Ancient Civilizations Pathfinder

World Wide Web Resources
About.com: Ancient/Classical History
http://ancienthistory.about.com/
“An Internet guide for ancient and classical history, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Covers ancient history in Asia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Topics covered include daily life, economics, religion, language, law, weapons & war, medicine, philosophy, science, and archaeology.”

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/
“Online course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds, featuring its own essays and primary texts. Covers eight areas of interest: "The Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe". Associate site of the Argos Project (http://argos.evansville.edu/about.htm).”

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
"A 'classroom usable' sourcebook of copy-permitted material for Ancient history and civilization courses. The emphasis remains on access to primary source texts for educational purposes. The site focuses online texts." This site covers a wide range of ancient civilizations beginning with the origins of man and including Ancient Greece, the Near East, the Roman Empire, and the origns of Christianity

Perseus Digital Library: Classics Collection
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cache/perscoll_Greco-Roman.html
“Primary and secondary sources for the study of Ancient Greece and Rome, including texts and images."The library's materials include ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have shared pictures of their art objects." Searchable.”

World History
http://www.fsmitha.com/
“E-texts and Maps on Antiquity, The Middle Ages, and the 20th Century.”

Print Resources

Reference
Haywood, John The Encyclopedia of ancient civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean Armonk, N.Y. : Sharpe Reference, 1997. Call # R 939.4 EM

Knight, Judson. Ancient civilizations-Biographies. Detroit : UXL, c2000. Call # R 930 KN

Knight, Judson.  Ancient civilizations. Almanac Detroit : UXL, 1999. Call # R 930 KN
*cumulative index for both also available*

Non Fiction
Daniels, Patricia. National Geographic almanac of world history Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2003. Call # 909 DA

The New York Times book of archeology Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2001. Call # 913.03 NEW

Patterson, Gordon M.  The essentials of ancient history : 4,500 BC to 500 AD, the emergence of western civilization Piscataway, N.J. : Research and Education Association, c2000. Call # 930 PA

Salisbury, Joyce E.  Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world  Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO c2001 Call # 305.4 SAL

Educational Videos
Chariots of the Gods? [videorecording] : the mysteries continue / Questar Video, Inc. Chicago, IL : Questar Video, Inc., c1997. Call # V 001.9 CH

MUTINY AND PLUNDER  Alexandria, VA Time-Life Video 1996. Call # V 930