This resource summarizes the history and nature of ancient Greek warfare and the role it played in the average man's life. It includes further links about chariots, weapons, and armor.

This resource allows students to discover the world of anthropology in a completely new way. The signficance of studying the human race is explained, along with interactive games, activities, and interviews. Design an ancient flowerpot,...

This resource allows students to discover the world of anthropology in a completely new way. The signficance of studying the human race is explained, along with interactive games, activities, and interviews. Design an ancient flowerpot,...

Can ancient scriptural accounts of the world's creation by God be reconciled with Darwin's new story? This article looks at three responses to this question: Conflict, Contrast, and Convergence.

A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.

This figure represents a Shinto goddess; her name is not known. She is depicted as an aristocratic woman, dressed in a thick kimono-like garment. Shinto images like this one were not meant to be seen but were kept hidden in movable...

A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.

Conrad Aiken's poem is reproduced in its entirety here, in distinct parts. Easy to read, but no commentary accompanies the poem.

Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonized by Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. The original agricultural activity of this...

The sacred Mount Tai ('shan' means 'mountain') was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of...

The Agora, the marketplace and civic center, was one of the most important parts of an ancient city of Athens. In addition to being a place where people gathered to buy and sell all kinds of commodities, it was also a place where people...