Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World

Type of Resource: Student tools and information, Teacher Tools and Information
Free or Fee: Free
Computer Needs: Quicktime
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The site is aesthetically organized and easy to navigate. The images of the artifacts are clear, even when fully zoomed-in. The stories are relevant, interesting and contain audio and text versions of the accounts to satisfy both audio and visual learners. The lesson plans are thorough and provide all needed downloads.

Description:

From the website: "Cleopatra is an interactive journey through the collection of ancient art at The Art Institute of Chicago. This Web site takes you on an expedition to the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece and Italy using eighteen objects from the museum's distinguished collection. "The multimedia presentations on each of these intriguing works of art reveal their respective chronologies and geographic origins, as well as the social world and political life of the times and places in which they were created. This journey to ancient cultures is enhanced with digitized video clips and animated passages, close-up views of the objects, an illustrated timeline, maps, a glossary and links to other useful Web sites. There are also 135 lesson plans based on nine of these objects."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find images and information useful in a study of one ancient culture or compare between ancient Egypt, Greece and Italy. Find images of artifacts to zoom in on and text and audio stories related to the artifact. Teachers can find lesson plans to use with the site. Students can use the site for research purposes. View the artifacts on a time line and utilize the glossary to further a study.

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Language Arts
Science
Math
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Languages : Spanish
Social Studies : History
Social Studies : Cultures
Social Studies : Archeology & Anthropology
Art : History

Student tools and information, Teacher Tools and Information

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