GLOBAL
HISTORY SITES
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ANCIENT
Ancient
Ancient Roman History Timeline http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html
Ancient Roman Project http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/rome/eg_rome._menu1.html
Learn about the history of
Antique Roman Dishes http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html Food and recipes from ancient Roman recipes.
Women Gladiators http://www.ludus.org.uk/r/essaywomen.html
While not common, there is some evidence that there were women as well as men gladiators.
Armamentrivm: The Beginner’s Guide to Roman Military Equipment. http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive/arma/welc/begin.htm
Frequently asked questions and a virtual visual tour of Roman Military Equipment
Daily Roman Life http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/webresources/life/index.html
Athletics, food, history, holidays, houses and baths, laws, maps, politics, writing, women
Gods and Goddesses of Rome http://www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/deities.html
Descriptions of roman gods and goddesses with accompanying images
Maps of the
Links to various maps related to
the
Odyssey Online:
Ancient Roman daily life, people, mythology, death and burial and more
Roma: History and Civilization of the Eternal City http://www.citrag.it/roma/eng_home.htm
Find out about the era of the republic, the era of the empire, Roman culture, houses, clothes, food, games, religion, history, legends, monuments, economy and political systems.
The Romans http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/
From the BBC education site, this page explains who the Romans were, what the empire and the republic were, and presents the emperors, senators, Roman leisure, education and religion.
Territorial Expansion of the Roman World http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firsteuro/roman.html
Text provides the background
information on the Roman Expansion from early Roman rule through the late
Titles by Plutarch http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Plutarch.html
Welcome to the Romans Page http://homepages.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/intro.html
At this web site you can explore all different aspects of Roman Life.
EAWC Chronology:
An annotated timeline of Roman history.
Internet Ancient History
Sourcebook:
79 AD Eruption Vesuvius http://vulcan.fis.uniroma3.it/vesuvio/79_eruption.html
Forgotten City of
History of Plumbing—
Scroll down site to “History Of Plumbing”.
Pompeii Forum Project http://pompeii.virginia.edu/pompeii/images/b-w/levin/small/levin.html
Pompeii Virtual Tour http://www.thecolefamily.com/italy/pompeii/
Surgical Instruments from Ancient
GLOBAL 9 PROJECTS Mr. Ranalli Mr. Cook Ms. Shaw
GENERAL SITES
CNN http://cnn.com
PBS ONLINE http://www.pbs.org A great source of information on many historical events.
History Teachers http://www.historyteacher.net An award winning site created by a NY State
High School Teacher
History Channel http://www.historychannel.com This site is a companion to the television
channel.
BUBL http://www.bubl.ac.uk Bubl offers free access to over 12,000 selected Internet resources. All the sites are reviewed. All subjects are included.
Teacher Oz’s History Page http://www.teacheroz.com An extensive and up-to-date list of humanities related web sites cover such topics as The World, Renaissance, The Enlightenment, England, France and Russia and much more.
World History: HyperHistory http://www.hyperhistory.com covers 3000 years of history through timelines, lifelines, graphics
eHistory.com http://www.ehistory.com Contains 130,000 pages of history, 5,300 timelines, 350 biographies, thousands of maps and images.
***Be sure and check out our databases such as SIRS, Gale Virtual Library, World Book and Britannica.***
CRUSADES
Internet Medieval Sourcebook—The Crusades http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1k.html
The Crusades http://crusades.boisestate.edu This site is a fully virtual course offered for college credit through Boise State Univ. Enter the Classroom.
The Crusades and the Rise of Islam http://www.mrdowling.com/606islam.html
Focuses on the holy wars and the contributions of Muslim scholars during the Middle Ages.
Women in the Crusades http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine.html Female heroes from the time of the Crusades.
Islamic History in Arabia and
Covers the crusades plus much more.
The Crusades http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/crusades.html
An Internet Resource studying the church of the Middle ages.
