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| Humanity and Agriculture"How Did Humans Evolve?" | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/lessons/lesson5/teach.html | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/lessons/lesson5/teach.html ) | ||
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| Discover some of the latest findings regarding our earliest human ancestors. | ||
| http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2001/nov/ancestor.htm | ||
( http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2001/nov/ancestor.htm ) | ||
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| "Human Origins: Reconstructing the Story" | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/lfopen-index.html | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/lfopen-index.html ) | ||
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| Read about this evidence of the earliest human burial. | ||
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2885663.stm | ||
( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2885663.stm ) | ||
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| Explore the origins of agriculture. | ||
| http://www.primalseeds.org/agricult.htm | ||
( http://www.primalseeds.org/agricult.htm ) | ||
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| Consider the new technologies that paved the way for sedentary agriculture. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/4-Agriculture/agriculture1.html | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/4-Agriculture/agriculture1.html ) | ||
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| Find out about the agricultural revolution, which marked the urban civilizations of the ancient world. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/7-Social-Consequences/socialcons1.html | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/7-Social-Consequences/socialcons1.html ) | ||
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| Explore the ancient civilizations of the world. | ||
| http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/ancient.htm | ||
( http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/ancient.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about archeology and the study of other cultures. | ||
| http://www.indiana.edu/%7Earch/saa/matrix/ia/ia03_mod_01.html | ||
( http://www.indiana.edu/%7Earch/saa/matrix/ia/ia03_mod_01.html ) | ||
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| "Why Study Ancient World Cultures?" | ||
| http://eawc.evansville.edu/ | ||
( http://eawc.evansville.edu/ ) | ||
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| Early Forms of ArtExplore this timeline of art history. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm ) | ||
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| View prehistoric art from around the world. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/st_prehistory.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/st_prehistory.htm ) | ||
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| "Questions in Art Criticism" | ||
| http://mati.eas.asu.edu:8421/ChicanArte/html_pages/ArtCriticismQues.html | ||
( http://mati.eas.asu.edu:8421/ChicanArte/html_pages/ArtCriticismQues.html ) | ||
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| Read about color symbolism around the world. | ||
| http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm | ||
( http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm ) | ||
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| MesopotamiaSteven Kreis lectures on ancient Mesopotamian and Western Asian civilizations. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture2b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture2b.html ) | ||
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| Richard Hooker presents an overview of Mesopotamian history from the Sumerians to the Persians. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/CONTENT1.HTM | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/CONTENT1.HTM ) | ||
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| Fordham University's Internet Ancient History Sourcebook offers a diverse selection of resources relating to Mesopotamian civilizations. | ||
| http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html | ||
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html ) | ||
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| Learn about Mesopotamian medicine. | ||
| http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/Sumer.htm | ||
( http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/Sumer.htm ) | ||
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| "Accessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia" offers a glimpse of the female experience in the ancient Near East. | ||
| http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html | ||
( http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html ) | ||
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| Find out about the sacrificial tradition in Sumerian culture. | ||
| http://gallery.sjsu.edu/sacrifice/sumerians.html | ||
( http://gallery.sjsu.edu/sacrifice/sumerians.html ) | ||
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| ETANA features full texts and comprehensive bibliographical information on works relating to Near Eastern studies. | ||
| http://www.etana.org/ | ||
( http://www.etana.org/ ) | ||
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| First Epic LiteratureWhat stories from Genesis can be found in the literature of Mesopotamia? Find out via Richard Hooker's The Epic of Gilgamesh discussion and summaries. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM ) | ||
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| Follow this study guide for The Epic of Gilgamesh and read about storytelling in the epic. | ||
| http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/brown.htm | ||
( http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/brown.htm ) | ||
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| "The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Spiritual Biography" | ||
| http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sunrise/49-99-0/mi-wtst.htm | ||
( http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sunrise/49-99-0/mi-wtst.htm ) | ||
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| Mesopotamian MythologyDiscover more about Sumerian cosmology and mythology. | ||
| http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/sumer-faq.html | ||
( http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/sumer-faq.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about Assyro-Babylonian mythology. | ||
| http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/assyrbabyl-faq.html | ||
( http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/assyrbabyl-faq.html ) | ||
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| Encyclopedia Mythica presents a collection of short articles identifying major figures in Mesopotamian mythology. | ||
| http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/middle_east/mesopotamian/articles.html | ||
( http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/middle_east/mesopotamian/articles.html ) | ||
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| "Gods, Goddesses, Demons, and Monsters": The British Museum presents Mesopotamian religion and mythology. | ||
| http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/home_set.html | ||
( http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/home_set.html ) | ||
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| "Apocrypha: The Sumerians and Akkadians (2003)" | ||
| http://www.lost-history.com/Sumerians.html | ||
