THE GLOBAL HISTORY PAGE

Click on the subjects below to locate information about global issues.

Model U.N. Page

 

General Global Information	Africa	The Age of Exploration
Ancient Civilizations	Ancient Greece	Byzantine Empire WebQuest
China	Countries of the World	The Enlightenment
Holidays Around the World	India	Islam
Latin America	The Middle Ages	The Mongols WebQuest
The Renaissance	Renaissance People	Renaissance WebQuest
World News Services	World Religions	United Nations
Women History & Biography

 

GENERAL GLOBAL HISTORY INFORMATION

Subscription Research Databases - Available only through Gananda Central Library

3000 Years of World History [Online] Available http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html - Travel through the many eras of history from around the world.

Global History and Geography - Resources for Students and Parents
http://www.cccsd.org/CurriculumContent/ghg2004/HOMEPAGE/HOME.HTM 
This web page was created and maintained by a high school Global History teacher in the Churchville-Chili School District.

GlobalWeb 9
[Online] Available http://www.bestschools.org/hs/sstudies/global9/home.html
Links for African Civilizations, the Renaissance, or the Ming Dynasty of China & more.   World History from pre-history through the 17th century.

The History Place [Online] Available http://www.historyplace.com/index.html

The History Net [Online] Available http://www.thehistorynet.com/
A great site to locate information on Social Studies and History topics.

Social Studies School Service [Online] Available http://socialstudies.com/online.html
A useful list of webpage links on Social Studies and History topics.

Today in history   [Online] Available http://features.LearningKingdom.com/history/archive/
General Global Info:

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  AFRICA

The Story of Africa

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  ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

Ancient Egypt -- The British Museum    [Online] Available http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
The staff  the British Museum has created a website dealing with many areas of study of Ancient Egypt. Explore Egyptian Life, Geography, Pyramids, and Time. Find out where writing was used in Ancient Egypt. Shockwave activities are included for each area of study.

Mediterranean Archeological Resources [Online] Available http://www.geocities.com/i_georganas/main.html/     This Greek website links to major archeology journals. Scroll past those to get to some wonderful links to information about Ancient Greek, Egyptian and Roman cultures.

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  ANCIENT GREECE

Grolier Online
[Online] Available http://go.grolier.com/
Search 3 major encyclopdedias plus other useful reference sources to find out informaiton about ancient Greece.
NOTE: "New Book of Knowledge" is the Encyclopedia written at a 6th grade realing level.

The Ancient Greek World Introduction 
[Online] Available http://www.museum.upenn.edu./Greek_World/Intro.html
Welcome to a partial presentation of a real-life exhibit on ancient Greek life using artifacts and photographs. 

Ancient Greeks
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/anchsthc.html#greek
Useful links to excellent websites about ancient Greece, compiled by the Multnomah Public Library.

 

 

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  CHINA

ONLINE RESEARCH DATABASES TRY THESE SITES FIRST!
Online Encyclopedias * Ruben A Cirillo H. S. Library	Online Books * Ruben A Cirillo H. S. Library	Other Online Research Databases * Ruben A Cirillo H. S. Library

 

THE FREE WEB NO GUARANTEES HERE.  REMEMBER - YOU OFTEN GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR - AND THESE WEB SITES COST NOTHING!!

  Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung - alternate spelling)

  TIME 100: Mao Zedong
www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/mao.html

  Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/mao.htm 
Biographical essay on Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung).

  Sun, Yat-Sen & other Presidents of The Republic of China (Taiwan) 

  Chinese Cultural Studies: Sun Yat-sen: Fundamentals of National Reconstruction (1923 CE)
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/sunyat.html 

  Sun, Yat-Sen & other Presidents of The Republic of China (Taiwan)
http://www.president.gov.tw/1_roc_intro/e_xpresident/ 
From the office of the president of the Republic Of China

  Modern China:   

  The Birth of Modern China: 1644 - present
http://condensedchina.com/china4.html
A brief outline of China's modern history.

  China- Area Handbook Series - Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html 
Scholarly handbook, published by the Library of Congress.

  China
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/cntryhc.html#china
Sites compiled by Multnomah Public Libary

  Chronology of Modern China 
http://www.asiasource.org/society/china-chron.cfm

  Discovering China: The Middle Kingdom
http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/history/
This is an online project completed by high school students.  Be careful and check the information to make sure it is correct.  It is on this page because it appears to be a good summary of 20th century China.

  History of China: Table of Contents
http://chineseculture.about.com/  

 

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  THE ENLIGHTENMENT

Grolier Online
http://go.grolier.com
This is the best way to start your online research. This site gives you access to several online encyclopedias and also links to good quality web sites on your topic.

About.com
http://www.about.com
An excellent search engine for finding quality web pages. Just type in your search terms.

 

The Age of Enlightenment
http://history.evansville.net/enlighte.html
An excellent page of links to information about The enlightenment.

The Enlightenment
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/eurohist.html#enlight
Sites about the Enlightenment period compiled by Multnomah Public Library

The Web's Best Sites on The Enlightenment
http://www.britannica.com/
Sites compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica.

 

       

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INDIA

     My India

     India

     The Hindu (Daily Newspaper)

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Islam

Encyclopedia Articles About Islam

Islam.  
An article from Wikipedia.

