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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.
Penn Museum at Home
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
A collection of educational activities from the Penn Museum that can be done at home. Includes an interactive map that can be used to view the collection digitally, recorded history lectures for adults, activities for children, short videos (3 minutes at most) about individual items from the museum collection, teacher resources, and interactive pages that allow you to transcribe your name in cuneiform or Egyptian heiroglyphs.
Art of the Islamic Worlds | Google Arts & Culture
Category
Arabic & Islamic Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
Online exhibit of Islamic art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston that guides the viewer through high definition images that are paired with an introduction to Islamic art. Some images are paired with transcribed audio commentary from the collection curator.
ORCA: Online Resources for Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
An aggregation of links to websites relevant to archaeology in Colorado, including state museums and historic sites, open access journals, local agencies, and research resources.
The First Americans | Google Arts & Culture
Category
Ancient American (Indigenous) Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
Photos and text commentary on items in the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Hall of the Americas. Images can be clicked on in order to enter a 3D Google street view environment of the exhibit hall that viewers can move around in.
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