World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Animal Husbandry
Reference page takes a look at the history of animal husbandry which deals with the domestication of, care for, and breeding of animals.
BBC
Bbc History: Iraq Conflict in Context
A page full of articles and interactive links that looks at the history of Iraq, the current situation, and possible reasons for the constant conflict. Archived.
National Archives (UK)
Uk National Archives: First World War Sources for History
A comprehensive site filled with historically significant documents on the UK during World War I.
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.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Babylonians
Learn about the ancient Babylonians via and examination of the art of the civilization in this image gallery of Babylonian works from the British Museum collection; each image is accompanied by a detailed description.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This article discusses the controversy around the actual location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, or if they even existed at all.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Akkad
Encyclopedia entry illustrated with map and photos provides overview of the acient Mesopotamian city, Akkad.
Other
History World International: Sumeria
A detailed account of the history and culture of Sumeria at this site from History World International. Includes section on language, writing, world view and religion.
Read Works
Read Works: Egypt, the Kingdom of Kush, and Mesopotamia
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of flooding around the Nile River. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: The Near East
Great site explores many legends and texts from the ancient Near East. Provides interesting focus on the common themes found in ancient world literature.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Ancient Civilizations and the Modern World
Learn how ancient civilzations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Hittites
Learn about the culture of the ancient near east people the Hittites in this historical overview accompanied by a gallery of relevant object images of Hittite art from the British museum collection.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Sumerian Mythology
This page from Windows to the Universe allows one to learn about the Mesopotamia region of the world. Find out about the different myths that the Sumerians believed in.
Other
History World International: The Amorites
This site from History World International provides a brief synopsis of the Amorite Empire.
United Nations
Unesco: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, now a World Heritage Site in Iran, was first built in the 5th century BC, and is still partly operational today. The complexity of this site is testament to the engineering genius of the...
Other
Art History Worlds: Early River Valley Civilizations
Why did the first complex, politically centralized civilizations materialize along rivers? Find out here by taking a close look at the Nile River civilizations, Mesopotamia, the Harappan civilization and the Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou...
Other
Mesopotamian Civilization: The Land Between the Rivers
This detailed article on the Sumerians provides information on Sumerian writing, myth, education, city-states, and artifacts. Part of a larger world history website, "The Land Between the Rivers," is an excellent introduction to the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cuneiform
Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing known. Read about the emergence of written language and what we can learn about the Ancient World by deciphering cuneiform.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Assyrians
Ancient Assyrians were inhabitants of one the world's earliest civilizations, Mesopotamia, which began to emerge around 3500 B . C . The Assyrians invented the world's first written language and the 360-degree circle, established...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade
For this lesson plan, learners will consider "Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Eridu
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an article on Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian city in Sumer, thought by some to be older than any other city in the world.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Uruk
Nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the world's first major city sprang up in a fertile region of land called Mesopotamia. This article discusses the kings, writing, monumental temples and palaces, specialized occupations,...
Curated OER
Unesco: Iran: Bisotun
Bisotun is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia and features remains from the prehistoric times to the Median, Achaemenid, Sassanian, and Ilkhanid periods. The principal monument of this...
PBS
Pbs: Base 60: Babylonian Decimals
Explore a brief history of mathematics in Mesopotamia through the Babylonian Base 60 number system. This video focuses on how a base 60 system does not use fractions or repeating decimals, some of the advantages of a base 60 system, and...