 

Basic periodical and reference articles about Islam

 The Origins of Islam. Current Events, 3/10/2006, Vol. 105 Issue 21, p2-2, 1/3p, 

The Five Pillars of ISLAM. By: Khan, Daisy. Appleseeds, Nov2003, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p12-14, 3p

The Spread of Islam. By: Brown, Bryan. Junior Scholastic, 11/24/2003, Vol. 106 Issue 8, p18, 3p.

Islam. By: Hossein Nasr, Seyyed. World Almanac & Book of Facts, 2005, p14-16, 3p  

The Call to Worship. By: Jolin, Paula. Calliope, Dec2003, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p34-37, 4p  

The Power of Islam. Current Events, 01/25/2002, Vol. 101 Issue 16, p1, 4p, 1 map, 

Understanding ISLAM: Its Birth and Ascent. By: Allam, Abeer. Junior Scholastic, 11/29/2002, Vol. 105 Issue 8, p10, 4p, 1 map, 

The faith and the followers. (cover story) By: Sudo, Phil. Scholastic Update, 10/22/93, Vol. 126 Issue 4, p2, 4p,

What is Islam? By: Douglass, Susan. Appleseeds, Nov2003, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p3-7, 5p, 4c; Reading Level 

Detailed periodical & reference articles about Islam

 "Introduction to Islam: Opposing Viewpoints." Islam.  William Dudley.  San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center . Thomson Gale.  Gananda High School . 8 Dec. 2006 

"Islam Founded, 622." DISCovering World History. Online ed. Detroit : Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Thomson Gale. Gananda High School . 8 Dec. 2006

 "Muhammad (570-632)." UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit : UXL, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Thomson Gale. Gananda High School . 8 Dec. 2006  

"The Rise and Spread of Islam, 570-1258." DISCovering World History. Online ed. Detroit : Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Gold. Thomson Gale. Gananda High School . 8 Dec. 2006  

Useful Web Sites about Islam

Al-Islam

Islam - ReligiousTolerance.org

Discover Islam

Islam - Minnesota State University - Mankato

Islam - Beliefnet.com

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin Focus  [Online] Available http://www.latin-focus.com/
Latin Focus give access to economic figures from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and
Venezuela. Included in this site are articles and charts outlining economic indicators and news from the region.

 

THE RENAISSANCE

Early Women Masters East and West [Online] Available http://pages.nyu.edu/~sw4/ Early women music composers from Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras.

 Art of Renaissance Science [Online] Available http://bang.lanl.gov/video/stv/arshtml/lanlarstitle.html history of the famous scientist Galileo.

Web Gallery of Art [Online] Available http://sunserv.kfki.hu/~arthp/artist.html Biographic information for this site was taken from Microsoft® Encarta 1995

The Italian Renaissance (1420-1600) [Online] Available http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/it-ren/ Famous Paintings exhibition WebMuseum, Paris.

Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629) [Online] Available http://www.nd.edu/~italnet/Dante/ Dante information and writings on-line.

Renaissance [Online] Available http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/index.html Great site on the Renaissance. Divided into sections, including Exploration and Trade, Printing and Thinking, Related Sources etc

Internet Medieval Sourcebook  [Online] Available http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
For primary source material related to the Renaissance and Reformation, as well as the Middle Ages.

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WORLD NEWS SERVICES

The Hindu
[Online] Available http://www.webpage.com/hindu
The Hindu provides extensive Business Line Links coverage on financial news and matrimonial customs.

St. Petersburg Times
[Online] Available http://www.times.spb.ru
The St. Petersburg Times reports calamitous events in the Soviet Union. The Moscow Times is also available from this website.

Egyptian Gazette
[Online] Available http://www.egy.com
The Egyptian Gazette an English-language newspaper, covers government issues as well as usefulness on Cairo's yellow pages.

Newsrack
[Online] Available http://www.newsrack.com
This website links one to "online newspapers" from around the world.

 

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WORLD RELIGIONS

Start With These Resources:

 

 

World Religions Note Taking Form Open this document, save it to your network folder, and type in your information.

Great place for basic information

* RACHS Library & NOVEL More detailed information for this project!!

     Buddhism
[Online] Available http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/buddha.html

     Buddhism
[Online] Available http://www.buddhanet.net/

     Christianity
[Online] Available http://geneva.rutgers.edu/src/christianity/

     Christianity
[Online] Available http://christianity.about.com/culture/religion/christianity/

     Hinduism
  http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm

     Hinduism
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/hindu.html

     Hinduism
  http://hindunet.org/home.shtml

     Islam
http://www.al-islam.org/

     Islam
http://www.religioustolerance.org/islam.htm

     Islam
http://www.discoverislam.com/

     Judaism
http://www.jewfaq.org/

     Judaism
http://judaism.about.com/culture/religion/judaism/mbody.htm

    Multnomah Public Library Homework Center
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/relighc.html
World religion links compiled by the Multnomah Public Library.

    KidsClick! Religion and Mythology Page
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/topreli.html
List of useful religion and mythology links.

    Religion Collections
http://www.lib.unc.edu/cdd/crs/hum/religion/net.html
Recommended websites from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

    Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org
Informative site on many different religions around the world

    Virtual Religion Index [Online] Available http://virtualreligion.net/vri/
This comprehensive, annotated directory is the place to start if you are doing extensive research on any aspect of religion on the Internet

 

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United Nations

Electronic United Nations. [Online] Available http://www.simulations.com/eun/
A simulated Electronic United Nations is designed to help the classrooms utilize interactive learning.

 

 

	This page created 07/05/98 - updated on 12/11/06