River Valley Quest Links

There are many resources online that will aid your research. The links below are a good start.
Egypt - The Nile River Valley
China - The Huang He River Valley
Mesopotamia - the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
India - The Indus River Valley
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Ancient Egypt Overview

The British Museum's Ancient Egypt site - THE place to start!
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

Detroit Institute of Art - more than art, but lots of art.
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/egypt/egypt.html

Royal Ontario Museum
http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/case/about/

Ancient Empires Site
http://www.geocities.com/charming_cheetah_2003/ancientegypt01.html

Archaeology

http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/arch.html

Map Links

http://www.egyptmyway.com/maps/ancient.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/newegypt/htm/rs_maps.htm

http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/nilemap.html

 

Art

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art Online - The Art of Ancient Egypt
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/newegypt/htm/a_index.htm

Medicine

http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/egypt.HTM

http://mason.gmu.edu/~mcrawfo1/health.html

Tools
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/stc-link/AE/technical.html
Still Want More? Here's a list of links: http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/egyptWeb_Books.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient Mesopotamia Overview

The British Museum - THE place to start!
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html

A list of links to TONS of topics: http://www.kidskonnect.com/AncientMesopotamia/AncientMesopotamiaHome.html

Emory University's Mesopotamia page
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/NEAREAST/homepg.html

General Overview
http://www.crystalinks.com/meso.html

Archaeology

http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/NEAREAST/arch.html

Map

http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NIP/PUB93/NSC/NSCFIG1.html

 

Art

 

Detroit Institute of Art
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/mesopotamia/mesopotamia.html

Timeline

http://www.usfca.edu/westciv/Mesochro.html

Women in Mesopotamia
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html
Boys' Clothing
(strange title, but there’s more here than just clothes)
http://www.histclo.hispeed.com/chron/ancient/ac-meso.html
Still Want More? Here's a list of links: http://www.providence.edu/dwc/mesopot.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient India Overview

Huge resource site:
http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html

The British Museum
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk

Architecture

http://www.cyberfocusindia.com/

http://www.indianmonumentsportal.com/indian-architecture/ancient-architecture.html

http://www.crystalinks.com/indiarchitecture.html

http://www.culturopedia.com/Architecture/architecture.html

Leaders

http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch13.htm

Arts, Technology & Trade

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/indus/arts.html

Cultural Timeline

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/indus/elements.html

Geography and Origins
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/indus/geography.html
Astronomy
http://www.crystalinks.com/indiastronomy.html
 

Marriage Types

http://www.vivaaha.org/newpage2.htm
 
How People Lived
http://www.my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=18#2
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient China Overview

The British Museum's Ancient China site - THE place to start!
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html

http://www.fatemag.com/200108August.html

http://www.chaos.umd.edu/history/toc.html

History

http://www.ibiblio.org/chinesehistory/contents/c01s02.html

http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch06.htm

Dragons in Ancient Chinese archictecture, painting, and culture

http://www.chinapage.com/dragon1.html

 

Arts, Technology & Trade

 

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/india/indus/arts.html

Timeline

http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/China.html#Early

http://www.chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html

National Geographic Article
on Ancient China – good info!
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/10/01/html/ft_20011001.3.html
Boys' Clothing
(strange title, but
there’s more here than just clothes)
http://www.histclo.hispeed.com/country/other/china/chron/cc-anc.html
 
Still Want More? Here's a list of links: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum210/tml/indiatml/indiatml1.htm