World History

Castles on the Web.
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
A beautifully designed and carefully researched site by Ted Monk. A great “Castles for Kids” section.

Hercules: Greece’s Greatest Hero.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/
This is part of the scholarly Perseus Project at Tufts University, but useful to grasp the place of Hercules in myth and history.

Ice Treasures of the Inca.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy/
This offers and interactive journey with climber Johan Reinhard to find the great treasures of the Inca. You can follow the step-by-step journey of discovery.

RMS Titanic. Destination . . . Cyberspace.
http://www.gwi.net/~paul/
The Titanic departed from Southampton, England, on her first and only voyage Wednesday, April 10, 1912. This site combines eyewitness accounts with paintings of the mighty ship.

Secrets of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult. For upper elementary and middle school students.

The Food Timeline.
http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html
From water and salt to tear-free onions, food has played a big role throughout history.

This Day in History.
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/index.html
Select a date in history and learn what happened in that day's headlines. Participants can narrow their focus to specific dates in Automotive, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Entertainment, Literary, Old West, Vietnam War, Wall Street, and WWII history. Check out "What Happened on Your Birthday?"

Titanic Historical Society.
http://www.titanic1.org
In the totally unexpected location far from the ocean in landlocked Western Massachusetts in the Henry’s Jewelry building, this unique, privately-owned display is dedicated to the ill-fated liner and open to the public during the owner’s regular business hours. This site includes a wide range of information

               on the Titanic.