Civilization III

Build your own civilization from the year 4000 BC! Learn how to build roads and the infrastructure needed to grown your civilization to take over the world.  Unlike other empire building games this one has real history to learn. The civilizations you play against are real civilizations of the past. It can be a great way to be introduced to a little history. Also the fighting in this game is non-violent unlike other programs.  Your skill develops in strategy and understanding how civilizations grow by managing natural resources, finances and trade, scientific research, cultural and political policies and, of course, military development.  This game is so well developed in it’s ability to replicate the actual process of a developing civilization a doctoral thesis was actually written on it’s value as a teaching tool.  Ages 12+

Knights and Battles - Discovery Plus

This book accurately describes life in Medieval times, from Knights and Kings to Castles and warfare. A visually tantalizing book, it is thick with tabs, folds, flaps and acetates and packed with information. This is another book we found in a museum store, but you can get it easily through amazon.com Click on the link in the picture to the left and go to the book’s main entry page, you can see inside the book by clicking on “search inside”.  Words don’t do it justice here.

Egyptology

A NY Times best seller, this book is the journal of Miss Emily Sands, dated 1926, an Egyptologist.  You get to read her notes and see some of her collections of artifacts in this book.  There are pop-outs and minibooks and fold out maps. It’s a fun book for kids and it’s jam packed with facts about Ancient Egypt.

Multimedia Castle Explorer

Experience the drama and danger of life in the 14th century castle! Castle Explorer provides a visually enchanting view of the life and times of 14th-century Europe. It invites the user to explore Baron Mortimer's castle in one of two ways; as an honest page or as a suspicious spy. As a page, the user can wander about the castle grounds without worry. As a spy, the user may explore the castle in disguise using the same features as the page but must search for pieces of a secret map for the king and avoid getting caught and thrown in the dungeon. To access more detailed information about 14th-century life, the user can visit the Library and browse through one of six beautiful books with extensive tables of contents, pages and pages of explanation, and pictures of castle characters which explain their duties when clicked.  Ages 10+