Ancient Civilizations and Empires Ancient Civilizations and Empires Ancient civilizations are the basis of the world as we know it today, built on the ruins of 10,000 years of advanced cultures such as the Greek, Roman, Mesopotamia, Mayan, Indus, Egyptian, and others that we know primarily through archaeology and some written records. The British Museum uses objects in its collection to explore the cities, buildings technology, trade, religion and writing of the ancient world. This site provides information on and discussion of dozens of ancient civilizations from throughout the world. Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. You'll learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. Brought to you by the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Learn about daily life in ancient China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and much more. Ancient history timelines. Ancient calendars, the earliest clocks, and the revolution of timekeeping. This site provides information on ancient languages, such as the language family and pronunciation, as well as the written characters of any ancient language you can imagine. A clickable chart of people and events throughout human history. Take a look! Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, Rome, Hellenistic World and more. NOVA Online connects you with "the technology and human ingenuity of these civilizations by attempting to recreate these monuments -- using only the tools available to the ancients." Stonehenge, Inca, Obelisk, and the Colosseum. Top unknown Empires and little known ancient civilizations. The University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology brings information regarding the Mesoamerican Civilizations; the groups are the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec. Mesoweb is devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacano, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, Aztec and others. California Missions For the study of the California Missions, Presidios, Pueblos, and Ranchos
and their Native American, Hispanic, and Early American Past. This site features a history for each of the twenty-one California Missions. The missions are numbered according to the order they were founded. Photographs and tours of your favorite mission at these sites. History of California's missions with colorful photographs. Famous Speeches Famous speeches, quotes and epitaphs are at this site. Top 100 American speeches. Famous speeches from around the world. Database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two. The History Place presents their great speeches collections. Immigration Immigration history from various sites. History of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty. and Liberty State Park.
Also schedule and fees for Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. From the History Channel comes this site with timeline and pictures. Another site with history and timeline of Ellis Island. Search for your ancesters who came into America through Ellis Island. This is a free site. This Immigration Fact Sheet is a compilation of recent statistics and historical data on national origin and residence of immigrants and the foreign-born population in the United States. This site is from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. New immigrants, new needs. California's Angel Island history, the history of Chinese immigration. Citizenship through Ben's Guide. Immigration today: do you qualify for naturalization? Here are the requirements. Industrial Revolution Everything you have ever wanted to know about the industrial revolution and what lead up to it from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook/ The Industrial Revolution changed the world. Read about the people and events that changed peoples lives. Rise of industrial America from American Memory and the Library of Congress. The two countries that invented the Industrial Revolution. Innovations of the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution changes things. This Day in History From the Library of Congress comes this "Today in History, providing facts on what happened this day in American history. Any Day in History lets you pick a month, then pick a day and this site will show you what happened on that day throughout history. DMarie Time Capsule lets you choose a day in history and gives you the headlines for that day. This site also provides news headlines, popular songs, names of people born on your birthday and date, TV shows on the air at the time, toys invented that year, and books published.
Click on Quick Page after entering the date desired to get a quick list of these items. Westward Expansion History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.. The Louisiana Purchase aided in the westward expansion. Relive the adventure of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Read the journals of Lewis and Clark on this website. Be part of the expedition on the National Geographic interactive journey log. Expanding westward towards the coast. Maps of the westward expansion. Gold rush days. History of the pony express and extra information. Biographies of people of the west. Legends and famous people of the west with photographs. Maps of the west. Links to trails west. Links to the westward expansion: gold rush, varied trails west, pony express, people of the west, photographs, maps, and other information. August 2009
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