( http://www.lost-history.com/Sumerians.html ) | ||
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| Mesopotamian ArtArt History Resources on the Web presents the art of the ancient near east, including the Mesopotamian region. | ||
| http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHneareast.html | ||
( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHneareast.html ) | ||
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| Explore ancient Mesopotamian art and daily life. | ||
| http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm | ||
( http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm ) | ||
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| Visit this interactive site on Mesopotamia from the British Museum. | ||
| http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html | ||
( http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html ) | ||
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| View stunning examples of Mesopotamian art in this online companion to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Art of the First Cities" exhibit. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/First_Cities/firstcities_main.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/First_Cities/firstcities_main.htm ) | ||
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| Egyptian HistoryThe BBC presents "Ancient History: Egyptians." | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ ) | ||
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| Digital Egypt for Universities provides broad coverage of a number of topics relating to ancient Egypt. | ||
| http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/ | ||
( http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/ ) | ||
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| The British Museum presents ancient Egyptian civilization and culture. | ||
| http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html | ||
( http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html ) | ||
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| Explore this history of ancient Egypt. | ||
| http://www.touregypt.net/ehistory.htm | ||
( http://www.touregypt.net/ehistory.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about Egyptian prehistory. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/EGYPT/PREHIST.HTM | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/EGYPT/PREHIST.HTM ) | ||
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| Find out about the Old Kingdom of Egypt. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/EGYPT/OLD.HTM | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/EGYPT/OLD.HTM ) | ||
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| Explore ancient Egyptian religion and take a virtual tour. | ||
| http://guardians.net/egypt/religion.htm | ||
( http://guardians.net/egypt/religion.htm ) | ||
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| Steven Kreis lectures on Egyptian civilization. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture3b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture3b.html ) | ||
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| Explore the topic of Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt. | ||
| http://www.umich.edu/%7Ekelseydb/Exhibits/WomenandGender/title.html | ||
( http://www.umich.edu/%7Ekelseydb/Exhibits/WomenandGender/title.html ) | ||
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| Art History Resources on the Web presents Egyptian art. | ||
| http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHegypt.html | ||
( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHegypt.html ) | ||
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| See this introduction to Egyptian art and architecture. | ||
| http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.4.html | ||
( http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.4.html ) | ||
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| Learn about the Egyptian quest for immortality at the National Gallery of Art. | ||
| http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/ | ||
( http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/ ) | ||
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| Visit this gallery of ancient Egyptian art and architecture. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/EGYPT/GALLERY.HTM | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/EGYPT/GALLERY.HTM ) | ||
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| Explore the pyramids at this PBS site. | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/ | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/ ) | ||
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| Take a virtual tour of an Egyptian temple. | ||
| http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/ | ||
( http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/ ) | ||
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| Egyptian Music and DanceLearn about ancient Egyptian music. | ||
| http://www.umich.edu/%7Ekelseydb/Exhibits/MIRE/Introduction/AncientEgypt/AncientEgypt.html | ||
( http://www.umich.edu/%7Ekelseydb/Exhibits/MIRE/Introduction/AncientEgypt/AncientEgypt.html ) | ||
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| Read about music and dance in ancient Egypt. | ||
| http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/music.html | ||
( http://showcase.netins.net/web/ankh/music.html ) | ||
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| See this introduction to ancient Egyptian music. | ||
| http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/music.htm | ||
( http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/music.htm ) | ||
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| Egyptian Writing and LiteratureCompose and translate Egyptian hieroglyphs. This site includes a hieroglyph dictionary, lessons, and quizzes. | ||
| http://hieroglyphs.net/ | ||
( http://hieroglyphs.net/ ) | ||
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| Explore the Duke Papyrus Archive, which includes photographs and translations of various letters, lists, petitions, and other records. | ||
| http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/papyrus/texts/homepage.html | ||
( http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/papyrus/texts/homepage.html ) | ||
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| Find out about problems of definition in ancient Egyptian literature. | ||
| http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/literature/definition.html | ||
( http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/literature/definition.html ) | ||
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| Read about ancient Egypt's influence on world literature. | ||
| http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/liter.htm | ||
( http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/liter.htm ) | ||
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| Find out about the "Wisdom Literature" of ancient Egypt. | ||
| http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/wisdom.htm | ||
( http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/wisdom.htm ) | ||
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| Browse these articles on ancient Egyptian literature. | ||
| http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=acti... | ||
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| Explore these annotated ancient Egyptian texts. | ||
| http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/texts/ | ||
( http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/texts/ ) | ||
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