MEDIEVAL TIMES
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources http://www.netserf.org
Provides access to an impressive array of resources on medieval times.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html Is a collection of public domain permitted historical texts for educational use. The site is very well organized. There is also sections that deal with Modern, Islamic and Jewish History.
Labyrinth: Medieval Resources http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu
This
The Online Medieval and Classical Library http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL This is a collection of literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.
EARLY MODERN
Exploring Leonardo http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo.LeoHomePage.html This site is maintained by the Boston Museum of Science on Leonardo da Vinci.
Exploring the French Revolution http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution This great site is a collaboration between the Center for History and New Media (George Mason Univ.). Features essays, images, documents and maps.
Renaissance http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance. This is the Annenberg/CPB site which focuses
on the time that led up to the rebirth of Europe, and in
The End of Europe’s Middle Ages http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle
Covers such topics as economy,
Feudal institutions, new monarchies,
The Romantic Chronology http://english.ucsb.edu:591/rchrono An attractive site featuring interactive chronology of the Romance Period.
Age of Exploration http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery A good starting point for learning about the Age of Exploration. Has many, many links.
Created by
18th Century History http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/history.html This site is organized by decades and has extensive original resources and links.
Elizabeth I http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm
Henry VIII http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tudor.htm
The Galileo Project http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/galileo
The Rice University Galileo project which provides information on the life, work, and times of Galileo.
Napoleon http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon
Napoleon.org http://www.napoleon.org/en/home.asp This site is maintained by the Foundation
Napoleon which has as its goal the encouragement of the study of history of the First and Second Empires.
Web Gallery of Art http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index.html This is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic and Baroque periods, currently containing approximately 9,000 reproductions, biographies, etc.
Renascene http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/links.html An extensive collection of Resources related to Early Modern English Studies and links to other resources.
Investigating the Renaissance http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/Renaissance/index.html
The Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org
A large site with many subtopics. Contains texts, essays, pictures, links, etc.
British History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ Scroll down a little and click on British History. Includes such topics as Normans, Tudors, Middle Ages, Civil War & Revolution, Victorians, Empire and Sea Power and much more.
LePoulet Gauche http://www.lepg.org/index.html Le Poulet Gauche is a detailed guide to the
history, culture and daily life of 16th century
British Civil Wars http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk Site includes timelines, 24 biographies of leading figures involved in the conflict, plus much more.
Victorian Britain http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/civilwar/
Site has documents, photographs, video and sound recordings.
British Battles http://www.britainexpress.com/History/battles/index.htm Included are accounts of some of the most influential battles fought on British soil.
Tudor England http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Tudors.htm Features a collection of articles on the Tudor period plus biographies of over 40 prominent people of that time. Be sure and scroll down just a little.
The Medici Family http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/People/medici.html Gives a brief introduction to this family.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/History_of_the_United_Kingdom:_Primary_Documents
An “Early Modern” chronology 1453-1716 http://www.columbia.edu/~tdk3/chronology.htm
Timeline of events that happened between 1453 and 1716.
ANCIENT HISTORY
AZTECS
The Aztecs http://mexico.udg.mx.historia/precolombias/ingles/Azteca/index.html
This site explores Aztec music, social organization, art and literature and their calendar.
Aztec Calendar http://www.azteccalendar.com/calendar.html Learn how the Aztec calendar works and type in a date and year to find out what the calendar looks like for that day.
Mesoweb http://www.mesoweb.com Explore Mesoamerican cultures through a study of people, their art and culture and more.
The Aztec Indians http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Americas/04/bryan/index.html
Aztec Indians http://www.indians.org/articles/aztec-indians.html
Aztecs http://www.answers.com/topic/aztec
INCAS
The Civilization of the Incas http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/inca/eg_inca_menu1.html Learn about the Inca Empire, the people, clothing, roads, family life, religion, etc.
