Ancient Greece: colonization

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/sea_and_ships/

West African links

Salt 

http://42explore.com/salt.htm

Geography
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m17/activity2.php

West Africa was rich in its cultural heritage. Oral, musical, and artistic traditions abound through its history. Visit the links below to learn more.

Kente /Mud Cloth

http://art-smart.ci.manchester.ct.us/fiber-kente/kente.html

http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/mudcloth/index_flash.html

Folk Tales

http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/5_4_3folktales.html

http://www.phillipmartin.info/liberia/text_folktales_intro.htm

http://africa.mrdonn.org/anansi.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/fables.html

Proverbs

http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/African.html

Masks

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask_Portraits.html

Music

http://africa.mrdonn.org/sounds.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/WhatisKora.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/ngoni.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/balaphone.html

 Griots

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_e5.htm

Ancient China Links

Confucius - http://www.philosophyslam.org/confucius05.html

Calligraphy - http://library.thinkquest.org/3614/Default.htm

Practice here - http://mathtoybox.com/calligraphy/calligraphy.html

Inventions and Discoveries - http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/frameset.html

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/ancient_china/inventions/silk/index.shtml 

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/ancient_china/inventions/compass/index.shtml

Geography - http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html 

Emperor Qin - http://china.mrdonn.org/qin.html 

Terra Cotta Soldiers  http://china.mrdonn.org/terracotta.html 

Silk Road  -http://www.mrdowling.com/613-silkroad.html 
 http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/silkroad/trivia.php 

JUST EXPLORE
Ancient China- http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
tanagrams - http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
virtual tour of the Great wall of china http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html
test your knowledge to build the Great Wall http://edsitement.neh.gov/GreatWall_flash_page.asp