Games and Reviews

http://www.discovery.com/games/pyramid/pyramid.html

Discovery.com has created an interactive game where not only can you learn about the history of the Giza pyramids but you can learn about them also. While building the pyramid it gives you a limit on the time that it takes to build a pyramid, about 23 years. It is very realistic, down to point where you have to get barracks for the workers. This game is good for anyone who wants to learn what it felt like to be in charge of having one of the Pyramids at Gize built.

BBC has a an interactive game that goes through the process of digging up ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley. His name is Professor Indus and he is the archaeologist who gives you the mission of finding the lost city of Mohenjodaro. IT is very realistic as he gives you the tools that you will be needing as a good archaeologists.In this interactive game you learn about where the Indus Valley is located. It is quite clever and fun to play and i recommend it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/flash/ivl0_index.shtml


Game: Dig it up: Romans
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
Review: In this game, you are trying to dig up Roman items, hence the name. You are set in a place where there are many underground Roman items. There are places where you can dig up specific items from Roman time period. This is a great game to see old Roman items.


Game: Mesopotamia Farming Game
Link: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html
Review: In this game you are a farmer in Mesopotamia. You have to take care of three different plots of land, farm, sow your crops, water, and maybe flood your crops even. This game can be helpful to learn about farming, but it doesn't teach much about Mesopotamia, except that people from there were farmers because of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. This game could be better if it was more interactive with more facts about Mesopotamia and if it had more things to do than just farm.

In this game, Gladiator: Dressed to Kill, you dress up Roman gladiators for battle. The game gives information about the Roman gladiators like how they were armed in a variety of styles that were designed to mimic mythical figures as well as Rome’s past enemies. Specific gladiators were matched together so there would be an exciting fight.

In the game you have sixty seconds to dress up the specific gladiator for his specific battle. You can ask for clues that will help you to figure out which weapons and armor your gladiator should were into battle. You only have four clues and you need to choose four weapons and armor. The four weapons that you can give to your gladiator are a trident, a sword, a spear, and a dagger. Other things that may be given to the gladiator are different types of armor as well as shields and a net. The clues can give you a hint as to what weapon and what armor to send the gladiator in with. An example is “The Retiarius gladiator is lightly armed, and has the equipment of a fisher man.” Based on the clue you can that the weapon that the gladiator should be given is a trident and fishing net. If you choose three of the correct weapons you will be given the palm branch of victory. If you choose all four correctly, you will be given a wooden sword that symbolizes the gladiator’s freedom.

This is a fun game that will help you learn about how gladiators fought and what they were like. It gives information on what kinds of weapons and armor they took into the arena with them which can be very interesting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_gladiator.shtml

In the game "Death in Rome" you play as a Roman sleuth that has to solve the mystery of a murder. you need to piece together the clues to solve the mysterious death. You only have until dawn to solve the mystery. You need to solve the crime by looking at evidence found, eye-witness testimonies and use your intuition.
The location is Ostia, river port in Rome. The year is 80 AD and the victim is Tiberius Claudius Eutychus. He was found dead in his apartment. You need to find the clues around his apartment and solve the case. You can interrogate witnesses as well.

You use your mouse to explore the room and find clues. This is a fun game that will help you learn what it would have been like in ancient Roman times. Check it out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/death_rome/index_embed.shtml