Ice Mummies of the Inca http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru NOVA Online explores the lost world discovered on this expedition.
Ice Treasures of the Inca http://www.natiionalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy Visit site by National Geographic where the discovery of a well-preserved body in ice opens up new doors to the world of the ancient Inca.
Inca Indians
http://www.millville.org/Workshops_F/Acker_Inca/incan.htm
Inca Civilization
http://www.crystalinks.com/incan.html
MAYAN INDIANS
Mayan Civilization http://www.indians.org/welker/maya.htm
Collapse—The Maya http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mayans.html Why did Mayan culture collapse? Search for clues at this interactive site.
Mayan Indians
http://www.indians.org/articles/mayan-indians.html
Maya Adventure http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma
The history and culture of the Maya, from the Science Museum of Minnesota
The Maya Environment http://www.michielb.nl/maya/geographical.html Altitude, rainfall, temperature, etc.
Maya Mathematics http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html Learn Maya math using base 20 instead of the base 10 we use.
Maya Society http://www.civilizations.ca/civil/maya/mmc12eng.html
Learn about Maya society.
Mayan Kids http://www.mayankids.com
Read about the Mayan people, pyramids and beliefs, or play the Mayan game. This takes a while and is geared more towards younger students—however—I thought it was interesting.
Mystery of the Maya http://www.civilisations.ca/civil.maya/mmc01eng.html Covers such things as the Maya calendars, astronomy, crop growing, sacrifices performed and the different gods they believed in.
Peoples, Geography and Languages
http://www.civilisations.ca/civil/maya/mmclleng.html
MONGOLS
Ancient
Information about the Yuan
dynasty in
Genghis Kahn http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genghis/index.html National Geographic Homepages takes you on a trail to learn about Genghis Kahn
The Mongol Empire http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2532/index.html A well researched website that includes a timeline, maps, an overview of the empire, biographical information on Genghis Khan.
Mongol Maps http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2maptext_n2/mongol11.html
Mongolian Interlude http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/imperial3.html Covers the subjugation of
ISLAM/MUSLIMS
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
Pre-Islamic Arab World, Muhammad, Islamic faith and theology, expansion and empire, Persians, Turks, Ottomans, etc.
Islamic World to 1600 http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/
Learn about the history of ancient Islam from the beginning to the rise of the Islamic Empire
The Islam Page http://www.islamworld.net Has a thorough introduction to the religion for the non-Muslim.
Islamic World: Islamic History Sites http://www.islamic-world.net/links/islamic_history_sites.htm
GENERAL SITES
**United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org Tour the museum, view photographs and images, and experience the internment camps.
Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remember http://www.yadvashem.org.il/
Beit LoHamei HaGhetaot—The Ghetto
Fighters’ House—
Cybrary of the Holocaust http://www.remember.org/ Images and photos, witnesses’ stories, timelines and much more.
The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy http://library.thinkquest.org/12663
This ThinkQuest site presents the Holocaust background, an interactive timeline concentration camp information and much more.
The Holocaust Chronicle http://www.holocaustchronicle.org/
This is a companion site to the book of the same name. The site states the entire book’s content is on this site and is searchable
Concentration Camps http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cc.html
Provides
detailed information about each concentration camp in
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=gvKVLcMVIuG&b=358201
From the
The Holocaust History Project http://www.holocaust-history.org/
Presents formal essays and papers about the holocaust.
Holocaust Survivors http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/
Read and listen to the stories of Holocaust survivors. Includes photographs and an encyclopedia of different topics related to the Holocaust.
Holocaust Timeline http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
This site from the
Learning About the Holocaust http://www.ushmm.org/education/index.htm
This site is part of the
An
In 26 “slices” this site presents detail about the most important details of life and death in the Auschwitz Death Camp.
