Websites to Support the New Curriculum

Maps of the Great Wall of China:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/scene/

Silk Road Display, The Road behind the Fabric:
http://www.cccgt.org/silkroad/silkroad.htm

Cyrus World History, the Ancient World, Maps, The Empire of Cyrus II:
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map10per.htm
(shows Persia and the Royal Road)

World History, the Ancient World, Maps, Ancient Greece:
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map12gr.htm

World History, the Ancient World, Maps, Han Empire 100 BCE: http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map15ch.htm
(includes Silk Road and Great Wall)

NOVA online, map of the Maya World:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/world.html

World History, the Ancient World, Maps, Roman Empire, 150 CE:
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map19rm.htm

Roman Empire Interactive Map:  
http://www.roman-empire.net/maps/map-empire.html

Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents:
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

Detroit Institute of Arts, Ancient Arts:
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/ancientindex.html
(select the desired ancient society) 

Greece:

Persia:

Maya:

Rome:

China:

Greece:

Persia:

Maya:

Rome:

China:

No websites recommended

Detroit Institute of the Arts, Ancient Art, Greece:
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/greece/greece.html

British Museum, Greece:
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/greece/greece.html

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

Parthenon:
http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Parthenon.html

Art of Ancient Greece:
http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/ancient/anc_greek.htm

Perseus Digital Library:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
(primary and secondary sources on Greece and Rome)

Texas Humanities Resource Center, Ancient Cultures, The Search for Alexander:
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/ancient/alexander/index.html

Myth Web:
http://www.mythweb.com/index.html

Think Quest, Greek Myths:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002356F/storylibrary.htm

Mythography, Greek Mythology and Art:
http://www.loggia.com/myth/content.html

Social Studies for Kids, Greek-Persian Wars:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/persianwars1.htm
(excellent research site for kids) 

Perseus Digital Library, The Ancient Olympics:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/

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

Greece, Greek Architecture:
http://www.kinderart.com/architecture/archiselem.shtml

World Cultures, Greek Philosophy, Plato:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/PLATO.HTM

Ancient Greece:
http://www.crystalinks.com/greece.html
(index of topics includes people, events, ideas in Ancient Greece)

Ancient Greece, Sparta:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HTM

Ancient Greece, Athens:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/ATHENS.HTM

Social Studies for Kids, Greek-Persian Wars:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/persianwars1.htm
(excellent research site for kids) 

Perseus Digital Library, The Ancient Olympics:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/

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

Greece, Greek Architecture:
http://www.kinderart.com/architecture/archiselem.shtml

World Cultures, Greek Philosophy, Plato:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/PLATO.HTM

Ancient Greece:
http://www.crystalinks.com/greece.html
(index of topics includes people, events, ideas in Ancient Greece)

Ancient Greece, Sparta:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HTM

Ancient Greece, Athens:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/ATHENS.HTM

Apology by Plato, translated Benjamin Jowett, Socrates’ Defence:
http://www.saliu.com/socrates.html

What is Socrates’ Apology?:
http://www.prometheustrust.co.uk/TTS_Catalogue/Socrates_Apology/socrates_apology.html

Map of Ancient Greek World:
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/gk_wrld.htm

Map of Ancient Greece:
http://www.loggia.com/myth/mapgreece1.html
(includes the sites of important temples)
 
Ancient Greece, Mythology:
http://www.ancient-greece.com/html/other_frame.htm

Myth Web:
http://www.mythweb.com/index.html

Think Quest, Greek Myths:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002356F/storylibrary.htm

Mythography, Greek Mythology and Art:
http://www.loggia.com/myth/content.html

History for Kids, Greek Myths:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/greekrelig.htmo

Perseus, A Greek Anthology:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts/gk_anth.html#sophocles
(selection of excerpts from the writings of ancient Greeks)

Pericles’ Funeral Oration:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pericles-funeralspeech.html

World Cultures, General Glossary, Democracy:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GLOSSARY/DEMOC.HTM

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Becoming a Canadian Citizen:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/becoming-howto.html

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Rights and Responsibilities in Canada:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/rights-fs.html

Citizenship in Ancient Greece:
http://silverstarz110.tripod.com/index.html

Europe at School, Civics, Citizen:
http://www.oesel.ee/civics/school/citizen.htm

Students read History for Kids, Greek Government:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/index.htm

