N otes and study guides to Euripides plays
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