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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.
Shinagawa Historical Museum
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean
Shinagawa Historical Museum was founded in 1985 to preserve and make full use of local historic material, as well as enhance the local culture and heritage.
Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive
Category
Art History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The Digital Image Archive (DIA) presents more than 65,000 images of biblical illustrations, portraits of religious leaders, printers' devices, engravings of church buildings, and other theological topics related to the Protestant Reformation to the year 1570.
Codex Sinaiticus
Category
Biblical Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English, German, Greek, Russian
This website provides the digitized manuscript of Codex Sinaiticus, a handwritten manuscript of the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete edition of the New Testament, from the 4th century CE.
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