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This site was organized under the direction of Robert A. Guisepi, a ancient world historian who died recently. There are few citations in the texts, but the reader is told that most of the articles come from books that Guisepi and other historians have written

As I have been preparing lesson plans on the early civilizations over the the past few weeks, I have turned to this site for content. I have found that the conclusions drawn by this team of historians about what is important to teach students about the ancient world is similar to the ones drawn by my cooperating teacher.

Many of the newspapers from other countries are also in other languages, however; most countries also have at least one English paper.

Notice that papers can be browsed by language.

The United States section of the site also allows browsing of newspapers by state, so this site would be useful for a lesson or unit on national media; for projects on specific states; or lessons on national current events.

Clicking on a country also gives basic, factual information on that country; like population and a picture of the country's flag.

This is a great site for visual learners. Being able to see political and culutral transformations of continents is an incredible tool for students of all ages. Unfortunately, not all maps on this site are free. There is a nominal fee that charges for acess to more obscure maps.