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University of Oregon

Mapping History: Late Aegean Bronze Age

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Columbia University

The Great Bronze Age of China

For Students 9th - 10th
In depth description of the great bronze age of China. Also includes chronology.
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NBC

Nbc: Olive Branch Solves a Bronze Age Mystery

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the discovery of an olive branch that had been buried by a volcanic eruption on Santorini. This discovery is challenging the timeline of the history of Greek Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean in the Early Bronze Age

For Students 9th - 10th
An article covering the history of western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean during the early Bronze Age.
Website
Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Creating a Bronze Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful photographs and animations explain how the Chinese of the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ca. 1600 B.C. to 256 B.C.) cast bronze. Excellent site for studying how the Chinese made bronze, one of the important technologies of ancient...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bronze Age Copper Axes

For Students 9th - 10th
Copper axes from the Bronze age. Not drawn to scale.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bronze Age Dagger

For Students 9th - 10th
A dagger from the Bronze Age. Not drawn to scale.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bronze Age Lance Head

For Students 9th - 10th
A lance head from the Bronze Age. Not drawn to scale.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bronze Age Sword and Scabbard

For Students 9th - 10th
A sword and scabbard from the Bronze Age. Not drawn to scale.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bronze Age Swords

For Students 9th - 10th
Three swords from the Bronze age, each with different handles. Not drawn to scale.
Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Introduction to Ancient Greek History

For Students 9th - 10th
Access any of the twenty-four lectures in a university-level course in ancient Greek history up to the time of Alexander. Lectures available in audio, video, or text format. With coverage of Bronze Age Greece, the Persian Wars, the rise...
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BBC

Bbc: History: Ages of Treasure Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine archaeological sites and treasures from Britain's past. The resource consists of an interactive timeline, learning game, articles, and related links.
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Lyceum Books

Lyceum Books: The Land and Peoples of Early Britain [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the first chapter from a multivolume work on the history of the British people describes the land and people of prehistoric Britain. Includes information on the kinds of functional and decorative artwork they created, with...
Online Course
Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: A Lesson on Ancient Trade in the Mediterranean

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Very well done guided lesson that uses underwater archeology and an ancient shipwreck to teach students about trade in the ancient world. Contains a rubric for evaluation and a comprehensive list of skills addressed.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Art: The Art of Asia: Ceramics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the Chinese contribution to ceramic art from the Neolithic era through the Sung Dynasty.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Harappan Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the North Park University includes a brief description of Harappan civilization, including the trade carried on between the Harappan and other ancient civilizations.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Finland: Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmaki

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three millennia ago.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Hellas or Greece in the Heroic Age, Circa 500 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Hellas during the "Heroic Age" (one of the five Ages of Man according to Hesoid - Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and Iron ages), the time of demigods and men between the events of the Theogny to Troy. The map is color-coded to...
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BBC

Bbc History: Ancient History: British Prehistory: Peoples of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a thorough history of the early people of Britain, beginning before the Romans and continuing through the Dark Ages. Archived.
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Curated OER

The Giant's Ring, Belfast [11K B]

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-page looks at Ireland during the Bronze Age, including aspects of their technology, culture, and everyday life during this period.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Timelines: History and Biography Timelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a timeline for the Bronze Age or the History of Football? Look no further. Find an exhaustive assortment of interactive timelines.
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Sonoma State University

Berkeley: Rise and Fall of Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a bibliographical essay. Includes the stages of receptiveness from the public, i.e. golden age, bronze age, iron age, etc.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Ancient World: Greece

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Instructing classes in Ancient Greece, educators can turn to this MIT site for extra reading sources.