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1. The Nile River - History and Facts Nile River Information: The River Nile, stretching across half of Africa, flows northwards from the tropical mountains and forests of the Equator to the temperate Mediterranean Sea. How long is the Nile River? It is Africa's longest river, reac...
2. Ancient History Lessons Spice up your ancient history studies with hands-on crafts and living books. On this page you will find links to a wide variety of projects, ideas, and resources to enhance your studies of Ancient history. If you are looking for a history text to us...
3. Well-Trained Mind: Grade Nine In this lens you will find a list of all the resources we pulled together for our ninth grade year. I hope you find it helpful in planning your year.
4. Emperor Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, AD 37 - June 9, 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his g...
5. Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamia (which is Greek for "land in the middle of the rivers") was an area in located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (now mostly in modern-day Iraq). Mesopotamia was home to the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empir...
6. Zecharia Sitchin - Author Of The Earth Chronicles Zecharia Sitchin is an accomplished Jewish Scholar whose knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages is second to none. He has spent much of his life studying the Old Testament and the history and archeology of the N...
7. Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (full name: Gaius Julius Caesar) (c. 100 - 44 BC) was a great Roman soldier and statesman. Born into an aristocratic family in ancient Rome, Caesar formed a triumvirate (three-person rule) with Pompey and Crassus in 60 BC. Caesar conduc...
8. The Oracle at Delphi : Tales of the Ancient Greeks On Mt Parnassus, the sacred ruins of Delphi run lightly down the wooded terraces. Inside the sanctuary is the Temple of Apollo where sat the famous oracle, the sacred Corycian Cave, and the Castalian Spring. Legend tells us that the shrine was origi...
9. Ancient Bible Discoveries l Archaeology Artifacts The goals of archaeology include the documentation and explanation of the origins and development of human cultures, understanding culture history and studying human behavior, for both prehistoric and historic societies. Early archaeology was largely...
10. Ever Wonder What It's Like To Homeschool? A typical homeschool day? I don't think such a thing exists. There are probably almost as many ways to homeschool as their are homeschooling families! This is how it should be too, as are any two kids really the same? They not only have varying l...
11. Hermes Best known as the mild-mannered messenger god with wings on his hat and heels, Hermes (Mercury to the Latin-speaking Romans) was clever even as a baby. He took on the brightest of the Olympian gods, Apollo, shortly after birth. Although Apollo knew i...
12. The Babylonian Queen of the Night The Queen of the Night is a terracotta clay panel image of a goddess from the ancient near east, now southern Iraq. Her true identity is unknown, but scholars have narrowed her to three: Innanna (also known as Ishtar or Esther), Innanna's sister Eres...
13. History is a Story: Teaching History the Interesting Way Welcome to Chapter 4 of Noori's Library: History is a Story, dedicated to sharing the best historical fiction and non-fiction for kids from preschool to high school and beyond.
14. Why Are We Here? Headquarters Who are we? Why Are We Here? What does it all mean? The Universe, our Earth, Us, and all Creatures, Plants, and Elements that dwell upon it are all ripe with mystery, mysticism, miracles and hidden history. During our lifetime we form beliefs, we...
15. The Ides Of March The Ides Of March. Is March 15th really an evil day to beware? Ummm...No. The soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar, "Beware the Ides of March," has forever embedded March 15th into our minds as a day to be dreaded. Dark and evil. But in Rome. and b...
16. Garden and the Economy Garden trends have changed over the years, recently powered by a depressed economy, and this year's fears associated with Late Blight Disease. However, trends that were more common yesteryear, are making their way back into home gardens and yards eve...
17. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Ths CD is especially prized because it contains many exquisite line drawings, made long before the recent accelerated erosion has made the records carved in stone less distinct. It's a defining Classic of it's genre. This very popular book was chosen...
18. Cassius Chaerea Ever since first reading about this ancient assassin/ liberator in Suetonius' Twelve Caesars I have been fascinated by Cassius Chaerea (pronounced "Kai-ree-ah").  The old soldier who slew the emperor because he was offended by his...
19. Archaeological Sites in Greece My first encounter with the term archaeology was when I was 8 years old, one evening in Hydra. I was returning home with my mom and we met a man on our way that stopped and chatted a little bit with my mom. I remember, he was dressed in white linen p...
20. Massoume Price A NEVER SEEN BEFORE book about Ancient Iran. An educational pictoral history of Ancient Iran for kids of all ages! www.anahitaproductions.com At a libraries and Persian stores near you! GET IT NOW! order at www.anahitaproductions.com release date...