Kay Corcoran
  • KAY CORCORAN
  • Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
  • Fragments of Antiquity
  • Scholar/Literati Project
  • Gilgamesh
  • Why is Krishna Blue?
  • The Kingdom of Champa
  • Monsoon Winds to the Land of Gold
  • To the Ends of the Earth
    • Alexander the Great Lesson
    • Greece & Turkey, 2011
    • Background for Teachers
    • Hellenistic Sculpture & Architecture Examples
  • Tomb of China's First Emperor
    • Background for Teacher
    • Historical Records of Sima Qian
    • Bibliography
  • Scenes of The Ramayana
    • Mithila Lesson Plan
  • Websites
  • See Sixth Graders!
    • Trimester One
    • Trimester Two
    • Trimester Three

Good websites for learning more:

Geography
I Like to Learn
http://www.ilike2learn.com/

Test Your Geography Knowledge
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

The Map Machine
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps

World Mapper
http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html

GEOGRAPHY GAMES - Sponsored by the National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/index.html

Education Place:  Outline Maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

Take a Seat:  Road Trip Geography
https://www.shearcomfort.com/take-seat-road-trip-geography.asp

One of the largest online resources for maps is at:

The Perry-Castenada Library Map Collection, University of Texas, Austin
http://www.lib.texas.edu/maps


Early Man
Great Archaeological Sites - Special focus on Lascaux Cave.
http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/00.xml

Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/index2.htm

New Fossil Discovery:  Ardepithecus Afarensis
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/science/02fossil.html

The First Humans
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/genes/22.asp

Evolution:  Humans: The Origins of Humankind
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/j.html

Human Evolution - Stanford University website
http://www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/chp22.htm

BBC:  Prehistoric Life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/

Prehistoric Hunter  (click on bottom of this page for “English”)
http://www.tautavel.culture.gouv.fr/

Ancient Interbreeding (shows link between Homo Sapiens & Neanderthal)
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050604423.html

Early Human Evolution
http://anthro.palomar.edu/homo/Default.htm

Discover Magazine:  (Ardepithecus) We Meet at Last
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/10/01/ardipithecus-we-meet-at-last/

Smithsonian:  What Does it Mean to Be Human? (Ardipithecus Ramidus)
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-ramidus

New Fossil Discovery:  Ardepithecus Afarensis
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/science/02fossil.html

Australopithecus Afarensis "Lucy"
http://www.anthro4n6.net/lucy/

Smithsonian:  What Does it Mean to Be Human? (Australopithecus Afarensis)
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-afarensis

History Channel:  Homo Erectus (film clip)
http://www.history.com/videos/homo-erectus#homo-erectus


Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia:  This History, Our History
Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

The Oriental Institute of Chicago’s Mesopotamia Collection
http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/highlights/meso.html

Babylonian Empire
http://www.livius.org/ba-bd/babylon/babylonian_empire.html

Babylonia:  country, language, religion, culture
http://www.livius.org/ba-bd/babylon/babylonia.html

Babylonian Calendar
http://www.livius.org/caa-can/calendar/calendar_babylonian.html

Astronomers of Babylon
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/astronomer/home_set.html

Trade & Transport (Babylon)
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/trade/home_set.html

Archaeology Daily News:  Achievements of the Babylonians
Ancient Tablets Reveal Mathematical Achievements of Ancient Babylonian Culture

Assyria
http://www.livius.org/as-at/assyria/assyria.html

Palaces of Assyria
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/palaces/home_set.html

The Assyrian Empire
http://www.allempires.com/empires/assyria/assyria1.htm

Brief History of the Assyrians
http://www.aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htm

Gobekli Tepe (National Geographic, June 2011)
A new view of the “Neolithic Period” -- did temples come first?
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/gobekli-tepe/mann-text

“Old Europe”
Read the NYTimes article on new discoveries in Germany
 and Bulgaria. See images of articles (like one at right) at this site:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/science/01arch.html?_r=1

Cuneiform 
Cuneiform was used by people throughout the ancient Near East to write several different languages. Read about one cuneiform sign’s trip through time.
www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/home_set.html

Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
Document transliterations, text glossaries, digitized originals and photo archives of ancient languages using the cuneiform script.
www.cdli.ucla.edu/

The Iraq Museum
 It may surprise you to see images of cuneiform tablets online in their place of origin. Some images not available -- an interesting site!
http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/en/index.php?title=Iraq_Museum_International


Egypt
Theban Mapping Project
This fabulous site, sponsored by the American University of Cairo, Egypt, provides maps, short film clips, and overviews of current excavations & preservation efforts near Thebes.
www.thebanmappingproject.com/about/

World Heritage Tour
This is a great site for panoramic views of sites in North Africa. This vast website offers spectacular views of protected cultural sites around the world. Examine this link for Egyptian tombs and temples.
www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/map.html

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

The British Museum:  Egypt       
www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

Encyclopedia Mythica
www.pantheon.org/main/search.html

Ancient Egypt:  the Mythology
www.egyptianmyths.net/

The Louvre
This site includes a map of ancient Egypt and access to images from the museum’s Egypt collection. 
(Click the tab for English language).
www.louvre.fr/anglais/collec/ae/ae_f.thm

The Ancient Egypt Site
Explore more than 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history with links to other sites.
www.ancient-egypt.org

The Egyptian Culture Reflected in Worship
http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/howard.htm

Ancient Egyptian Names
http://touregypt.net/featurestories/names.htm

The Papyrus of Ani
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/ani.htm

Hieroglyphics - PBS Nova
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/hieroglyph/hieroglyph4.html

