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World History Encyclopedia
Category
General History
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The World History Encyclopedia (formerly the Ancient History Encyclopedia) provides a multitude of resources to engage the public in world history and cultural heritage. There are numerous encyclopedia-style articles on a range of historical and archaeological topics including, art and architecture, daily life, biographies of famous individuals, places, states, time periods, religions, and warfare. The coverage of the site is primarily ancient and medieval, but it is expanding into the Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern periods. There is also a repository of materials for educators such as timelines, quizzes, a media library, and translations of ancient documents. There is also a growing collection of YouTube videos and podcasts on world history subjects. Many of the articles have been translated into a variety of languages.
The China Biographical Database
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Chinese
The China Biographical Database Project is a freely accessible relational database with biographical information on over 500,000 historical individuals primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries. The database datasets are downloadable. There is also additional information on their blog, published papers, and events pages.
Achemenet
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
French; English
This website contains various tools and resources for the study of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, including texts, translations, bibliography, information on archaeological sites, images, maps, museum information, and online publications. Texts are arranged by language (Aramaic, Babylonian, Egyptian, Elamite, Greek, Lycian, and multilingual), region (Anatolia, Babylon, Egypt, Fars, and Greece), and publication.
Tokyo National Museum
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
Japanese, English, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Korean, German, French, Spanish
Website of Tokyo National Museum with several collection databases. The collection has been handed down over 150 years and currently contains over 120,000 items.
Digital Scriptorium
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Digital Scriptorium (DS) is a growing consortium of American institutions with collections of global, premodern manuscripts. As an online union catalog, DS unites scattered rare materials, including dispersed manuscript leaves from dismembered books, into a national digital platform for cross-collection teaching and scholarly research.
Discover Korea's World Heritage
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Korean, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Indonesian, Vietnamese
This website provides numerous resources for the study of Korean hertiage. From archaeological sites to historic locations, this webiste focuses on teaching Korean history through memory and tradition.
Digital Augustan Rome | University of Arizona
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Latin
Digital map project of Augustan Rome. Prepared by David Gilman Romano, Ph.D., who invites viewers to 'Explore the interactive map of the Augustan city c. A.D. 14'. Furthermore, website offers multiple short articles about the specific places in Rome.
Asian Historical Architecture
Category
General History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The purpose of this website is to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of Asian architecture through images and descriptive text. As the website primarily relies on image contributions, the country-by-country coverage varies according to what contributions we've received.
Map & Imagery Library | University of Florida
Category
General History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Ranges from recent aerial photography to antique maps, and contains approximately 500,000 maps, 300,000 aerial photographs and satellite images, 8,000 atlases and reference books, as well as a growing number of geospatial datasets. It is one of the largest academic map libraries in the United States and its largest collections include Florida, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
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