Updated on March 8, 2017
Kids can explore ancient cultures, customs, and history around the world with these websites. Some include teaching resources.
From site: Follow a team as they reconstruct how the pyramids of Egypt were built on NOVA’s “This Old Pyramid.” On this site, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom…
Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land is a website of educational resources based on discoveries in the Cave of Letters near the Dead Sea in Israel. From site: One of the most spectacular finds in the Cave of Letters was…
From site: Expand your understanding of ancient Egyptian history and culture by visiting this online exhibit. Get to know our 2500-year-old mummy by reviewing extensive CAT-scan images and manipulating a highly detailed 3-D model. Learn about excavation and try your…
The Children’s University of Manchester has several interactive games to help kids learn about Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. There are maps, timeline, exploration of ancient structures. Stuents learn about each civilization’s gods, culture, major accomplishments, and technologies.
From site: The king faces you surrounded by an entourage of the queen, fan bearers, body guards and scribes. His instructions to you are short. You must build a pyramid so when he dies, his soul can rise up to…
Help Anubis, the god of embalming for ancient Egyptians, prepare a body for burial. Mummification helps to preserve the body, according to their beliefs, so the soul can be recognized after death. In this interactive you will follow each of…
From site: This is a collection of images, thoughts, and resources about Ancient Greece… While the entire site can be utilized as an educational resource, I thought some parts of it can be particularly usefull to professors and teachers. Pictures…
From site: This site is about the Iron Age Celts who lived in Western Europe from about the 5th century BC to the first century AD – the early Celts. The site is for use both at school and at…
From site: The Black Sea Trade Project is an interdisciplinary study of trade systems in the Black Sea over the past 5,000 years and their effects on local cultures and economies. The project focuses on the hinterland and port of…
From site: Mesopotamias diverse contributions in writing, mathematics, literature, and law will come alive again in Discover Babylon TM , a joint project of the Federation of American Scientists Learning Technologies Project, UCLAs Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, Escape Hatch Entertainment,…
The British Museum’s free interactive website is composed of ten “chapters” on ancient Egypt topics. These include: Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddesses, mummification, pharaohs, pyramids, temples, times, trades and writing. There is also a “staff room” with extensive resources for…
This site provides extensive Powerpoint presentations on ancient peoples, civilizations, and archeology for teachers of K-8 students. Many of the presentations include links to other activities. Subjects include kingdoms of Africa, Mali, Ghana, Kush, Egypt, Benin, Songhai and more. Artwork…