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General

Ancient History Encyclopedia - Open source interlinked reputable information 

 

Art History Timeline of the World - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

A History of the World in Objects - BBC and the British Museum

 

Explore World Cultures - British Museum

 

National Geographic - Ancient Civilizations  - Focus on new archaeological finds from around the world

 

World History International - A huge academic database of articles, books and primary sources. 

 

Heritage Key - collection of history papers and news on a wide variety of topics

 

One World Journeys - photojournalism to many ancient places

 

Sacred Texts - Most of the worlds' sacred texts online.  Excellent for use as primary sources

 

History Today - A print and online magazine of current research published in London, England

 

The Online Medieval and Classical Library - A vast collection of primary sources for Greece, Rome and Medieval Europe.

 

Stone Age

Smithsonian Timeline of Human Evolution

 

Mesopotamia

Watch Epic of Gilgamesh

 

Greece

The Twelve Labours of Hercules

 The Trojan War: a summary of the legend 

 

Rome 

PBS - Rome in the First Century

Social Classes - Barbara McManus, Professor of Classical Studies

http://www.ancientromanart.net/ - Reputable articles written by experts with links to video

History Today - Reputable history magazine, article about gladiators

http://www.historytoday.com/keith-hopkins/murderous-games-gladiatorial-contests-ancient-rome

Roman Dress: 

BBC: The World in Objects: Roman Objects

8 Reasons Why Rome Fell - History Channel

 

Medieval Europe

Crash Courses in Medieval Europe

Fall of the Roman Empire (a lot about the Byzantines)

The Dark Ages (mostly about what non-Europeans were doing)

The Crusades

Timelines TV - Mostly about Britain, short videos on a variety of topics

Medieval Lives - Terry Jones' series of medieval people - funny and well-researched. Includes the peasant, the monk, the damsel, the minstrel, the knight, the philosopher, the outlaw, the king. Half an hour each.

Medieval Women: Warfare and Military Activity - A collection of translated primary source works by university professor.

Medieval Women and War - A list (with some links) by another university professor of sources on women in warfare

De Re Militari - Portal to resources on warfare in the Middle Ages

 

 

 

Asia

 

The Asia Society Museum - art and culture of Asia

 

Genghis Khan Exhibit - at the Chicago Field Museum

 

The Mongols in World History - Columbia University - excellent secondary source 

Also from the same site:

The Grandeur of the Qing Dynasty

The Song Dynasty in China

China and Europe: What is modern?

 

Mesoamerica

 

FAMSI - Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Inc.  Excellent for Maya, Aztec and other mesoamerican cultures

 

Popol Vuh Museum - Guatemala's Mayan Museum

 

Mesoweb - An academic forum for publication of recent archaeological finds in mesoamerica

 

 

Africa

 

African Art Collection - Lynn University Florida