BBC, History, Greeks, The Democratic Experiment:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_03.shtml

Classics Technology Center, Development of Ancient Greek Democracy in Athens:
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/greenwaldgreece10.html

BBC Schools, Ancient Greece, Athens:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/athens/index.shtml

Think Quest, Government in Ancient Greece:
http://library.thinkquest.org/6132/government.html

Student’s Friend, Part I, Unit 4, Ancient Greece and Rome, Democracy:
http://www.studentsfriend.com/sf/part1see/part1-4.html

No website recommended

The Roman Empire at Its Greatest Extent:
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/maps/basicmap.html

Maps of the Roman World in the First Century AD:
http://www.centuryone.com/rmnwrd.html

The Grandeur of Rome:
http://arts.lausd.k12.ca.us/history/rome/

Bishop’s Virtual Tours, Ancient Rome:
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/dbishop/rome/Rome.html

OSSHE Historical and Cultural Atlas Resource, Europe Image Library: 
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/images.html

Great Buildings, Pantheon:
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pantheon.html 

PBS, The Roman Empire in the First Century:
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/

Ancient Rome:
http://www.crystalinks.com/rome.html

Mr. Donn’s Pages, Daily Life in Ancient Rome:
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Romelife.html

Timeline, Ancient Rome:
http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html

Discovery Channel School, Rome’s Rise to Power:
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/risetopower/

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, Roman Empire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire

PBS, The Roman Empire in the First Century:
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/

Ancient Rome:
http://www.crystalinks.com/rome.html

Mr. Donn’s Pages, Daily Life in Ancient Rome:
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Romelife.html

Timeline, Ancient Rome:
http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html

Discovery Channel School, Rome’s Rise to Power:
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/risetopower/

Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, Roman Empire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire

History Television; Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome:
http://www.historytelevision.ca/archives/hannibal/

History Television; In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great:
http://www.historytelevision.ca/archives/alexandertheGreat/

Oregon State University, Trade in the Roman Empire, Interactive Map:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/interactive/map32.html

Trade Routes and Great Empires of the First Century AD:
http://www.dalton.org/groups/Rome/./RMap2.html

No websites recommended

Architecture Canada, Winnipeg:
http://canada.archiseek.com/manitoba/winnipeg/

Manitoba’s Legislative Building:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/legtour/legbld.html

BBC, Roman Mosaics Gallery :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/mosaics_gallery.shtml

Pictures of History, Ancient Rome:
http://www.jhauser.us/pictures/history/Romans/Rome/

Art History Resource on the Web, Ancient Rome:
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrome.html

Art History Resource on the Web, Ancient Greece:
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHgreece.html

Royal Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World:
http://www.royalathena.com/ 

Ancient Greece:
http://www.ancientgreece.com/

BBC Historic Figures:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/

BBC, History, Greeks:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/

Mr. Donn’s Ancient History, Ancient Greece:
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/#GREECE

Mr. Donn’s Ancient History, Ancient Rome:
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/#ROME

Greek Names vs. Roman Names:
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/names.html

The Origins for the Secular Names for the Days of the Week:
http://www.yashanet.com/library/secular-weekdays.html

Shakespeare Resource Centre, Play Synopses:
http://www.bardweb.net/plays/index.html

The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, Index of Ancient Greek Mathematics:
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Greeks.html

CyberSleuth Kids, History of Mathematics:
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Math/History/

Nove Roma, Roman Numerals:
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

Nova, Archimedes:
http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html

Latin phrases and words used in English:
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/latin-phrases.htm

Omniglot, A Guide to Writing Systems, Latin language:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/latin2.htm

Great Buildings, Pantheon: 
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pantheon.html

Roman Forum:
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/dbishop/rome/Forum.html

The Roman Forum:
http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/romanforum/roman_forum.htm

Seven Wonders, Greece:
http://www.ehistory.com/ancient/ListPreviewOnly.cfm
?LID=29&PreviewOnly=yes&public=yes&EID=4

Ancient Greek Architecture:
http ://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/greek.html

Ancient Roman Architecture:
http ://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/roman.html

No websites recommended