History/Geography

Geography

 

An interactive children's atlas Children's atlas

Maps and other activities Map zone

Weather information Met Office

Free maps on line  Ordnance survey

 

History

 BBC History WW2

 BBC Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

BBC schools - Ancient Greece

Learn about the Greeks

Wikipedia Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

Greece

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/resource/bmlinks.shtml

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/gcontent.htm

http://www.malvinsclose.northumberland.sch.uk/TrainingSchool/Resources/GreeceUpload/greece/search.html

A Greek Timeline

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/access/greek/timeline_greece.htm

Who were the Ancient Greeks?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Greece.html

Adventures in Greece

http://www.mystery-productions.info/hyper/Hypermedia_2003/Miller/AM_hypermedia/Artifact/

Olympic Games

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html

God and Goddesses

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html

Who did the Greeks worship?

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/history/webenquiry/greeks/index.html

Greeks Clipart

http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/clipart/Greeks/index.htm

 Bayeux Tapestry 

http://www.sjolander.com/viking/museum/bt/bt.htm

Greek Vases 

http://www.artfromgreece.com/

http://www.unc.edu/~rwilkers/stories.htm

Investigate Greek Artefacts

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/access/greek/artefacts_greece.htm

Make a Greek Shield

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/make_a_greek_shield.htm

What was the Battle of Marathon? 

Why do we still remember it today?

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC in Ancient Greece.

Find out more by clicking on the links below

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/marathon.htm

http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id27.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002356F/marathon.htm

http://www.aroundgreece.com/ancient-greece-history/battle-of-marathon-greece.php

Greek shield patterns:



http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Greek_Shields630+.html <


http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Greek_Shields630-590.html


http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Greek_Shields590-540.html 



http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Greek_Shields400-350.html 



http://transform.to/~mwbard/historicals/hopliteshields.html 




Greek Designs



http://www.marcels-kid-crafts.com/greek-symbol.html <http://www.marcels-kid-crafts.com/greek-symbol.html>



http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/greekkey/index.htm


http://www.stencilkingdom.com/catalogue/greek/catalogue_body_greek.htm 

Romans

Family Life
www.romans-in-britain.org.uk
Explore this site for lots of information about life in Roman Britain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/
Excellent site for children to use independently.

http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/
An excellent site for children to explore and find out more about Roman Life.

http://www.romansinsussex.co.uk/level1/livingin/index.asp
Find out about what it was like to live in Roman Sussex.

Roman Food
http://www.show.me.uk/site/make/Romans/STO102.html
For a recipe for yummy Roman cakes!

http://www.romansinsussex.co.uk/level1/livingin/kitchen.asp
For more information about Roman kitchens and food preparation, also click on story to read about a day in the life of the cook.

The Roman Legacy
Weblinks

Roman Engineering
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/roman_engineering.htm
For some great pictures of roman engineering (aqueducts, Roman baths, Hadrian’s Wall, etc)

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/romarch.htm
For more great photographs

Roman Aqueducts
http://www.inforoma.it/feature.php?lookup=aqueduct
For photos, diagrams and information about Roman aqueducts.

Roman Empire
http://www.roman-empire.net/
For everything you ever wanted to know about the Roman Empire, including timelines, interactive maps and much more.

Hadrian’s Wall
http://www.hadrians-wall.org/
The official Hadrian’s Wall website with lots of information about the wall today as well as its history.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/hadrian_gallery.shtml
For some fantastic close up images of the wall.

Italy Today
http://www.italiantourism.com/
Discover what Italy is like today, including weather, National Parks, museums, music and food.
Compare Italy today with that in Roman times.

Roman Pottery
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/art/ars.htm
For lots of information about the different types and the history of Roman pottery.

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/learning/features_facts/digging/index.html
An fabulous site with lots of information about Roman archaeological finds including pottery.

Mosaics
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/mosaics_gallery.shtml
For lots of fantastic mosaic pictures to look at.

http://www.show.me.uk/site/make/Romans/STO101.html
For ideas for making your own mosaics and links to museum sites with more Roman mosaics and much more.

Roman Baths
http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/
Click on children’s pages for more information about Roman Baths and to play the Roman Baths game.

General sites to help with History   

History for kids;

Headline History

History on the net

Innovations learning

History

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