PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World
A companion to the PBS series, How Art Made the World, this site shows the vital role art has played in the development of humanity beginning with very early civilizations. With text, images, and interviews with scholars, the site shows...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
Awesome examples of Egyptian art are given on these web pages from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Enjoy looking at pictures of actual pieces of art that are currently in the museum. Along with the art are brief historical...
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World
Massive site for information on the ancient Greek world. Follow the navigation at the top of the page for detailed sections on time periods, daily life, religion and death, economy, and more. Each section includes pictures of artifacts...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: The New Civilization
With Rome's conquest of foreign lands, she assimilates many ideas for literature, architecture, art, religion, and philosophy.
Other
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Take a tour of Egypt or visit the online exhibit of artifacts at this site. Descriptions and history of the artifacts are given and there is an impressive links page.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Developing Civilization in Ancient Egypt
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art of the First Cities
Learn about art history in Mesopotamia and its surrounding regions, circa 3000 B.C. Explore the history of the region through various topics including cities, rulers and religious vestments.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun [Pdf]
The Amarna Period of ancient Egypt only lasted about thirty years but it is one of the most remarkable periods in Egypt's history. It began when the pharaoh Akhenaten, who was married to Nefertiti, built the city of Amarna in honor of...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art
Fully comprehensive site that dives into world myths and world cultures. View art that expresses mythological themes from various cultures around the world and learn about cultural similarities and differences. Key words for learning,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Near East
A short introduction to the ancient Near East, followed by sections providing an in-depth coverage. Includes links to additional information.
The British Museum
Ancient China
The British Museum explores Ancient China by looking at different arts and crafts, geography, ancient tombs, and ancient writings. Students will be able to learn about these different topics and take challenges to see what they learned....
Google
Google Maps: Virtual Tour of Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Take a virtual tour through the Pergamon Museum located on Museum Island in Berlin. This world famous museum has life-size, reconstructed monuments from ancient civilizations, including the Pergamon Altar of Zeus, the Roman Market Gate...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Approaches to Art History
A landing page for a course in Art History.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Ancient China
We will refer to Ancient China as the time between the Neolithic period (ca. 6,000-ca. 1750 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), This is the formative stage of Chinese civilization. During this time, what we now call China...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Egypt
This is a collection of 6 Grade-Leveled texts (7-12) on the topic Ancient Egypt. Egyptian civilization is over 5,000 years old. While modern Egypt is different in many ways, the influence of Ancient Egypt can still be felt along the...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Learners will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
Other
The Virtual Egyptian Museum
View dozens of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Sift through the collection by type, period, God, or material.
BBC
Bbc: Ancient History in Depth: Mesopotamia
A look at many aspects of the Mesopotamian culture. Click through the slide show to see the image and additional information and resources. A good overview of the contributions of an early civilization. Archived.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Damnatio Memoriae Roman Sanctions Against Memory
Damnatio memoriae is a term we use to describe a Roman phenomenon in which the government condemned the memory of a person who was seen as a tyrant, traitor, or another sort of enemy to the state. The images of such condemned figures...
Other
The Etruscan Virtual Museum
Very detailed site featuring a history of the Etruscan people and descriptions of daily life through a tour of an Etruscan city. Highlights the accomplishments of these people and why their civilization faded. Lots of pictures of ancient...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Rosetta Stone
Audio slideshow discussing Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. [3:56] Includes links to additional information.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: African Voices
This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Jericho
Article discussing the long history of the city of Jericho and some of the extraordinary archaeological discoveries made there since the nineteenth century. Includes links to additional information and images.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Assyrians
Learn about the ancient Mesopotamian culture of the Assyrians and the art that they produced in this gallery of relevant object images from the British Museum, each with a detailed description of the work.