World History

General History

History World - Articles, timelines, and links to related web sites.
Periodical Historic Atlas of Europe - Maps of Europe from the year 1 to the year 20000. The maps are for 100 year intervals.
History for Kids - From Britain. History and games.
Interactive History - Animations, games, videos, virtual tours, and quizzes from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
World History Games - From the ancient world to the modern age.
A Comparative Chronology of Money - from ancient to modern times. Brief descriptions of the uses of money throughout the ages. There are no pictures.

Prehistoric Man - Links to topics such as prehistoric art and prehistoric daily life.
The Evolution of Man - From the BBC.

Ancient Egypt - A nice introduction to ancient Egypt with pictures, explanations, stories, and games. Maybe not the place to go if you need to write a really long report.
Ancient Egypt - From DK Findout.
Discovering Ancient Egypt - A really interesting site with information on hieroglyphs, kings and queens and much more.
Guardian's Ancient Egypt Kid Connection - Information about gods, mummies, and pyramids. There are also games, quizzes, and things to make.
Pyramids: The Inside Story - Explore the inside of a pyramid and find out how they were built.

Mesopotamia - Excellent site from the British Museum. It has information about the cultures of Assyria, Babylon and Sumer.
Ancient Mesopotamia - Information and lots of pictures from the University of Chicago.
The Hittes - an ancient people who lived from 1600 to 1200 BCE.
Canaan and Ancient Israel - Information about the land and the people from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Ancient Greece - A good introduction to ancient Greece. From the British Museum.
Ancient Greece - from BBC Schools.
The Iliad - Every Greek child knew this story.

The Mysterious Etruscans - These people lived on the Italian Peninsula before the Romans.
Classics Unveiled - This site has sections on Roman history and Roman life. There is also a section on Roman mythology. This site was written by students at the York Mills C. I. in Ontario, Canada.
The Romans - Information about ancient Rome. This site also has some videos of ancient Roman sites.
Pompeii - Pompeii was a busy Roman city until 79 AD when the the volcano Vesuvius erupted and buried the city under lava and ashes.
Pompeii: Window on Ancient Rome - See Pompeii in this YouTube video.
Roman Emperors - Biographies of the emperors.
The Romans in Britain - Information about Roman life, the Roman army, and a good timeline.

Aztec History - Lots and lots of information about the Aztecs.
A Timeline of Mexican History
Who Were the Maya - by Robert Sharer. An introduction and a very good timeline. From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Mayan Kids - An introduction to the ancient Maya.
The Mesoamerican Ball Game - a very dangerous sport.
The Mayan Ball Game - a YouTube video.

The Nazca Culture - These early people of Peru made huge drawings in the desert. From Inside Peru
The Moche - Early people of Peru who made really beautiful pottery. This site is from Inside Peru.
The Incas - From DK Findout.
The Incas - Information from Scholastic.
The Conquistadors - Biographies of the men who conquered the native people of South and Central America.

History of China - This site has a timeline in addition to information on Chinese history.
Ancient China - A great site by the British Museum.
The Mongols in World History - The world of Genghis Khan and Marco Polo.
Ancient India - This is a good introduction to the geography, culture, and religions of early India. This web site is by the British Museum.
The Ancient Indus Valley - The Harappan culture of India and Pakistan.
The History of Viet Nam
The History of Thailand
The History of Cambodia - From Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The Lost City of Angkor Wat - A video from National Geographic about this Cambodian city.
The History of Korea

Mostly Medieval: Exploring the Middle Ages - Information about calendars, heraldry, ballads and medicine.
The Middle Ages for Kids - From Ducksters.
What it was like to live in the Middle Ages
The Black Death - A great plague which killed many people in Europe starting in 1348.
Medieval Warfare - Lots of good pictures of arms and armor.
The Early Islamic World - From Ducksters.
The Labyrinth - Search for information about the Middle Ages.
The Vikings - Viking raiders made life very difficult in the Middle Ages.
The Crusades - Battles between Christians and Muslims for control of Jerusalem. This information is from Ducksters

The Renaissance - The development of trade, the exploration of the world, and an explosive growth of art.
The Renaissance - a good introduction from Kids Discover.
The Galileo Project - Information about the man and his world.
Renaissance Art in Italy - This page has lots of links. Look at some of the great works of art by Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian.
Leonardo da Vinci - artist, scientist and inventor.
Michelangelo - A great artist of the Italian Renaissance.
Martin Luther - The life of the monk who started the protestant reformation.
Tudor History - England in the period between 1485 and 1603. There are biographies, and articles about life in Tudor times. There is also a list of movies which take place during Tudor times.
Queen Elizabeth I - Biography and history of events during her reign.

1700 - 1799 - A chronology of events from InfoPlease.
The Seven Years War - 1756 - 1763. This was really a world war. In the American colonies it was called the French and Indian War.
James Watt - His invention of the steam engine would lead to the Industrial Revolution.
The Chateau of Versailles - Take a tour of this beautiful home of French royalty.
1800 - 1899 - A chronology of events from InfoPlease.
Simon Bolivar - The liberator of several South American countries.
The Industrial Revolution - Changed how the world worked and traveled.
Queen Victoria - Victoria would be queen of England from 1829 - 1901. Her country would become one of the most powerful countries in the world.
The Crimean War - 1853 - 1856. England, Turkey, France and Sardinia were fighting Russia.
The 20th Century - Year by Year - Events for each year of the century plus timelines and news of disasters, entertainment and sports.
Trenches on the Web - A history of World War I.
The Russian Revolution - A short description of the Revolution of 1917.
World War II - From the BBC.
The Vietnam War - Timeline, events and photos.
A Short History of the Internet - The development of the Internet was a world changing event.
The Gulf War - War with Iraq in 1990 - 1991.
The Iraq Timeline - From the 1920's to the present.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant - Known as ISIS. This information is from Wikipedia.

The Kings and Queens of England and Britain
BBC History - Lots on British history. By the British Broadcasting Company.
Exhibitions of British History - Important events in history. By the British National Archives.
Early British Kingdoms for Kids - Britain in the Middle Ages.

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