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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.
ASOR - Online Resources
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Lesson Plans
Language
English
This website, collected by ASOR, brings together teaching resources on various topics related to the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean organized by grade level. There are links to various online resources for educators (lesson plan ideas, tools, syllabi, and much more).
Introduction to Medieval Philosophy: KU Leuven
Category
Ancient Philosophy
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
An introduction to broadly defined medieval philosophy offered by scholars in KU Leuven. It contains various videos and articles on this topic. The course includes chapters such as ;What is Medieval Philosophy?', ' Medieval Philosophy in the Latin West', 'Two Arguments on Being and Goodness' and 'John Duns Scotus on Free Will'.
The Mongols - Khan Academy
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The website with an overview of the Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, that eventually becomes the largest contiguous empire in world history before splitting formally into the Yuan Dynasty, Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate and Ilkhanate.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
General information about conservation/restoration in museum setting, including images and case studies, including a dedicated and detailed section on antiquity and access to a blog and scholarly publications.
Bartholomew's World
Category
Ancient Philosophy
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Latin
An interactive site about the medieval scholasticism. Bartholomew's World introduces medieval Scholasticism and at the same time strengthens skills in Latin. The website includes chapters about Albert the Great, Alfarabi, Averroes Avicenna, Bonaventure Brigid of Sweden, Hildegard of Bingen, Maimonides, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, William of Auvergne and William of Ockham (among others). It provides various maps and articles about the 'natural science', 'divine Science' and 'natural science'. One can find detialed informations about the medieval history and philosophy. It also contains various materials to learn latin. It is worth mentioning that the site is stylised to look like a real medieval book.
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