Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers 2006 Annual Themed Festival

Ancient History Day & Mock Olympics

Tuesday, March 21, 2005

Fort Lowell Park, Tucson
Need ideas to get started? Visit some of these web sites!
 
 
 
Ancient Africa
 
Ancient Africa's Black Kingdoms
Collection of links to web sites about ancient African history, culture, art.
 
 
 
Anasazi
 
Who Were the Anasazi?
from the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
 
 
 
Ancient Celts
 
World of the Ancient Britons
This comprehensive site includes a timeline, pages about clothing, food, history, and festivals.
 
 
 
Ancient China
 
Ancient China
from the British Museum, including these interactive games:
 
Silkworm Challenge
 
Geography Challenge
 
Shang Calendar Challenge
 
Tomb Objects Challenge
 
Writing Challenge
 
Salt and Early Civilization
from Science News For Kids
 
 
 
Ancient Egypt
 
Cleopatra -- A mutlitmedia guide to the ancient world in English and Spanish
 
NOVA Online's Pyramid
 
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
 
Bread in Ancient Egypt
from TourEgypt.net
 
Glassworks in Ancient Egypt
from Science News for Kids
 
BBC's Mummy Maker Game
 
BBC's Pyramid Challenge
 
University of Chicago's Mummy Game
 
 
 
Ancient Greece
 
Ancient Greece
Links to pages about history, art and architecture, geography, mythology, and the Olympics
 
Maecenas -- Images of Greece and Rome
Online gallery of photographs that are available for non-commercial use.
 
Ancient Greece
from the British Museum, including the following interactive games:
 
Build a Temple Challenge
 
Red Rope Challenge
 
House Challenge
 
Gods & Festivals Challenge
 
Underwater Archaeology Challenge
 
Gods & Godesses Symbols Challenge
 
Killer Plague Challenge
 
Spartan Agoge Challenge
 
Farming Year Challenge
 
Sea Battle Challenge
 
Ancient Greek Food
from HistoryforKids.org
 
 
 
Ancient Guatamala
 
Early Maya Writing
from Science News for Kids
 
Food of the Maya
from Thinkquest.org
 
Stone Tablet May Solve Maya Mystery
from Science News for Kids
 
 
 
Ancient India
 
Ancient India
from the British Museum
 
Ancient Indian Tales
from IndianChild.com
 
 
 
Ancient Jordan
 
Petra - Lost City of Stone
from the American Museum of Natural History
 
Ancient City of Petra
from the American Museum of Natural History
 
 
 
Ancient Mexico
 
Mystery of the Maya
from the Canadian Museum of Civilization
 
Up Close with a Zapotec Urn
from the American Museum of Natural History
 
Food of the Maya
from Thinkquest.org
 
 
 
Mesopotamia
 
Ancient Mesopotamia
from the British Museum
 
 
 
Ancient Persia
 
Ancient Persia
 
 
 
Ancient Rome
 
The Private Life of the Romans
from Forum Romanum
 
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
From mrdonn.org
 
Ancient Roman Dishes - Collection
Recipes from a old Roman cookbook

 
 
Ancient South America
 
Inca Investigation
from the American Museum of Natural History
 
Inca Mummies - Secrets of a Lost World
from National Geographic
 
Food of the Inca
from Thinkquest.org
 
 
 
General Sites about the ancient world
 
ArchaeOLogy - Clues from the Past
from the American Museum of Natural History
 
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
from Thinkquest.org
 
The Food Timeline
from FoodTimeline.org