Global Civilizations Seminar Websites

CHW 3M Global Civilizations Seminar Websites (May 2015)

Japan

Asia for Educators, Japanese History – A Chronological Outline

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/japan_timeline.htm

British Museum: Explore World Cultures – Japan

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/cultures/asia/japan.aspx

Internet East Asian History Sourcebook (primary sources)

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Japanese History

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109544

Metropolitan Museum, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Heian Period

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/heia/hd_heia.htm

Aztec

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Aztec Stone Sculpture

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/azss/hd_azss.htm

British Museum: Explore World Culture – Aztecs

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures/the_americas/aztecs.aspx

Aztec Calendar

http://www.azteccalendar.com/

National Geographic: Unburying the Aztec

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/11/greatest-aztec/garrett-photography

India

Internet Indian History Sourcebook

http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.asp

About.com – Ancient History – Gupta and Harsha

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/indusvalleyciv/a/locGupta.htm

Metropolitan Museum, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History – Buddhist Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/budd/hd_budd.htm

PBS, The Story of India, Timeline

http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/timeline/4/

Archaeology Online, Harappan Civilization

http://archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/harappa-mohenjodaro

British Museum, Indus seal

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/s/indus_seal.aspx

Islamic Civilizations

The Prophet Muhammad and the Origins of Islam

http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/for-educators/publications-for-educators/art-of-the-islamic-world/unit-one/the-prophet-muhammad-and-the-origins-of-islam

BBC, Islam

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/

National Geographic, Scientific Achievements of Medieval Muslim Civilizations

http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2012/06/25/national-geographic-museum-celebrates-scientific-achievements-of-medieval-muslim-civilization/

1001 Inventions, Uncover 1000 Years of Science and Technology

http://www.1001inventions.com/

Metropolitan Museum, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Caligraphy in Islamic Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cali/hd_cali.htm

Islamic History Sourcebook: primary sources

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html

Middle East Studies Internet Resources

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Early Islam

http://eawc.evansville.edu/ispage.htm

About Education, Islamic Civilization: Timeline and Definition

http://archaeology.about.com/od/iterms/qt/islamic_civ.htm

West Africa

Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall? Mali and Songhai

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mali.html

BBC: The Story of Africa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/

PBS: Wonders of the African World

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/

History Channel: World’s Most Endangered Sites – Timbuktu, Mali