Natomas Charter School Libraries: Research Guides

The World in 1750 project

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:

scholar.google.com

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

Britannica School - Online encyclopedia for general reference.

Escolar - Online encyclopedia for general research in Spanish.

To save and share content, create an Individual “My Britannica” Account:

1. While already in the product (You see the 3 trees), click ‘Sign In to My Britannica’ at the top right of the screen.

2. Click ‘Create an account’ and enter the requested information.

3. Create a unique username/password (different from your school log-in.)

4. Choose if you’re an Educator or Student, click “Create Account’ and your personal account with be created.

Proquest

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.iranicaonline.org/

http://www.iranchamber.com/

http://www.isgmit.org/resource/isgnews/ind.php?id=329#SEC112

http://www.iranheritage.org/

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://theqingdynasty.com/

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

http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/agriculture-trade-and-technological-development-during-mughal-rule-in-india/2038

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://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Social-Economic-and-Political-Processes-of-Empire-Building-in-the-Spanish-and-Ottoman-Empires

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/