Ancient World Explorers Sources List

Below are some suggestions to get you started on your research for your Ancient World Explorer project. Please use these resources as a starting place -- do not simply Google what you are looking for!

Don't forget, your textbook is the first stop when beginning research on this project. And don't rely solely on the internet -- plenty of books, magazines, and television shows will help you with your research as well.

Remember: Wikipedia is not a reputable source for research, but it might help you find some good sites! Also, if you see a source that might help your classmates, share it with Mrs. LaRocca and she will post it here.

General sources:

ABC-Clio (must be on the BCH network or use the library password to access this)

Ancient Architecture 

Ancient History

BBC History

BBC Dimensions

British Museum: Ancient Civilizations (you must have flash to view this site)

History.com: Ancient History

History of Architecture

HistoryPin

Mr. Kash's Ancient History Sites

National Geographic Magazine 

Spartacus Educational

World History in Context (must be on the BCH network or use the library password to access this)

Greece: 

AncientGreece.co

Ancient-Greece.org

Boundless: Greek Architecture

"Engineering an Empire: Greece" (on youtube)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rome: 

Ancient Roman Art and Architecture 

Boundless: Roman Architecture

"Engineering an Empire: Rome" (on youtube)

History.com - Roman Architecture and Engineering

Tribunes and Triumphs

India: 

Boundless: Gupta Dynasty Architecture

Mauryan Art and Architecture

Gupta Art and Architecture

The Gupta Period

China: 

Ancient Chinese Architecture

Boundless: Han Architecture

Chinese Architecture - Characteristics

"Engineering an Empire: China" (on youtube)

Han Architectural Models