About Ancient/Classical History
N.S. Gill "shakes the dust" off ancient history and makes it interesting for both children and adults.

About Medieval History
A great starting point for exploring this fascinating period.

The Ancient World
Fantastic!  Keep scrolling down until you reach the huge list of links to resources on early civilizations.  Nearly every link is appropriate for kids' research.

Children: History of Egypt
The sixth-grade Social Studies curriculum includes the study of Egypt. A good enrichment site is this one which includes downloadable pages of pictures that can be colored.

Cleveland Museum of Art Rosetta Stone Exhibit
Very nice online study course for kids about the Pharaohs of Egypt. Coloring book, build a pharaoh, and more fun stuff.

Exhibits Collection - The Middle Ages
Learn from this excellent multimedia collection.  By the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Projects.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
A very attractive site that is easy to navigate and filled with great information, pictures, and resources.

Eyewitness to History
Fascinating first-person accounts of historical events.

World Cultures
This is a fantastic resource site for sixth grade (and up) social studies.