University of Chicago
Lost Egypt: Early Photos of Egyptian Monuments
A series of photos taken in the nineteenth century of various ancient Egyptian temples and other religious sites. There is also a good article on the history of early photography in Egypt including a description of how nineteenth-century...
University of Hawai'i
History of an Astrolabe
This site offers a definition and history of the astrolabe. There are links for additional information and acitivities.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egyptian Inventions
The ingenuity of the Ancient Egyptians knew no bounds. Being isolated, they had no one else to learn from except themselves. Check out some of their most prominent inventions in the following summary.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Ancient Mesopotamia: C .3000 1700 b.c.
Tom Richey presents this learning module on ancient Mesopotamia and provides unit materials, primary sources, video explaining the Code of Hammurabi and Epic of Gilgamesh, as well as lecture notes for students and teachers.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Virtual Egypt (Panoramic Views of Key New Kingdom Sites)
Explore in detail three key sites of Upper Egypt during the New Kingdom: the West Bank of Thebes, Abydos, and Karnak. Locate the sites on a map, read more about them, and then click through panoramic photographs that show how the areas...
PBS
Pbs: Science and Technology of Ancient Egypt (Lesson Plan)
A lesson involving research and exploration of key scientific and technological contributions made by the ancient Egyptians, including newspapers, cosmetics, and glassware.
Phonecian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Phoenicia
The first paragraph gives some history and major achievements of the Phoenicians. Scroll down for alphabet and other achievement information.
Other
Online Chinese Tools: Chinese Numbers
An interesting "Brief description of the Chinese number system," has traditional, simplified, and formal Chinese symbols, plus pinyin. Straight forward explanation of Chinese/English similarities and differences. Contains a tool for...
Other
The History of Writing
This explanation of the history of writing traces writing from the use of "Counting tokens," to the development of the Roman alphabet. The pictures of how writing has progressed over time is very interesting and helpful.
Able Media
The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia
This site is an online resource if you are researching medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia. Many sections include historical background, sources, concepts, and practitioners.
Able Media
The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece
Impressive Classics Technology Center site lists the achievements of the ancient Greeks in medicine from the time of Homer up to Hippocrates and the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Gives evidence from ancient texts.
Other
Maya Architecture: Evolution, Structure and Diversity of a Civilization
A comprehensive look at Mayan architecture with many diagrams and photos.
Curated OER
Cbc News: Mission Accomplished: Team Canada Wins 5th Straight Gold
Hockey fans celebrated Team Canada's 5th straight gold medal during the first week of January 2009.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Achilles
Illustrated encyclopedia entry on Achilles provides and overview of the history and representations of Achilles.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Byzantine Art Under Islam
Examples of Byzantine art from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Spouted Wine Vessel
This piece of art was on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A beautiful photograph and description are given.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: The Foundation Ceremony for Ancient Egyptian Religious Buildings
If you are going to spend all that time and money building a temple, you want things to go right. That's where the foundation ceremonies came into play. The ceremonies had a strict set of rites to be followed to bring good luck to the...
Other
Logoi.com: Chinese Bronzes
This site from Logoi.com contains information on the ancient Chinese Bronzes. This site focuses on the meaning and the explanation behind the ritual bronzes, and it also provides pictures. Definitely a site worthy of checking out.
Other
The Face of the Beast Taotie Images
One of the great mysteries of ancient China is the origin and meaning of the terrifying animal faces on ancient Shang ritual vessels. This illustrated article surveys this Chinese bronze art decoration in great detail.
Vancouver Island University
Malaspina College: Early Chinese Bronze Casting
Discusses early Chinese bronze in terms of historical and cultural significance. Includes several pictures and links.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
This site from the National Gallery of Art offers a virtual tour of the tomb of Thutmose III and streaming slideshows of Egyptian artifacts with "Informative narratives from the experts."
Other
Ancient History: 10 Ancient Greek Inventions and Discoveries Still Used Today
Ten of the important inventions and innovations of the ancient Greeks are described. These include the water mill, the odometer, alarm clocks, cartography, the Olympics, geometry, Hippocratic medicine, philosophy, democracy, and...
BBC
Bbc: H2g2: The Neolithic Revolution
A helpful summation of the key features of the agriculture revolution of the Neolithic Age: population growth, specialization, trade, security, government, and disease.