Ancient Cultures

Discover the cultures and history of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans of Mesoamerica and ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt through books and websites selected by youth librarians.

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National Geographic Virtual Library

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World Book Encyclopedia

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World Book publishes information on many subjects and for different audiences. Access all of them here.

Gale in Context: Biography

Provides over 600,000 biographies covering more than 525,000 people.

Gale in Context: Middle School

Aimed at middle school and high school students, this resource includes content based on national curriculum standards in major subject areas such as history, literature, science and social studies.

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Aztecs, Incas and Mayans

Discover some of the ancestors of peoples now living in modern day Mexico to Peru from these websites and books about the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. The British Museum in London has artifacts from...

Ancient Mesopotamia

Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq, the cultures of ancient Mesopotamia made remarkable achievements in writing, art, and agriculture.

Early Islam

Web links, video and books about early Islamic culture, the beginnings of the Islam, and arts, science, language and inventions representative of ancient Islamic civilization.

Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Mummies and So Much More!

Ancient Egypt is fascinating! You can learn about how the pyramids were built (and about the treasures found inside ), how mummies were made , and how to write in hieroglyphics . The ancient...

Greek and Roman mythology

Greek and Roman mythology share many of the same gods and goddesses in their stories, but most often the names are different. It can be difficult to keep straight who is who when referring to them...

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