Web Resources. Ancient Near East (back to top) Mesopotamia - Excellent site from the British Museum.
It has information about the cultures of Assyria, Babylon and Sumer. A Bequest Unearthed: Phoenicia - Very comprehensive web site. Canaan and Ancient Israel - by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Megiddo Expediti Ancient Greece (back to top) Hellas.Net - A history of ancient Greece from the stone age to 146 BC. Ancient Greece - A good introduction to ancient Greece. Daily Life in Ancient Greece Ancient Greece - from BBC Schools. Homer - Information on the Iliad and Odyssey from About.Com. Ancient Greek Architecture - the ancient Greeks are famous for their beautiful buildings. Greek Mythology - Easy to use site will link you to many mythological sites. Zeus Spoke! Greek Culture- This site from the Greek government offers short profiles of dozens of Greek historical and archaeological sites. Perseus Project (Tufts U.) Ancient Rome (back to top) Asia (back to top) Africa Asia.
Kings Park Elementary. n3LCXYT.jpg (4000×2036) James Burke: Connections. Connections explores an Alternative View of Change (the subtitle of the series) that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress.
Burke contends that one cannot consider the development of any particular piece of the modern world in isolation. Rather, the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) motivations with no concept of the final, modern result of what either their or their contemporaries' actions finally led to. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation, and is also the main focus of the series and its sequels. Connections (1978) Pleiades. Www.lth5.k12.il.us/itsreal/units/6th/acivil/complete.pdf. HIST101: Ancient Civilizations of the World. In this course, we will study the emergence of the major civilizations of the ancient world, beginning with the Paleolithic Era (about 2.5 million years ago) and finishing with the end of the Middle Ages in fifteenth century A.D.
We will pay special attention to how societies evolved across this expanse of time—from fragmented and primitive agricultural communities to more advanced and consolidated civilizations. To do this, we will rely upon textbook readings to provide historical overviews of particular civilizations and then utilize primary-source documents to illuminate the unique features of these individual societies. By the end of the course, you will possess a thorough understanding of important overarching social, political, religious, and economic themes in the ancient world, ranging from the emergence of Confucian philosophy in Asia to the fall of imperial Rome. Course Designers: Professor Concepcion Saenz-Cambra, Dr. David Toye, and Christa Dierksheide, ABD. Ancient. Maps for Students. Livius. Articles on Ancient History.