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Link directly from this page to all sites in Critical Thinking Internet Activities: Ancient and Medieval History.
Updated September 11, 2009
*indicates a site that has changed since the original publication of this book
Activities: 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
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Activity 1: Thinking About Archaeology
*The Archaeology site for Section 1 is no longer available, but we're searching for a good substitute.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ancient Egypt: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=10
McClung Museum, Ancient Egypt: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permanent/egypt/egypt.shtml
Activity 2: Mesopotamia Web Sites
Mesopotamia: The Fertile Crescent: http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
Why Do Civilizations Fall?: Mesopotamia: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mesopotamia.html
*Ancient Mesopotamia: http://www.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html
Activity 3: The Indus Valley: An Advanced Civilization?
*Daily Life in Ancient India: http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Indialife.html#Top
The Ancient Indus Valley: http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html
*Virtual Tour of Mohenjo-Daro: http://www.harappa.com/indus/1.html
Activity 4: Egyptian Art and Daily Life
Detroit Institute of Arts: http://www.dia.org (type Egypt in the search window)
McClung Museum: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permanent/egypt/egypt.shtml
*Ancient Egyptian Art: http://www.carlos.emory.edu/egyptian-nubian
Activity 5: Comparing Ancient Greece and Rome
*Instead of The Ancient Greek World: Daily Life, use this page from the British Museum: http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/home_set.html
*Ancient Greece Unplugged is no longer available.
*Daily Life in Ancient Rome: http://rome.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html
History of Plumbing (Rome): http://www.theplumber.com/eng.html
*Ancient Empires: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200
Activity 6: Polynesian and Micronesian Navigation
Map: http://www.harper.cc.il.us/mhealy/g101ilec/pacific/par/parpol/parpolfr.htm
Ancient Navigation: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/civilization/navigation.html
*Celestial Navigation Before 1400: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/astro.html
Activity 7: The Mayan Calendar
The Mayan Calendar: http://www.webexhibits.com/calendars/calendar-mayan.html
*The Mayan Date Calculator is no longer available.
Mayan/Aztec Calendar Systems page: http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpaztec.html.
*(Section 5: The Ancient Maya page is no longer available).
Silkworm Information: http://insected.arizona.edu/silkinfo.htm
*History of Silk: http://www.silk-road.com/artl/silkhistory.shtml
*The Cleveland Museum of Art: When Silk Was Gold exhibit is no longer available.
*Daily Life in Ancient China is no longer recommended for this activity.
Medieval Sourcebook: Procopius: The Roman Silk Industry, c. 550: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/550byzsilk.html
Trade in Ancient Africa: http://www.mrdowling.com/609-trade.html
*On The Line - Sahara: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/sahara.htm
Activity 10: A Modern Medieval Castle
Castles of Britain: Castle Learning Center: http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm
What Are Castles?: http://www.castlewales.com/castles.html
Life in a Medieval Castle: http://www.castlewales.com/life.html
*Ian’s Land of Castles is no longer available.