The Assyrians
The Assyrians were fierce warriors whose kingdom was upstream [...]
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is among the earliest known [...]
Hammurabi’s Code – An Eye For An Eye
Hammurabi was a Mesopotamian king who recorded a system [...]
The Sumerians
The Sumerians moved to the land between the Tigris [...]
From Nomads to Farmers
For most of human history, people were nomads. Nomads [...]
Writing and the Development of Civilization
Ancient Sumerian record keepers marked pictographic symbols in soft pieces of [...]
Civilizations and Water – Waterfront Living
Mesopotamia, the "land between the rivers" is an obvious [...]
Numbering Years – Calendars
Ancient calendars were generally based on the beginning of [...]
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow and the Hierarchy of NeedsPsychologists study mental processes [...]
A Definition of Civilization
A Definition of Civilization There are many ways to [...]
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Before they settled down in various parts of the [...]
Prehistory Teaching Resources
A Long Time Ago Assignment DOC | PDF Lesson [...]
Neanderthals
In 1856, quarrymen made an exciting discovery in a [...]
Theory of Evolution
The Theory of Evolution Archaeologists have studied fossils and [...]
Lucy: The Oldest Hominid Fossil
Lucy - the Oldest Hominid Fossil Don Johanson changed a [...]
Archaeology – The Science of History
Archaeology - The Science of History Archaeologists are scientists [...]
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was born in England on February 12, [...]
Theories of Prehistory
Theories of Prehistory Most of what we study is based [...]
Ancient Technology
Ancient Technology Technology is the tools and skills used [...]
Millions & Billions & More – Large Numbers Explained
We sometimes describe 1,100 as eleven hundred instead of [...]
Prehistory: A Long Time Ago
People lived for hundreds of thousands of years before [...]
Time and Space Teaching Resources
A Look At The Stars Listen - mp3 Aristotle's [...]
The Six Essential Elements of Geography
The Six Essential Elements of Geography The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes [...]
Map Projections
You have probably looked at a tennis ball. But have you looked at the entire tennis ball all at once? To do so you would have to flatten the tennis ball by applying enough force so that the sides would split and its round shape would change.
Calendars and Years
The earth travels around the sun every 365.242199 days, [...]
Measuring Time – A History of Time
Measuring Time It is now possible to buy a [...]
Daylight Saving Time
Most western nations advance the clock ahead one hour [...]
Time and Time Zones
Time and Time Zones Days and nights occur because [...]
Seasons
Seasons Over the course of a year, the earth experiences [...]
The Fourth Dimension – Change Over Time
Draw a straight line on a piece of paper. [...]