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Chapter 1: The First Civilizations

Web Destinations

Web Destinations

• General Websites
  A site that provides a directory of Western Civilization Websites and pages for further exploration.
  
  
• Before Civilization
  Northpark University’s website on human prehistory until 3200 BCE.
  
  
• Rock Links
  Links to prehistoric rock art throughout the world.
  
  
• Çatalhöyük Excavations
  A site devoted to Çatalhöyük, on of the earliest settlements to have developed into a sedentary agricultural community.
  
  
• Mesopotamia
  A class Website for Mesopotamian history.
  
  
• Guide To Resources For The Study Of The Ancient Near East
  A major site for all aspects of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt maintained by the Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago.
  
  
• Mesopotamia (Ur)
  The city of Ur reproduced with computer graphics.
  
  
• Egypt
  Award-winning site for Egyptian history.
  
  
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures
  A University of Evansville site which includes information on ancient Egypt, the Near East, India, China, Greece, Rome, Islam and Europe.
  
  
• Egyptian Kings
  A site that provides information on all of the pharaohs.
  
  
• Giza Plateau Computer Model
  A site devoted to Giza with a computer model of its pyramids and other monuments.
  
  
• Israel
  An excellent course site devoted to the ancient Hebrews.
  
  
• Archeology
  Site on early Israel archaeology.
  
  
• Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem
  An Israeli government site devoted to ancient Jerusalem.
  
  
• Nineveh and Babylon
  A 3-D animated fly-through of The Palace of Ashurnasirpal II.
  
  

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