Step back in time and explore the fascinating world of the Ancient Egyptians with hands-on Egyptian crafts that make history come alive. Whether you’re planning lesson plans, looking for ...

The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome Susan Wise Bauer, . . Norton, $29.95 (868pp) ISBN 978-0-393-05974-8 ...

Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World Take a sensory journey through the past, from Xi'an to Baghdad at at the American Museum of Natural History. Monday October 19 2009 ...

Find out who the ancient Greeks were - when they lived, how they were ruled and how they spent their time with this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.

Reason: Towering temples and treasure-filled tombs shine a light on one of history's greatest civilizations. Ancient Thebes was home to some of the greatest monuments of the ancient world—built ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria towered over the port city founded by Alexander the Great. Guiding sailors for centuries, it stood from the third century B.C. until the Middle Ages.

Ancient History in-depth From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth ...

But in the ancient world, you needed no such wake-up call. Your chances of celebrating your first birthday weren’t much better than two in three. If you survived and were male, you could perhaps ...

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.