Beth Hatefutsoth, Museum of the Jewish Diaspora Tel Aviv
http://www.bh.org.il/index.html Virtual exhibition on the Jews of Romania
Nazi German, World War II Section
http://www.historyplace.com/index.html
100 + links, lesson plans and photos
Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust,
University of South
Gives an overview of people
and events of the Holocaust through photos, documents, art, music, movies and
literature.
Interesting site, good teacher resources
A site that is rich and comprehensive in its treatment of Nazi and East German propaganda, pre 1933 -1945.
Rescuers http://www.humboldt.edu/~rescuers/index.html
To Save a Life--Stories of Holocaust Rescue.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, NYC
On Line Galleries and Exhibits
Research center devoted to the studying of Anti-Semitism.
Famous Cases—A Look Back at
ANNE FRANK
Anne Frank Online http://www.annefrank.com/
Produced by the Anne Frank Center, USA, this site provides an overview of Anne’s life
and excerpts from her diary.
Anne Frank House http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=1
Tour the annex where Anne and her family hid, read a biography about her, view her actual diary online and learn about its creation.
HITLER & NAZISM
Decoding Nazi Secrets
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding/
From NOVA Online,
this site explores how the
Nazi and East German propaganda http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/
View propaganda created by the Nazis before and during World War II and by the East Germans during the cold war.
Nazi Rule http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nrule.htm
Presents Nazi history, Hitler’s rise to power, racism, propaganda, and more.
The Rise of Adolf Hitler
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm
Has a timeline biography of Hitler, his personal life and his dictatorship
THIRD REICH
A Teacher’s Guide to the
Holocaust: Perpetrators
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/perps.htm
(For additional sites on the Third Reich see the first section of websites)
ANTISEMITISM,
RACISM, AND HOLOCAUST DENIAL
SICSA: The
http://sicsa.huji.ac.il/ This site is connected to a biography entitled Demonization of the Jew and the Jew as “Other”: A Selected Bibliography. Over 30,000 entries in the Bibliography.
Ben Austin’s Holocaust/Shoah: Holocaust Denial http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/denial.htm
H-ANTISEMITISM http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~antis/
This site encourages scholarly discussion of anti-Semitic history and makes available diverse bibliographical, research and teaching aids.
Hate Watch http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~antis/
Designed by Harvard Library originally called “A Guide to Hate Groups on the Internet”. Now a private organization which monitors the on-line activity of organized hate groups.
Anti-Defamation League On-Line http://www.adl.org/
“The world’s leading organization fighting Anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred prejudice and bigotry.
The Nizkor Project http://www.nizkor.org/
Monitors and refutes the distortions and lies that Holocaust deniers present as truth.
Shamash: Holocaust Homepage http://shamash.org/holocaust/
Provides a large amount of resources primarily in the interest of refuting claims of Holocaust deniers.
FINAL SOLUTION
The Mechelen Museum of Deportation and Resistance http://www.cicb.be/
Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto http://www.ushmm.org/
Type in search term Kovno Ghetto. Presents story about the ghetto and how the prisoners documented their experiences and left a record for posterity.
Holocaust in
Type in searach term
Ben Austin’s Holocaust/Shoah: Final Solution http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/finlsol.html
Presents a historical overview on the topic of the final solution.
The
The Einsatzgruppen http://www.einsatzgruppenarchives.com/index.html
It features translations of the Einsatzgruppen and Nazi Officials.
FLIGHT AND RESCUE ATTEMPTS
Father Jacques http://www.ushmm.org/bunel/bunel.htm
Focuses on the actions of Father Jacques,
a Carmelite friar, who hid several Jewish boys in his school in
To Save a Life—Stories of Jewish Rescue
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rescuers
Contains excerpts from an unpublished book about the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.
Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Rescue http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/rescuer.htm
RESISTANCE
Dignity and
A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Resistance http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/resister.htm
WORLD RESPONSE TO HOLOCAUST
Voyage of the
Overview about the voyage of the
Labor and the Holocaust: The Jewish Labor Committee and the Anti-Nazi Struggle
http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/tam/JLC/opener.html
THE VICTIMS
Anne Frank House http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=1
The official web site of the Anne Frank House in
Josef Nassy: Images of Internment http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/index.php?ModuleId=10005479&Type=normal+article
Nassy (1904-1976), a Black expatriate artist of Jewish descent was one of 2,000 civilians holding an American passport who were confined in German internment camps during World War II. Laufen and Tittmoning Camps.
And I still See their Faces: Images of Polish Jews http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.aspx?c=jmKYJeNVJrF&b=478527
Ben Austin’s Holocaust/Shoah: Homosexuals and the Holocaust http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.aspx?c=jmKYJeNVJrF&b=478527
A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Victims http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/victims.htm
A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Survivors http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/survivor.htm
LIBERATION AND AFTERMATH
Life Reborn: Jewish displaced Persons, 1945-1951 http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/dp// Tells the struggle of Jewish displaced persons to return to life following the Holocaust.
WAR CRIME TRIALS
The Avalon Project at the
Thomas J. Dodd research Center Issue of the Holocaust curriculum http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/Nuremberg/introduction.htm This guide contains scanned documents, letters, and related materials from the Nuremberg Trial Documents from Senator Dodd.
Famous Cases—A Look Back at
TEACHER’S RESOURCES FOR TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST
About.com The Holocaust http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/blholocaust.htm?once=true&
An
http://www.spectacle.org/695/ausch.html This site gives a brief general overview of the Holocaust through excerpts from memoirs and scholarly writings, primarily Levi’s.
Beit Theresienstadt http://www.bterezin.org.il/
Ben Austin’s Holocaust/Shoah http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/holo.html
He is a sociology professor at
Cybrary of the Holocaust http://www.remember.org/
Is edited by Michael Declan Dunn. One of the largest Holocaust-relatd web sites geared toward educators and students.
David Dickerson’s Homepage http://ddickerson.igc.org/
David Dickerson maintains this personal homepage as part of his collaboration with the folks at I*EARN.
Facing History and Ourselves http://www.facing.org/campus/reslib.nsf
Attempts to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism.
Genocide of the Roma (Gypsies) in the Holocaust http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5121/genocide.htm
History Place: World
War II in
Includes Hitler Youth, Biographies of Nazi leaders, Adolf Hitler, Holocaust timeline
Holocaust Art Restitution Project http://www.lostart.org/
Holocaust Chronicle http://www.holocaustchronicle.org/
Holocaust Teacher Resource Center http://www.holocaust-trc.org/
This Holocaust Teacher Resource Center (TRC) web site, is dedicated to the memory of the six million Jewish people slaughtered during the Holocaust and the millions other people slaughtered during the Nazi era. It strives to combat prejudice and bigotry by transforming the horrors of the Holocaust into positive lessons to help make this a better and safer world for everybody. This site is sponsored by the Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc.
I*EARN: Holocaust and Genocide Project http://www.iearn.org/hgp/
Includes a project specifically on the Holocaust and genocide.
Jewish Student Online Research Center http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.html
Last Expression: Art From
Literature of the Holocaust http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/holhome.html
Missing Identity http://www.jewishgen.org/missing-identity/
Night by Elie Wiesel Teacher Cyberguide http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/night/nighttg.html
Nizkor Project http://www1.us.nizkor.org/
Shamash: The Jewish Internet Consortium Holocaust Home Page http://www.shamash.org/holocaust/
Shtetl (Frontline) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shtetl/
Teach With Movies: Learning Guide to Schindler’s List http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/schindlers-list.html
Teach With Movies: Learning guide to Anne Frank http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/diary-of-anne-frank.html
Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/
Voices of the Holocaust http://voices.iit.edu/
Wings of Witness: A Holocaust Memorial Sculpture http://www.wingsofwitness.org/
Yad Vashem: The
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority http://www.yadvashem.org.il/