TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade
With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Great Continental Drift Mystery
A unit on plate tectonics designed for middle school young scholars, this page must be read carefully to find the activities to be done in the class, but it provides a wealth of background for the teacher as well.
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Bbc: History: Alexander the Great (356 23 Bc): Alexander on Bucephalas
High relief sculpture of Alexander the Great on Bucephalas.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
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History.com: Ancient Egypt
For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Aristotle
A detailed biography of Aristotle (384-322 BC). Discusses his early life, his education, his relationship with Alexander the Great as tutor, the breadth of his work in various science disciplines, the school he established in Athens, and...
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Diogenes the Ascetic
Discusses the beliefs of Diogenes regarding wealth and pleasure and said he carried Cynicism to the extreme.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: The Battle of Chaeronea
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University and the Ancient History Sourcebook, gives an account of the Battle of Chaeronea from the historian Diodorus Siculus.
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Abcteach: People
[Free Registration/Login Required] Print worksheets from biographies and autobiographies from famous people such as Sally Ride, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, Francis Scott Key, Alexander the Great and many more.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Ancient Greece: Part Ii: C. 650 350 b.c.
Unit two of ancient Greece focusses on Sparta, women, warfare and the conquest of Alexander the Great. Module includes unit guide, primary source materials, videos and map collection.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Battle of Gaugamela
Reference page provides detailed information on the Battle of Gaugamela, the final meeting between Alexander the Great of Macedon and King Darius III of Persia.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Ancient Greece
A good resource for information on Ancient Greece. Delves into the early history, the Mycenaean Civilization and their Gods, the Archaic Period, the Classical Period, and Alexander the Great. Features a timeline of historical facts.
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Turkish Odyssey: The Bronze Age in Anatolia
This site from the Turkish Odyssey looks at the discovery of bronze and what it meant to the people in Mesopotamia. Talks about the Hittites, Hattians, and Assyrian Traders.
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Web Gallery of Art: Alexander the Great Refuses to Take Water
An image of "Alexander the Great Refuses to Take Water", created by Giuseppe Cades in 1792 (Tempera with wax on canvas, 81 x 114 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Alexander the Great
An image of "Alexander the Great", created by Couly Ii Nouailher, c. 1541 (Enamel, painted and partly gilded, on copper, diameter 23 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Alexander the Great in the Temple of Jerusalem
An image of "Alexander the Great in the Temple of Jerusalem", created by Sebastiano Conca from 1735-37 (Oil on canvas, 52 x 70 cm).
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Alfred the Great (Ad 849 99): Portrait
Artist's portrait of Alexander the Great.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Invention of the Telephone
The Great Idea Finder provides information on the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell and its history throughout the years. Links to other sites with information are provided.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander the Great
The Greek king of Macedon.
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Chicago Historical Society: Alexander Hesler Climbs the Court House
This resource provides pictures of Chicago from the roof tops.
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Web Gallery of Art: Alexander the Great and Roxane
An image of "Alexander the Great and Roxane", created by Pietro Antonio Rotari in 1756 (Oil on canvas, 243 x 202 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Story of Alexander the Great
An image of "Story of Alexander the Great", created by Loyset Liedet from 1450-90 (Manuscript).
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Web Gallery of Art: Alexander the Great Covers Darius's Corpse With a Coat
An image of "Alexander the Great Covers Darius's Corpse with a Coat", created by Gian Battista Zelotti from 1561-65 (Fresco).
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