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=Ancient Cultures= Summary of Ancient Civilizations Mix of articles/photos/videos from NOVA

Prehistory
http://www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/chp22.htm http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-sapiens

Favorite African Folktales[[image:Mandela_Favorite_Af._Folk_tales.jpg width="160" height="142" align="left"]]
Listen to excerpts here: http://www.mandelasfavoritefolktales.com/

Africa
Here is a great link from the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization about Ancient Aksum: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/15 Be sure to read and scroll to the end of the page - more interactive links are included. Odyssey - Africa Odyssey - Egypt PBS Egypt's Golden Empire

China
British Museum Ancient China

India
British Museum Ancient India Ancient Hittites

World Religions
PBS Islam: Empire of Faith

Greece
Ancient Greece from the British Museum Odyssey Online's Greece - wow. PBS The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Rome and Byzantiam
PBS The Roman Empire: In the First Century

Greater Middle Ages
UK Website on the Middle Ages

Ancient Inventions
List of inventions (add word document) Museum of Ancient Inventions Inventors and inventions of Ancient China More Inventions from China Inventions of Ancient Egypt