» Ancient Mesopotamia    Provides information about geography, religion, daily life, and clothing. Includes classroom activities and homework help.    http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/Mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.htm

» Ancient Near East Art    Includes examples of art from ancient Mesopotamia, Babylon, Sumer, and the Indus Valley. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.    http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=3

» Ancient Persia: Cyrus the Great    Introduces the Persian king believed to be the first to become involved in human rights.    http://www.oznet.net/cyrus/cyframe.htm

» Gilgamesh Study Guide    Tells about an ancient King of Uruk who is thought to have actually existed. Considered the oldest historical story in the world.    http://novaonline.nv.cc.va.us/eli/eng251/gilgameshstudy.htm

» History of Assyrians    Details about the Assyrian empire (2400 B.C. to 612 B.C.), which was located mainly between Tigris and Euphrates rivers and was just northwest of ancient Babylonia. Page includes alphabet sample, maps, and demographic information.    http://www.aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htm

» Home of the Hittites    Detailed study guide explains who these people were and tells what deities they worshipped.    http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/hittite-ref.html

» Mesopotamia    Discover tales of astronomers, merchants, archaeologists, epic heroes and ruthless kings. Explore a palace, the library of an astronomer and the Royal Tombs of Ur; then, build your own ziggurat. From the British Museum.    http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/

» Mesopotamia in the Electronic Passport    Provides information about the Fertile Crescent. Includes, a brief look at its geography, culture, and history.    http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html

» Odyssey Online: Near East    Tells about ancient life in the cradle of civilization.    http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/NEAREAST/homepg.html

» The Jerusalem Mosaic    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers a readable history of the city by period, with a map for each and photographs and information on surviving historic buildings. English and Hebrew versions available.    http://jeru.huji.ac.il/

» The UnMuseum: Tower of Babel    Report on what archaeological and historical research reveal about this tower.    http://www.unmuseum.org/babel.htm

» Write like a Babylonian    Tells about the first written language, called cuneiform, which was invented by ancient Babylonians. Displays visitors' names in cuneiform.    http://www.upennmuseum.com/cgi-bin/cuneiform.cgi