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Provides an annotated guide to Web resources for studying world history. Created by a librarian at Central Michigan University.
http://personal.cmich.edu/~loren1mg/world-history.html
Offers an essay giving an overview of world history. Created by history teacher Jeff Coons.
http://history-of-the-world.tripod.com/
An annotated directory of online resources on world history for high school and college students.
http://www.academicinfo.net/hist.html
"HyperHistory Online navigates through 3 000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps."
http://www.hyperhistory.com/
A narrative on trends, successes and failures across the ages in power conflicts, religion, philosophy, and political institutions. Also, monthly commentaries with a historical perspective.
http://fsmitha.com/
Good all round presentations by Professor Gerhard Rempel, Western New England College - understandable by laymen.
http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc1/lectures.html
Complete course with notes, questions, and links, useful for homeschooling or tutoring at regular and advanced levels. Over 2500 links for over 40 different social studies categories.
http://killeenroos.com/wh/syllabusm.html
A site for looking up historical information. Indexes sorted by subject, and time.
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/horuslinks.html
Lecture notes from retired history professor, Dr. Raymond Jirran.
http://www.western-civilization.com/
Book by William McGaughey about world history as emerging in five civilizations. Provides some brief descriptions and timelines, relating four of them to changes in communication technologies.
http://www.worldhistorysite.com/
A collection of vocabulary words, reading syllabi, and short articles covering world civilizatiosn from ancient to modern times, aimed at secondary school students.
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/mbraman/Homepage.html
A chronology of western civilization from its Mesopotamian roots.
http://campus.northpark.edu/hist...ry/WebChron/WestCiv/WestCiv.html
Travel back to 10,000 years and see what's hot in world history after last ice age.
http://www.edunetconnect.com/cat/timemachine/index.html
Selection of short articles about world figures and events in the early thirteenth century.
http://members.tripod.com/gpf/worldhistory.html
Information on migrations throughout history, particularly those in Europe and the western world.
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/migration/
Information on a seven-volume history of Scientific and Cultural Development published by UNESCO. Includes a sample chapter and full table of contents.
http://www.unesco.org/culture/humanity
A database and online community dedicated to historical empires and cultures of the world.
http://www.allempires.com/