SOTW 1, Chapter 4 - The Old Kingdom of Egypt

Ancient Egypt
from Worldwide Academics



Great Pyramid Mystery Solved?
Interesting theory from National Geographic - video follows a short advertisement



Mummification 
historyteachers parody of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day



Horrible Histories - The Mummy Song
Funny stuff from the BBC

SOTW 1, Chapter 3 - The First Writing

Written Word - Birth of Writing
from Landmark Media Inc.



Cuneiform - How Writing Came to Be

SOTW 1, Chapter 2 - Egyptians Lived on the Nile River

The First Pharoahs
from A&E


History of Egypt, Part I

SOTW 1, Chapter 1 - The Earliest People

Mesopotamia:  From Nomads to Farmers
from Discovery Education



Ancient Mesopotamia
from Phoenix Film and Video




Civilization ("Harajuku Girls" by Gwen Stefani)
A parody by historyteachers - not specifically Chapter 1, but a fun overview to early civilizations

SOTW 1, Introduction - How Do We Know What Happened?

What is Archaeology?
Through the eyes of a filmmaker-archaeologist



Related Web Link
For interactive fun related to archaeology, see the Mysteries of Catalhayuk from the Science Museum of Minnesota.