WORLD HISTORY FALL RESEARCH PROJECT: THE WORLD IN 1750
Library books:
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices. 200 RIG
The Norton Anthology of World Religions (2 vol.) - Jack Miles. 208 MIL
Forms of government and the rise of democracy - edited by Brian Duignan. 321 DUI
The 100 most influential world leaders of all time - edited by Amy McKenna, senior editor. 321.009 MCK
History of Warfare - HW Koch. XL 355.05 KOC
How the Wheel Changed History - HIG Higgins, Melissa. 388.3 HIG
Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history - Albee, Sarah 391 ALB
Holiday symbols and customs : a guide to the legend and lore behind the traditions, rituals, foods, games, animals, and other symbols and activities. 394.26 HOL
Great Feuds in Science: ten of the liveliest disputes ever - Hal Hellman. 509 HEL
Men of mathematics - Bell, Eric Temple. 510.922 BEL
The Disappearing Spoon - Sam Kean. 546 KEA
Bugged: how insects changed history - Sarah Albee. 595.7 ALB
How the Printing Press Changed History - Yomtov, Nel. 681 YOM
Islamic Empires - Nicolas Barber. 704.08 BAR
Islamic Design: a genius for geometry - Daud Sutton. 709 SUT
The Majesty of Mughal Decoration: the art and architecture of Islamic India - George Michel. Xl 709.54 MIC
How they lived : an annotated tour of daily life through history in primary sources - Ciment, James. 900 CIM
History of the World in 1,000 Objects - Smithsonian. XL 909 DK
Great maps : the world's masterpieces explored and explained - Brotton, Jerry. 912.09 BRO
At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui - Liu-Perkins, Christine. 931.215 LIU
What life was like in Europe's romantic era: Europe, AS 1789-1848. 940.2 WHA
What life was like in the time of War and peace : Imperial Russia, AD 1696-1917 - by the editors of Time-Life Books. 947 WHA
What life was like in the jewel in the crown : British India, AD 1600-1905 - by the editors of Time-Life Books. 954 WHA
Encyclopedia of China : the essential reference to China, its history and culture - Perkins, Dorothy. REF 951 PER
Book arts of Isfahan : diversity and identity in seventeenth-century Persia - Taylor, Alice [ eBook ]
The History of Spain. 946 PIE
What life was like among samurai and shoguns: Japan, AD 1000-1700. 952 WHA
Japan in the days of the samurai 952 SCH
Japan: memoirs of a secret empire DVD 952 PBS
Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires. 966.02 WOR
Daily Life through Trade: buying and selling in world history 381.09 AND
The history of Russia, 2nd ed. 947 ZIE
A history of the Ottoman Empire 949.61 HOW
The early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. 951 LEW
The Mughal Empire 954.025 DAV
The Ottoman and Qajar Empires in the Age of Reform 955.04 MAR
Iran: A Modern History 955.03 AMA
General Websites:
http://www.saclibrary.org/Research - use your personal Sacramento Public Library to access the databases, or if you do not have a Sac library card, complete the online application at https://www.saclibrary.org/About/News/2020/Need-a-Library-card, and you will receive a temporary card number that can be used immediately to access the digital library. You will also receive an email explaining the steps for upgrading to a full library card.
http://www.historyworld.net/timesearch/default.asp?conid=1063
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/listhistories1.asp?gtrack=mtop1
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/science/#access_to_technology
Databases:
If you are accessing them from off-campus, find the login information here (you will be able to access the doc with your school Gmail).
Britannica School - Online encyclopedia for general reference.
Escolar - Online encyclopedia for general research in Spanish.
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eLibrary – General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Two unique interfaces available.
SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.
SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.
ProQuest Central Student –Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.
Websites of interest:
Safavid Persia:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/safavidempire_1.shtml
http://www.isgmit.org/resource/isgnews/ind.php?id=329#SEC112
http://www.roshan-institute.org/555357#usefullinks
https://en.irancultura.it/art/music/musical-articles/Safavid-period/
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-was-the-safavid-empire-195397
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Safavid-dynasty
https://asiasociety.org/education/irans-safavid-dynasty
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/women_safavid_era.php
https://iranicaonline.org/articles/commerce-vi
Qing China:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Qing-dynasty
http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Qing/qing.html
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Qing_Dynasty
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/qing_1/hd_qing_1.htm
http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/start.html
http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/east_asia/china/history/Qing_Dynasty.htm
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_ming.htm
http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Qing/qing.html
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps/1450.htm
Mughal India:
https://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/mughal-empire
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mughal_Empire
Sahapedia: For all those who were looking for reliable and comprehensive online information on Indian culture and didn't know where to find it, Sahapedia is an open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India.
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-mughal-empire-in-india-195498
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/timeline-of-the-mughal-dynasty.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/education/The-Mughal-period
The Ottoman Empire:
http://www.theottomans.org/english/history/index.asp
https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-Empire
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ottoman_Empire
http://guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=348323&p=2347110 (1 map: decine of the Ottoman Empire, 1717-1923)
https://www.alislam.org/library/articles/science-and-technology-in-ottoman-sultanate/
"The Origins of Inoculation": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407399/
Spanish Empire in Latin America:
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=ixw
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Spanish_Empire
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/09/eusi.html
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=ixw
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=854&HistoryID=ab49
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Spanish_Empire
http://www.spainthenandnow.com/spanish-history/18th-c-spain-overview-politics-1/default_131.aspx
http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=mus_fac
https://www.thoughtco.com/introduction-to-the-colonial-era-2136329
https://www.thoughtco.com/spains-american-colonies-encomienda-system-2136545
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/social-structure-of-the-spanish-colonies/Az7K7pzsxgRahMwn
https://www.hierarchystructure.com/latin-america-social-hierarchy/
https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-music/Colonial-period-1492-1821
https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-music
Ashanti Empire (also called Asante Empire):
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/curriculum/unit-five/module-twenty-four/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/4chapter6.shtml
https://www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi3/3_wondr1.htm
http://www.ascleiden.nl/content/webdossiers/asante-kingdom
https://www.britannica.com/place/Asante-empire
http://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/1991/2/91.02.04.x.html#e
Tokugawa Japan:
https://www.history.com/topics/meiji-restoration
https://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2296.html
https://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/curriculum/imaging-japanese-history/tokugawa/essay.html
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps/1450.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Neo-Confucianism-Japanese-philosophy
https://guides.library.duke.edu/c.php?g=289731&p=1934061
http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Edo_period
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jwed/hd_jwed.htm
https://www.britannica.com/event/Edo-culture
https://www.thoughtco.com/images-of-samurai-women-195469
Gender and Body Construction in Edo Period Kabuki (scholarly paper): http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/gr/gsce/ce/2009/gg01.pdf
Russia:
http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/russians.html
http://russianhistoryblog.org/
http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/the-romanov-dynasty/catherine-ii-the-great/
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Changes-and-Continuities-in-the-Russian-Labor-System-from-1750-1914
http://hubpages.com/education/Catherine-the-Great-Domestic-Foreign-Policies
http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great