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History: World

  1. Academic Earth -

    Full video courses and lectures from the world's leading scholars. Includes a large number of subjects, from Art & Architecture, Economics, History, Law, Literature, Psychology, Test Preparation, and much, much more!
  2. American Experience -

    Watch over 250 films covering the American Experience from Dinosaur Wars to the Polio Crusade, to Amelia Earhart. Also included are teacher's guides, biographies, interactive maps, primary resources, timelines, and much much more. From PBS.
  3. Ancient Egypt -

    From the British Museum, includes daily life, gods & goddesses, mummification, pharaoh, pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing.
  4. Ancient History - BBC -

    Includes sections on archaeology, Egyptians, Greeks, British Prehistory, Romans, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Ancient India, and Other Cultures.
  5. Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History -

    Includes information about life in Mesopotamia, artifact interactives, and more.
  6. Egyptians - History -

    Hieroglyphs, magic, pyramids, ancient history, timelines, multimedia.
  7. Gods and Heroes in Greek Mythology -

    Links and resources on Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Stories, Heroes, Roman Gods, Trojan War, Women in Myth, and more. From About.com.
  8. History Channel -

    This site includes information and links to American and World History programming, TV listings, timelines, and video and audio clips.
  9. History Place -

    American and World History. American Revolution and Civil War chronologies, special 20th c. topics, World War II, Vietnam, and a special feature on Nazi Germany and the holocaust.
  10. Holocaust Victims Database -

    Victims' names; resource center, events, etc.
  11. Holocaust Encyclopedia -

    From the United States Holocaust Museum.
  12. Hyperhistory Online -

    History, people, maps, events covering 3000 years of world history.
  13. Internet History Sourcebooks -

    Series of history primary sourcebooks covering ancient, medieval, and modern history. Subsidiary sourcebooks include African, East Asian, Global, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, Science, Women, and GLBT history.
  14. IWitness -

    Contains more than 1,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses. From the University of Southern California.
  15. Khan Academy -

    Over 3000 videos covering topics in math, science, history, civics, art, and test prep. Also offers over 315 practice exercises, teacher resources, and much more.
  16. League of Nations Photo Archive -
  17. Mesoweb -

    An exploration of Mesoamerican cultures, specifically the ancient cultures of Mexico and adjacent Central America, including the Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec, and Maya. Specializes in the Maya and Maya history.
  18. National Archives Education Service -

    Sessions and resources covering a huge range of United Kingdom history, from life in the middle ages, the Tudors, Shakespeare, and English Civil Wars, growth of the British Empire, the Victorian period, suffragettes, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, civil rights, and much more. From the UK government's official archive.
  19. National Geographic -

    Find information on photography, animals, environment, travel, adventure, and more!
  20. NuclearFiles.org -

    Includes a Nuclear Age timeline from atomic discovery through present date, key issues, biographies, treaties, and more. From the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
  21. Seven Natural Wonders of the World -

    From CNN Destinations.
  22. Seven Wonders of the World -

    From Answers.com.
  23. Seven Wonders of the World -

    From Britannica online.
  24. Timeline: Ancient Rome -

    Covers 450 BCE - 175 BCE.
  25. Timeline: Iraq -

    A chronology of key events from 1920 to the present from BBC News.
  26. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database -

    Provides information on almost 35,000 slaving voyages.
  27. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -
  28. World History Compass -

    Provides links to history sites around the world.
  29. World History Guide -

    From How Stuff Works.
  30. World History Timeline Chart -

    500 B.C. - 20th Century; includes maps.
  31. World History Timelines -

    Covers ancient history through modern times. From Infoplease.
  32. World War II Timeline -

    Interactive timeline from PBS; also includes information on the home front, social aspects, psychology, and the battlefield.