Kids learn about the Glossary and Terms of Ancient Mesopotamia on this site. Words and definitions you need to know about this civilization can be found here.

Investigate the biography of Nebuchadnezzar II from Ancient Mesopotamia on this site. Find information about the King of the Babylonians and builder of the Hanging Gardens.

Study the history of the Ancient Sumer on this site. Learn how the Sumerians started the first civilization and invented writing and government.

Kids learn about the history of the First Persian Empire. Also known as the Achaemenid Empire, they ruled the Middle East before the Greeks arrived.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of ancient Mesopotamia's Code of Hammurabi. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a questions sheet are available to help...

The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-century Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. So, how did we arrive at the popular image we know, love and fear today? And...

Regents prep site giving the history of the Paleolithic Period and Early River Civilizations. Includes pictures and map.