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Some possible keywords for searches about ancient cities and civilizations are: Mesopotamia, ancient civilizations, ancient cities, Sumer, Sumerians, ancient Iraq, Assyria, Uruk, Babylon, Babylonia, Egypt, ancient Egypt, Indus Valley, Indus Valley Pakistan, China, Yellow River, ancient Chinese, Inca, Aztec, Australian aboriginals, Mayan, Olmec.

Books in the Library About Ancient Cities & Civilizations

The Secondary library has a good collection of books about ancient cities and civilizations. Search the Library Catalogue or come and have a look!

Library Databases

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Sumerians
In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to the ancient civilization of Sumer!
Aztec Civilization
The Spanish may have taken them down, but the Aztecs in their prime were not an empire you wanted to mess with!
Maya Civilization
Long before the Aztecs made their mark in Mesoamerica, there was the Maya civilization.

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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was an ancient region in which the world's earliest civilization developed.
Sumer
Sumer was an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia (now southeastern Iraq).
Uruk
Uruk in the ancient region of southern Mesopotamia, was one of the world’s first cities.

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Mesopotamia
Some of the world’s earliest and greatest civilisations developed in the ancient region known as Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq is the site of ancient Mesopotamia, birthplace of the world’s first civilizations.
Ancient Civilization
The term civilization basically means the level of development at which people live together peacefully in communities.
Wheel
Without the wheel most of the world’s work would stop.

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Website & Videos about Mesopotamian

Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia refers to the place where humans first formed civilizations.
Ancient Mesopotamia: Artisans and Craftsmen
Artisans played an important role in the culture of the Mesopotamian people.
Ancient Mesopotamia: Science, Inventions, and Technology
The civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia brought many important advances in the areas of science and technology.
Ancient Mesopotamia: The Ziggurat
At the center of each major city in Mesopotamia was a large structure called a ziggurat.
Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations from Khan Academy
Mesopotamian civilizations formed on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is today Iraq and Kuwait.
Ancient Mesopotamia Read more at: http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.php This text is Copyright © Ducksters. Do not use without permission.
Ancient Mesopotamia refers to the place where humans first formed civilizations.
Beginner's Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia - Timeline and Advances
Mesopotamia is an ancient civilization that took up pretty much everything that today is modern Iraq and Syria, a triangular patch wedged between the Tigris River, the Zagros Mountains, and the Lesser Zab River.
Fast Facts About Mesopotamia
Fast Facts About Mesopotamia - Modern Iraq
History of Mesopotamia
History of Mesopotamia, history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed.
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning 'between two rivers’) was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean bounded in the northeast by the Zagros Mountains and in the southeast by the Arabian Plateau, corresponding to today’s Iraq, mostly, but also parts of modern-day Iran, Syria and Turkey.
Mesopotamia | Crash Course World History
John Green presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent.
Top 11 inventions and discoveries of Mesopotamia
The cradle of civilization, Mesopotamia, was the birthplace of indispensable inventions and discoveries.
Uruk
Uruk in the ancient region of southern Mesopotamia, was one of the world’s first cities.
Uruk - Mesopotamian Capital City in Iraq
The ancient Mesopotamian capital of Uruk is located on an abandoned channel of the Euphrates river about 155 miles south of Baghdad.
Where Is Mesopotamia?
Literally, the name Mesopotamia means "the land between the rivers" in Greek; meso is "middle" or "between" and "potam" is a root word for "river," also seen in the word hippopotamus or "river horse."

Websites About Other Ancient Cities & Civilizations

Food, Clothing and Shelter
Go to the bottom of the main text on the page and click on Next twice. Scroll down to the section on farming where it introduces a little about changing from Hunter/Gatherers to an Agrarian system/society.
Aboriginal Australia: History, Culture, and Conflict
Aborigines are Australia's indigenous people.
Ancient Egypt Introduction
“The Manchester Mummy Project” uses scientific methods to examine Egyptian mummies so that we can discover as much as possible about disease, diet and religious and burial customs in ancient Egypt.
The Aztec World
Huitzilopochtl, God of the Sun, was the Aztec principal god.
The Inca Empire: Children of the Sun
When Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro landed in Peru in 1532, he found unimaginable riches. The Inca Empire was in full bloom.
Indus Valley
The Indus civilisation started almost 5,000 years ago.
The Indus Valley civilization of Ancient India
The Indus Valley civilization of ancient India was one of the earliest civilizations in world history.
Jade in Mesoamerica
Figurative works in jade were being made by 1000 B.C. by the Olmec peoples of the Mexican Gulf Coast.
Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye
"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
Babylonia
The Babylonians used the innovations of the Sumerians, added to them, and built an empire that gave the world, among other things, codified laws, a tower that soared above the earth, and one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Wheel
Without the wheel most of the world’s work would stop.

Resources About Ancient Cities & Civilizations

Uruk: The World's First Big City
By Cynthia Stokes Brown, adapted by Newsela; Source: https://school.bighistoryproject.com
Hunters & Gatherers: Early Civilization
Reque, Barbara Radner. "Hunting and Gathering." The World Past To Present, D. C. Heath, 1989, pp. 26-28.

Videos About Ancient Cities & Civilizations

Maya Civilization
Videos about the Maya

The Indus Valley Civilization | Crash Course World History
John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations.
Ancient Egypt | Crash Course World History
John Green covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods.