In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the May 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.

Sixth graders examine the trade routes in the Mediterranean of the Ancient world. In groups, they view slides of artifacts while answering questions on a worksheet. After watching a video, they discuss how each object was found and...

Students analyze the period of Belle Epoque and the methods of art that signified popular culture. In this art analysis instructional activity, students consider the ways popular culture influenced art by analyzing the images and...

High schoolers read "The Odyssey" and identify the ways it relates to their own lives. As a class, they also examine the history of the story and identify the various Greek gods and goddesses. In groups, they focus on the geography of...

Students are introduced to Picasso and how he created Baboon and Young, and interpret the expressive content of the work. They discuss and define what a family unit consists of, and form conclusions of their own. Students identify and...

Sixth graders do the work of historians. In this world history lesson, 6th graders examine the artifacts and handouts in mystery boxes that their teachers prepare. Students collaborate to solve the mystery of their assigned boxes as they...

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read the passage titled Bathtubs. They then answer the 12 questions pertaining to the passage.

This web-page offers insight to metalworking during the Early Bronze Age, primarily in England. Much attention is given to the making of tools and weapons.

This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Bronze Age discusses its characteristics and history, and takes an in-depth look at the possible theories as to why the Bronze Age ended.

Learn about the art of the Bronze age in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

A description of a shipwreck excavation from the Bronze Age near the southern coast of Turkey. Links to pictures of things found in the shipwreck are provided.

A short history of the Bronze Age in Britain reviews the major accomplishments of the people of Britain from around 2000 B.C. to about 650 B.C. Archived.

This is the introduction of bronze led humans to develop array of new, intimidating weaponry. European archeologists have uncovered hoards of Bronze Age weaponry dating from more than 4,000 years ago. The following eight Bronze Age...

Discusses a different approach to the fall of the civilizations during the Bronze Age. The author believes that there was a comet that affected the earth and wiped out those early cultures.

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.

This article examines the connection between sea turtles and the Bronze Age in what is present-day Oman in the Middle East.

A brief history of the Bronze Age in what is now Great Britain. It focuses on the arrival of the Beaker People, and how their lives and customs differed from the Neolithic people who inhabited Britain at the time.

A key makes this map useful for locating cities and palaces of the Late Aegean Bronze Age (1250-1000 BC) and for understanding the extent of Mycenaean culture.

An outline of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece and Turkey, from Dartmouth College.

Learn about the developments in the Bronze Age and the five Bronze Age civilizations.

This site records an excavation of an Early Iron Age and Archaic (ca. 1200-480 B.C.) site on the island of Crete in the Greek Aegean. The project examines how this urban settlement developed from the Bronze Age until its establishment as...

In depth description of the great bronze age of China. Also includes chronology.

Describes the characteristics of the Bronze Age, where it likely started, how it spread, and the impact it had on how tools and weapons were made.

Use this site to learn about how bronze was made and how bronze, and its numerous uses, aided in the advancement of many groups of people. This detailed article adresses bronze use in China, Egypt, and the Mediterranean region. Site by...