Cross-Curricular Connections

Artists have been at work for thousands of years. Like the Minoan frescoes in the article, Ancient Egyptian art is very old. Click on the link below to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt and play interactive games.

http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/games.html

Ancient Minoan frescoes are older than Greek and Roman paintings. We do not know much about ancient Minoan civilization, but we do know that Athens in ancient Greece and the Roman republic were democracies. Like our own country, they were ruled by the people, rather than a king or queen. Click on the link below to complete an activity about ancient Roman government.

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078745802/student_view0/unit4/chapter11/student_web_activities.html