World History
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias can be a great place to start your research, get an overview of your topic, or help you narrow your area of focus. Morgan Library has a number of encyclopedia sets that may be useful to you as you begin your research. Encyclopedias are located in the Reference collection, so they may not be checked out. General encyclopedias can also be extremely useful.
- Collins Australian Encyclopedia DU90 .C64 1984Reference
- Encyclopedia Iranica DS253 .E53 1985 Reference
- Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. DT351 .E53 1997 Reference
- Encyclopedia of Indians of the Americas E54.5 .E52 Reference
- Information China DS706 .I5 1989 Reference
- Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan DS805 .K633 1983 Reference
- The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian And Soviet History DK 14 M6 Reference
Other Reference Books
- Worldmark Chronology of the Nations D11 .W93 1999 Reference
Organized by continent, this set gives chronologies of individual countries.
- Chronicle of the World D11 .C56 1996 Reference
Chronology of major world events.
- Chronology of European History: 15,000 B.C. to 1997 D11 .C57 1997 Reference
- Chronology of World History D11 .M39 1999 Reference
World Wide Web Resources
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General Sources
These pages have multiple links to resources on the Web.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Internet African History Sourcebook
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Byzantine & Medieval Links Index
Africa: South of the Sahara
Asia History and Cultural Guide.. The History Beat...
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe: Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations
ArabNet
Native American Nations
| Africa | Americas | Asia |
| Middle East | Europe | Pacific |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Online: History. QAZICO
Afghana: HistoryMali
Kingdom of Mali
Malian Magic
Mali
MaliMorocco
Morocco's home pageKenya
Tim and Laura Beth's KenyaZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Riddle (abstract)Egypt
History of Egypt
Aztec
Nahuatl Language of Aztecs
Aztec CalendarInca
Andean HistoryIroquois
Iroquois HistoryPueblo
Albuquerque's Environment Story, Pueblo Indian Influence
Mongolia
Realm of the Mongols
The Provincial Museum of Alberta Virtual Exhibits Genghis Khan
The Land of Genghis KhanJapan
Kamakura Period (1185 - 1333).
Muromachi Period (1333 - 1573).Japanese history
National Museum of Japanese HistoryKamakura Period
Muromachi Period
India
India (has map)
China
History Timeline
China Education and Research Network (in Chinese)-- English VersionCambodia
Empire of Khmer
Historical Background
Historical Summary Cambodia
Asia Tour, Cambodia History
Cambodian Information Center (links)
Eurodocs, Primary Historical Documents (primary sources)
History of Medieval & Renaissance Europe: Primary Documents
France
History of France--Primary DocumentsSpain
History of Spain--Primary DocumentsEngland
History of United Kingdom--Primary DocumentsRussia
History of Russia
Russian History. Bucknell University.
Australia
Academic Info Australian History
Sandra's Home Page, Australian HistoryHawaii
History of Hawaii (timeline)Indonesia
Destination Indonesia
Indonesia WWW Virtual Library: Society and Culture. Edited by: Dr T. Matthew Ciolek. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, at the Australian National University.
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Content: Naomi Lederer; arrangement and additional sources Michelle Wilde