History/Social Studies
Ancient Civilizations     California     Community & Culture     
Geography     Government     U.S. History

Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Aztecs: A Think Quest (student created) site introduces daily life, technology, culture,
                         religion, and the Spanish conquest of this ancient culture of Mexico.

Ancient Egypt: The British Museum has created a website dealing with many areas of study of                         Ancient Egypt, such as Egyptian life, geography, pyramids, and more.

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen: National Geographic's interactive link takes you to the unearthing of
                                                the boy pharaoh's tomb in 1923.

Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations: Basic information and extensive links to the ancient civilizations
                                                      of Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China, with an additional
                                                      section on Early Man, geared for elementary students.

Ice Treasures of the Inca: An interactive recreation of the real expedition that discovered the
                                         frozen mummies.

Mystery of the Maya: Content rich and well organized information on Mayan civilization including                                   religion, society, writing, and timeline.

Mummies of Ancient Egypt: Learn all about mummies and the afterlife, including a key to                                             Hieroglyphs, a timeline, and glossary.
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California
California as We Saw It: Exploring the California Gold Rush: The California State Library                                                                                                 presents an informative exhibit on
                                                                                                 this period of state history.

California Missions: Features 2 histories for each of the 21 missions.

California Mission Directory: Information on every mission, with additional links to ranchos,
                                              adobes, and more.

The First Californians: Learn about the diverse groups of California Indians located throughout the
                                    state, sponsored by the California Historical Society.

Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories: A virtual tour of the Oakland museum exhibit on the gold
                                                             rush with interesting information, photographs, information
                                                             on the Native Americans and immigrants, and art of the
                                                             gold rush.

LearnCalifornia.org: Developed by the staff of the State Archives, tailored specifically to the needs of
                                 teachers, students and general history researchers.

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Community & Culture

Culture Quest: World Tour:  Join Olivia Owl & Parsifal Penguin on their worldwide tour! Full of arts,
                                                crafts, and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays &
                                                festivals of many of the world's cultures.

Holidays around the World for K-12: Traditions, activities, history, and holiday crafts are offered
                                                             for over 15 major holidays.

Kids Next Door: Kids can learn more about community service workers and organizations,
                          volunteerism, homelessness, and being good citizens.
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Geography
Geography Crafts: These crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard,
                              paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.

Test Your Geography Knowledge: Learn the states, continents, and oceans with interactive
                                                      quizzes.

World Flag Database: An index of flags of the world with color pictures.
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Government
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: Carefully arranged by grade level to teach how our government
                                                     works. Offers an organized list of other government web sites
                                                     for kids.

Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies: At least one image of each of our 41 presidents and
                                                                     most of the first ladies from LOC's American Memory.

The Whitehouse site for kids: Fun facts about the President, Vice President, First Lady, a White
                                               House tour, White House ABCs, and more.

The Whitehouse History Association: A charitable nonprofit institution whose purpose is to                                                            enhance the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of
                                                           the White House
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U.S. History
13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies: Overview of the original thirteen colonies,
                                                                           numerous maps, and related links to more
                                                                           resources.

America's Story: Appealing site all about our nation's history from the Library of Congress.
                           Select "Jump Back in Time" to study a particular time period.

Discovering Lewis and Clark: Includes a synopsis of the expedition, as well as maps, journal
                                               selections, photos, animation, and sound by a history professor.

The History Explorer: The History Explorer at Colonial Williamsburg introduces you to the people,
                                  places, and life of colonial America.

The Overland Trail: Follow the trail's route and other significant trails west. Learn about the people
                               and places along the way.
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