Ancient Egypt Online
The Royal Ontario Museum has prepared this site for budding Egyptologists, with great information, fun activities, and reading lists. Also includes an "ask an egyptologist" feature.
BBC History
Empires Past
Empires Past is a site about great ancient empires such as the Roman, Aztec, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations, including the culture, the language, and the people. A game section features a fun, interactive adventure through various ancient empires.
Godchecker - your guide to the Gods
Despite its appearance, this site lists over 2100 deities, by type, including Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Mayan, Incan and Celtic.
Guardian's Egypt
A large index to ancient egyptian sites, personally maintained by a student of Egyptology. Check out the Kid's Section for assignment-related sites.
Odyssey Online
For elementary and middle school, this website takes you on a journey to explore the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa.
Welcome to the Romans page
On this page you can explore all the different aspects of the Romans and discover their way of life.
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Middle Ages
Castles on the Web - Medieval Studies
A fairly advanced level website dealing with all aspects of the Middle Ages. Good for high school or above.
Life in the Middle Ages
For elementary and middle school, this class website invites you to "step back in time to the days of imposing castles high on the bluffs, knights in armor defending the kingdom, and noblemen ruling over the serfs. This was life in the Middle Ages."
Vikings
BBC's History website gives a good overview of Viking history.
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Renaissance
Renaissance
Explore the Renaissance and discover the forces that drove this rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular.
Virtual Renaissance
Visit a town, learn about interesting characters of the time, and experience Renaissance culture.
Life in Elizabethan England
Discover the games played, food eaten, religious beliefs, occupations, fashion, education and more.
Elizabethan England
Architecture, decorative armor, Hampton Court Palace, Bridge, musical instruments, and more. crime and punishment, entertainment, fashion, food and medicine and politics during the Elizabethan period. "This site was created by senior English Literature/ Composition students at Springfield High School as part of an introductory study of the Elizabethan Period of English history and literature. The project focuses on important figures, events, and cultural trends of the time."
Renaissance Links on WWW on Daily Life
An excellent site on many aspects of daily life in the Renaissance put together by teachers and students of Twin Groves Junior High School in Illinois.
Renaissance Sites
A list of websites on all aspects of Renaissance life.
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Exploration & Discovery
Pathfinders and Passageways - The Exploration of Canada
Find all those hard-to-find Canadian and West Coast explorers. This site from Library and Archives Canada gives excellent information on all Canadian exploration.
Passageways: True tales of adventure for young explorers
National Library of Canada index to information about Canadian explorers, including Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, James Cook, Simon Fraser, Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson and George Vancouver, among others.
Discoverers Web
A very useful website with all kinds of information found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration.
Explorers and Leaders
A good site on world explorers posted by Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.
General Resources - Age of European Exploration
A good collection of links to a variety of websites on exploration.
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Industrial Revolution
About. com - Industrial Revolution
About.com has put together a number of sites on different aspects of the Industrial Revolution. A good starting point.
Industrial Revolution
A good general overview essay on the Industrial Revolution
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - Industrial Revolution
For high school and above, this is a comprehensive collection of articles and papers and other information on all aspects of the Industrial Revolution.
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World War I
Canada at War
Veterans Affairs Canada's excellent website on Canada's involvement in World War I.
The First World War
Schoolnet's online encyclopedia of World War I. Short articles on all aspects of the war.
Multimedia History of WWI
A site full of information on the history, the battles, the armaments, and much more. Includes video and audio footage.
Trenches on the Web
These pages contain information on the people, places, and events of World War I.
Remembrance Day
Veteran's Affairs' excellent site on what Remembrance Day is all about.
BBC WWII History, includes multimedia components
A fascinating page of information from the BBC, including lots of multimedia components.
Canada at War
Veterans Affairs Canada's excellent website on Canada's involvement in World War II.
Remember.org
Remember.org shares art, discussion, photos, poems, and facts to preserve powerful memories of the Holocaust.
Search WWII Documents
Yale University has provided copies of original papers, treaties, talks, and other related articles.
A Timeline of World War II
A full timeline of the events of World War II as well as links to other relatied sites.
WWII Timeline
This page gives a year by year account of the war, with point form information on the years leading up to and during the war.
Culture Canada
This website of the Canadian government has excellent history sites, organized by a wide variety of sub-headings. Good for aboriginal history as well.
Canada at War
Veteran's Affairs Canada has put together this page with information on all the wars the Canadians have been involved in, including the World Wars, Korean War, Boer War and other engagements.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
A good spot for information on First Nations, immigrant cultures and the history of Canada.
Cariboo Gold Rush
All kinds of fascinating information about the Cariboo Gold Rush in BC. Great for those school projects.
CBC Radio and Television Archives
Especially good for modern history, this CBC archives site carries news reports and articles back to 1930, including audio and video clips. A great way to get primary source information.
Canadian Confederation
The National Library of Canada has brought together a wealth of resources, which tell the story of how Canada came to be, from the original four provinces in 1867 to the present
Canadian History at About.com
Canadian history, symbols, emblems and traditions, the World Wars and the Korean War, photographs, maps and historic sites in Canada.
Chinese Canadians
A new wiki situated at Vancouver Public Library, which reflects the long history of the Chinese community in Vancouver which dates back to 1850. This ongoing wiki is collecting and sharing stories of early Chinese Canadians.
Black History in Canada
"An annotated guide to online resources on the history of Canada's Black community." Includes early slavery, the Underground Railroad, settlement in Canada and modern history.
The Evidence Web
"This searchable database of primary and secondary source material is arranged by theme. You will find a wide selection of documents, including texts, photographs, maps and newspaper clippings." Posted by Library and Archives Canada.
Historica.ca
"Discover the richness of Canada's history" in this massive site that includes encyclopedias and articles on all aspects of Canadian history. Useful for high school students.
History of the Vote in Canada
Find out about how voting became a right in Canada, first for men and then for women.
Virtual Museum of New France
Exhibits and documents on the history French culture in the New World. Includes explorers and First Nations.
Pier 21
From the twenties to the seventies, Pier 21 was Canada's 'front door' to over a million immigrants, wartime evacuees, refugees, troops, war brides and their children. This National Historic Site's website gives insite into the 20th century settlement of Canada.
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