Ancient Cultures

• The Ancient World--eyewitness accounts of history
• Ancient World Club

Egypt

• Ancient Egypt-   With great museum objects
• Ancient civilizations game
• Egypt from Discovery school
• List of Egypt Links- Excellent sites here!
• Ancient Egypt from the British Museum

Rome

• Multnomah County Library Homework Center: Ancient History and Cultures Sites
• Roman Emperors
• Ancient Rome - find out why Rome wasn't built in a day! Explore its Colosseum, Forums, and the Circus Maximus, as well as the city of Pompeii.
• History of the Roman Empire - detailed page about the empire's founding, kings, emperors, army, and more. Includes interactive maps.

Ancient Myths

• Mythography-- Greek, Roman, and Celtic myths.

Slavery

• Understanding Slavery
• The African American Journey--history of Africans Americans and their struggle for freedom.
• The Underground Railroad--interactive site about the underground railroad.

Civil War

• Civil War for Kids
• The Time of the Lincolns--the Civil War and slavery

Western Expansion

• The Old West--eyewitness accounts of history
• New Perspectives on the West--from the PBS show
• African American Cowboys--from National Geographic
• Judgement Day--African Americans and western expansion

Life in the Ocean

• Planet Ocean
• Ancient Sharks
• Ocean Living--from the National Zoo.

Ecosystems

• Webs of Life
• Everglades Ecosystem
• Earth on the Edge--how ecosystems are changing and a general description of ecosystems.
• Investigate Biodiversity--the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems.
• Ecology Strikes Back!--cool cartoon about ecosystems.

Light

• Light and Optics
• International Dark Sky Association