Grade 6 Social Studies

Social Studies Textbook www.eharcourtschool.com
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Password: bulldogs
Once you are in, click on "Go to the Online ebook"

Ancient Egypt Research

Webquests

A Day at the Colosseum

Think Mesopotamia

World News Tonight WebQuest

Ancient Roman Structures

Greek Mythology Webquest

Ancient India

Ancient India
British Museum -- Ancient India
Daily Life in Ancient India by Mr. Don
History for Kids -- Ancient India

	Ancient Rome History for Kids: Rome NOVA Secrets of Lost Empires Roman Bath Odyssey Rome Ancient Rome For Kids Kids Connect: Ancient Rome Social Studies for Kids: Ancient Rome A Roman House BBC: The Romans Ancient Rome A History of Ancient Rome Illustrated History of the Roman Empire Historylink: Ancient Rome Mr. Dowling: Ancient Rome Look at these webquests for more specific links: A Day at the Colosseum Ancient Roman Structures
	Mesopotamia Mr. Donn's Mesopotamia Mr. Dowling - The Fertile Crescent British Museum: Mesopotamia Life in Mesopotamia Map of Mesopotamia Visit the City of Ur The Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi of Babylon Near East: Cradle of Civilization Gateway to Babylon ThinkQuest: Invention of the Wheel Sumeria: Fact Menu - has excellent facts on calendars, weights and measurements, money, ziggurats, city-states. Discovery Education Videos on Mesopotamia - FROM SCHOOL: click on the link, then put in the RLMS username and password - it will take you to the video. you can watch the whole thing or only the parts you need. Mesopotamia: From Nomads to Farmers Mesopotamia: The development of Written Language Mesopotamia: Trade and Transportation Ancient Civilizations: The Beginning is the End
	China Works Cited Sheet

Ancient China
Ancient China Buddhism, Confucianism, Dragons, Feng Shui, I Ching, Great Wall, Mathematics
British Museum: Ancient China
Historylink 101: Ancient China
Kidipede: Ancient China
Mr. Donn’s Ancient China
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport Chinese History
Timeline of Chinese Dynasties

Maps
Maps of Ancient China
Map of Ancient Chinese Empires

Other Project Topics
Confucius
The Great Wall of China
Pictures of the Great Wall of China
Terracotta Soliders
Chinese Calligraphy
Language: Chinese Calligraphy

Traditional History: Chinese Gifts to the West Silk, Tea, Porcelain, Paper, Writing, Printing, Gunpowder, Compass, Plants, Medicine, Minerals, Lacquer, Amusement
Traditional History: Chinese Ideas in the West Chinese Cinderella, Alchemy, Political and Economic Theories, Civil Service, Agriculture, Literature.

Other Websites on China
Art of China
Art: The Great Bronze Age of China
China the Beautiful - Chinese Art and Literature
China's Age of Invention Includes a discussion of gunpowder
Chinese Arts and Sciences Inventions and Crafts
Chinese Food Culture, Ancient Chinese Food History
Chinese Dragon
Chinese Inventions Includes an excellent section on medicine
Therapies: Acupuncture
Traditional History: Marco Polo in China
Yahooligans>Around the World>Countries>China

Greece And Rome
Civilization: Greece and Rome Geography, government, agriculture, architecture, arts, religion, sports, and roles of men, women and children.
Greek and Roman Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A Taste of the Ancient World Greco-Roman eating, drinking, farming, and starving.

Greece

Ancient Greece GLOG

Mr. Donn’s Ancient Greece
Odyssey’s Online Ancient Greece
British Museum: Ancient Greece
BBC: Primary History
The Ancient Olympics: Perseus Digitial Library Project
Ancient Greece
Crystallinks Ancient Greece
MSU: Ancient Greek Civilizations
Mr. Dowling: Ancient Greece
ThinkQuest: Factual Information about Ancient Greece
Discovery Channel: Ancient Greece
HistoryLink101
History for Kids: Ancient Greece
Greek City States
Ancient Greek Sites and Monuments in Athens
Social Studies for Kids: Ancient Greece
UPenn: The ancient Greek World
Ancient Greece.org

Videos on Ancient Greece

PBS
Mr. Donn
How Stuff Works

	India Ancient India by the British Museum Daily Life in Ancient India Harappa: The Indus Valley and the Raj in India and Pakistan
	Mythology Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology Encyclopedia Mythica: Roman Mythology
	Olympics Innovative Teaching -- Olympics 2004

Link to new Egypt page

Link to 7th grade French Project

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