World History

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Online Resources

BBC History: Interactive Content

Bring history to life with animated maps, movies, games, pictures, galleries, virtual 3D tours, and program clips.

"Bridging World History" by Annenberg Learner

Short videos on specific time periods with sample essays, readings, and more online resources.

The British Museum

Another virtual museum containing various exhibitions, paintings and art, activities, and of course History.

"Colonialism in the Congo: Conquest, Conflict, and Commerce"

A PDF about the Congo, from before colonialism by the European nations to the aftermath and the present. This document includes the why, the how, and the reactions of the people on both sides.

George Mason University

Reviews of online primary source documents, guides to examining those sources, and multimedia case studies.

Historic Moments, brought to you by Google Arts & Culture, contains online exhibits of primary sources and artifacts from topics such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Tolstoy.

"Indian Independence and the Question of Pakistan"

An examination of the conflicts between India and Pakistan starting at the roots of the conflict with British Colonial rule.

Internet History Sourcebooks Project

The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.

The National Gallery, London: Western European Paintings 1250-1900

Take a tour of the National Gallery, filled with paintings, exhibitions, other displays, and the history behind them.

Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education

"A series of web-based ctivities and workshops" that covers the cultural, economic, and technological exchange between East Asia and the Mediterranean along the Silk Roads.

Web Gallery of Art

"The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and a searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 11th to mid-19th centuries."

World History Connected

This site is through HPU and contains various contributed articles, pictures, links, and reviews.

World History Maps by Thomas Lessman

46 historical maps compiled and created by Thomas A. Lessman from 3000 B.C.E. to the present era. Most of the maps are from 3000 B.C.E to 1500 C.E.