Egypt Online:  Giza Plateau
www.egyptologyonline.com/giza_plateau.htm

Egypt Online:  Saqqara
www.egyptologyonline.com/saqqara.htm

Explore the Pyramids
www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html

Pyramids:  The Inside Story (PBS Nova special)
This site is maintained by PBS and Nova and includes fascinating material on the Pyramids at Giza. There are interviews with Mark Lehner and Dr. Zahi Hawass.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

Egypt Online:  Thebes
www.egyptologyonline.com/thebes.htm

Expedition to Ancient Egypt:  Luxor
www.nationalgeographic.com/egyptjournal/photogalleries/luxor/

Panoramic Tour of Ramesses IV Tomb
www.panoramas.dk/2008/flash/valley-of-the-kings.html

Make a Mummy
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/mummy/

Quiz Game:  Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/PuzzlesQuizzes/Brainteaseregypt

Middle East Geography Quiz
www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.html

Israelites
Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/

Who Wrote the Flood Stories?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/flood.html

Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

Heritage:  Civilization & the Jews  (Timeline)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/timeline.html

Heritage:  The Power of the Word (Primary Sources)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/episode2/

Jewish History from the Patriarchs to the Roman Diaspora.
Washington State University's World Civilizations project.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/HEBREWS/HEBREWS.HTM


India
Mohenjodaro 
http://www.mohenjodaro.net/


Trade & Legacy (Indus Valley)
http://www.harappa.com/indus/indus8.html


Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/


The British Museum - Ancient India                
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/


The Indus Civilization
http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html


Ancient India - The British Museum
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/


Harappa
http://www.harappa.com/index.html


INDIAN  GODS & GODDESSES
All About Shiva
www.indiantemples.com/beliefs/allaboutshiva.htm


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Shiva
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God9.html


Hindu God Shiva:  Shiva (Shiv) - the Destroyer
http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses/shiva.htm


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Lord Brahma
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God12.html


A Hindu Creation Story
http://www.painsley.org.uk/re/signposts/y8/1-1creationandenvironment


Lord Brahma - Present at Creation
http://www.indiaprofile.com/religion-culture/brahma.htm


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Vishnu
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God3.html


Encyclopedia Mythica:  Vishnu
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/v/vishnu.html


Kashmir Hindu Deities - Durga
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God1.html


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Hanuman
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God1.html


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Ganesha
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God8.html


Encyclopedia Mythica:  Ganesha
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/g/ganesha.html


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Radha & Krishna
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God2.html


Lord Krishna Website
http://krishna.avatara.org/


Kashmir Hindu Deities:  Sita & Rama
http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God3.html


Welcome to India 
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/routemap.htm

The Hindu Universe
http://www.hindunet.org/god/Gods/rama/


The Ramayana

Ramayana - Part 1 (Early Life)
http://www.indolink.com/Kidz/Stories/ramayana1.html


​Ramayana - Part 2 (Exile)
http://www.indolink.com/Kidz/Stories/ramayana2.html


Ramayana - Part 3 (Abduction of Sita)
http://www.indolink.com/Kidz/Stories/ramayana3.html


Ramayana - Part 4 (Slaying of Ravana; Rama’s Coronation)
http://www.indolink.com/Kidz/Stories/ramayana4.html


BUDDHISM
A View on Buddhism:  Buddhist Quotes and Sayings
http://viewonbuddhism.org/resources/buddhist_quotes.html


Buddhist Symbols & Mudras
http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/mudra.html


Jataka Tales   (The Baldwin Project:  Classics for Children)
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=babbitt&book=jataka&story=_contents


Jataka Tales - Stories of the Buddha
http://www.jatakkatha.com/



China
1001 Wonders - UNESCO Site:  Great Wall of China Panoramic Views
www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/great-wall/map.html

National Geographic Adventure:  Hiking the Great Wall
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0510/features/hiking_great_wall.html


Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

Shang Dynasty for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/shang.htm


Shang Dynasty 
http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/117


Shang Dynasty - New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Shang_Dynasty


Zhou Dyasty for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/chou.htm


Zhou Dynasty - New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Zhou_dynasty


Confucius - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/confucius/


Laozi - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laozi/


Qin Dynasty for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/chin.htm


Qin Shihuangdi - New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Qin_Shi_Huang


Han Dynasty - New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Han_Dynasty


Tang Dynasty for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/tang.htm


Ming Dynasty for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/ming.htm


Ten Great Chinese Inventions:  Listverse - The Universe of Lists
http://listverse.com/history/10-great-ancient-chinese-inventions/


About.com: Inventors - Chinese Inventions
http://inventors.about.com/od/chineseinventors/Chinese_Inventions.htm


More Chinese Inventions
http://library.thinkquest.org/15618/inventor.htm

​Greece

Greek Mythology
http://www.greekmythology.com/

Mythweb
http://www.mythweb.com/

Encyclopedia Mythica:  Greek Mythology
http://www.hol.gr/greece/ancgods.htm

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html

Mythography:  Greek Gods and Goddesses in Myth and Art
http://www.loggia.com/myth/gods/html

Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html

The Olympians
http://www.crystalinks.com/greekgods.html

Gods/Goddesses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/features/greek_gods/

More on the Gods and Goddesses
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/greekrelig.htm

Greek Mythology
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/greek_myth.html

History for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/

Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

Greek & Latin Roots   
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/zool250/Roots/roots.A-C.htmlivepage.apple.com

How Stuff Works:  Greece
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/19603-living-history-living-in-ancient-greece-1-video.htm

The Greek Alphabet

http://www.ibiblio.org/koine/greek/lessons/alphabet.html

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