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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.
VRoma: A Virtual Community for Teaching and Learning Classics
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

This site has resouces for teaching Latin and ancient Roman culture. There is an interactive virtual world based on ancient Rome (called the "MOO"), all created by the VRoma community (instructors and scholars who use the MOO with their students). This site requires you to login as a guest, but access is free.
The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program | The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is committed to expanding the public understanding of human evolution by providing open-access guides, models, and other materials for the study of human prehistory.
Archaeological Atlas of Antiquity - Vici.org
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, German, French, Dutch

An archaeological atlas of antiquity: a collaborative "wiki" type map of ancient archaeological sites. Data is primarily Greco-Roman, but it also includes some info from India, China, East Africa, and the Americas.
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian | UNESCO
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch

This UNESCO site is about Zhoukoudian excavation site and archaeological findings. There is also information about the protection and management of the archaeological site.
The World Religions Tree
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Study Aids
Language
English, French, Russian

An interactive simulation portraying the development and origin of the world religions. This website has its merit on focusing on almost every known system of belief, not only on the major world religions, though users should be cautioned against the "evolutionary" narrative of such a display.
Silk Road Seattle | University of Washington
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English

An annotated collection of museums around the world containing art and archaeological objects from the Silk Road, managed by the Waltin Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington.
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