Western Civilization Internet Resources

Textbook

General web resources

Periodical Historical Map of Europe - an atlas depicting the state of Europe at the end of each century, from AD 1 to AD 2000.

CultureGrams - Concise, up-to-date information on the cultures of the world, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. Plus photo and recipe collections, biographies of famous people, customizable data tables, and maps. Ask a librarian for login information.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of 55,000 people "who have shaped British history worldwide" from the 4th century BC through 2002.

Political Database of the Americas - Directory of online information on politics and government of North and South American countries, including documents such as constitutions for each country. From The Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.

SIRS Knowledge Source on campus
SIRS Knowledge Source off campus
A unique database that uses humans to select full-text articles on a variety of topics from over 1,500 newspapers, magazines, journals, and government publications.

Early civilizations

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece - an excellent collection of information and links describing religion, philosophy, and other aspects of every day life in ancient Greece. From Fordham University.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome - an excellent collection of information and links describing religion, philosophy, and other aspects of every day life in ancient Rome. From Fordham University.

The Ancient Olympics - "The real story of the ancient Olympic Games." Were they better than ours? More fair? More political? From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Middle Ages & The Renaissance

Internet Medieval Sourcebook - an excellent collection of primary sources, information, and links describing religion, philosophy, and other aspects of every day life in the Middle Ages. From Fordham University.

Medieval and Renaissance Cookery - recipes and history, covering mainly Europe and the Middle East.

Internet Renaissance Sourcebook - an excellent collection of information and links describing politics, art, literature, and philosophy in the Renaissance. From Fordham University.

Specialized subject focus

EuroDocs - Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. From Brigham Young University.

Encyclopedia of Religion (e-book)
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Revised in 2005, 15 volumes of articles on the world's religions and related topics.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution - describes the events of the French Revolution through topical essays, hundreds of primary source documents, political cartoons, songs, and maps. From George Mason University and the City University of New York.

Grove Art and Grove Music - Includes thousands of images and sound files from libraries, galleries, museums, and private collections. Search on an artist's name or country for biographies, images, and music. Ask a librarian for login information.