Discovery Middle School

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  800 E 40th Street Vancouver, Washington 98663  Phone 360-313-3300  Fax 360-313-3301

Social Studies Links

Ancient Civilizations

CyberSleuth Kids Ancient Civilizations Great Kid Friendly web site with links to Multiple Ancient Civilization Web Sites!

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

British History 4000 BC to 1066 the Dawn of Civilization to the Norman Conquest

Antiquity (conflict, attitude and changing religions)

Ancient Technology

Electronic Museum Technology Through History

Clothing and Costumes

The history of Costume Index (clothing styles from ancient Egypt through 19th century

 

Ancient Maps
Maps of the ancient World through Medieval Times

Geography

CIA World Factbook Country profiles and maps

National Geographic Black line Maps for Printing and Copying

Egypt

Ancient Nubia (Think Quest Site! Bronze age, Kingdom of Kush)

Ancient Egypt Daily life

Ancient Egypt (Life, Geography, Gods and Goddesses, Time, Trades, Writing etc.)

Greece

Ancient Greek Language

Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes

Greek Gods and Goddesses Biographies

Greek Mythology MythWeb! very middle school friendly site!

Ancient Greece (Agriculture, communication, construction etc.)

Korea

Life in Korea: Cultural Spotlight

Asian Religions

Asian Mythology, Asian gods, Creation Myth, Flood Myth etc.

China

 Daily Life in Ancient China

Dragons in Ancient China

Ancient Chinese Archaeology and Artifacts

Current Articles about Ancient China(great information about the Great Wall of China, Toilets-Chinese invention and Actual age of China.)

Splendors of Imperial China (An Online display from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)

History of China

Development of Math in Ancient China

Chinese Culture

Japan

Japan Information from the Embassy office Washington DC

Japan Fact Sheets Japanese Culture, Government, Information

Kid's Web Japan (Cute Culture and Information page good information)

Culture of Japan  Wikipedia-

 

Rome

 Ancient Rome (Agriculture, communication, construction etc.)

Ancient Rome Internet Sourcebook

Fall of the Roman Republic

Christian Emperors Persia and the fall of Rome

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Reasons for the Fall of Rome

India/Persia

Ancient Persia

Ancient India

Democracy in Ancient India

Indian History Sourcebook

Vietnam

Vietnamese Culture and Traditions

Asian Music and instruments

Culture Fair

Cybrary of the Holocaust

This Day in History

American Memory Project This day in History

New York Times Archive On This Day in History

History Channel This day in History

Flag of the World

Library of Congress American Memory Project

Search here to find loads of photos, diaries, primary source documents from the colonial times to now.

Ancestor Research

Cyndi's List Huge list of genealogy sites,  if you can't find it here on the web it doesn't exist!

How to make proper Citation of Sources for genealogical research. US Civil War

A Nation Divided-US Civil war1861-1865

US Civil War Generals

US Civil War Photographs

Internet Modern History Sourcebook Civil War Information on most aspects of the US Civil War Links to hundreds of web sites.

Racial Satire and the Civil War Cartoons

Civil War Women Primary Source Documents on the Internet

Colonial N. America

Modern Sourcebook of Colonial N. America

American Independence


The History Place American Revolutionary War

Liberty! companion web site to the PBS show of the same name.

The American Revolution --important people, places and events