Leif Ericson Homepage
http://www.mnc.net/norway/Leif.htm
Learn about
the life and adventures of Norse explorer Leif Ericson on this colorful site
produced in Norway.
Pantheon
of famous philosophers
http://www.philosophy.ohio-state.edu/aquinas.html
This creative site is a good way to get to know the great thinkers of history.
Pictures with accompanying quotes challenge you to guess who said what. Click
on the picture and you will get your answer as well as a biography.
HISTORY
AITLC Guide to British History
http://tlc.ai.org/histbrit.htm
The Access Indiana Teaching and Learning Center is a place to start for questions
about the history of Britain.
Glimpses of the Kingdom of Ghana in 1067
http://www.humanities.ccny.cuny.edu/history/reader/ghana.htm
Read from the writings of Muslim Spaniard Al-Bakir who traveled through the
wealthy and powerful kingdom of Ghana in the llth century. Glimpse a world where
camel caravans traded in gold, salt, silks, and jewelry.
CULTURE
NativeWeb - an Internet Community
http://www.nativeweb.org/
This site offers links to resources concerning indigenous peoples from around
the world.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
This site is organized into indexes that lead readers to sections on the Celtic
World, Carolingians, Crusades, France, England, Italy, Intellectual Life, Medieval
Church, Jewish Life, Sex & Gender, States & Society, Renaissance, Reformation,
and Exploration.
RESEARCH
National Geographic Society Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/main.html This cultural, educational, and informational resource teaches geography and world history.
Byzantine Studies on the Internet
http://www.bway.net/~halsall/byzantium.html
The Byzantine culture prevailed in the Eastern Roman Empire in the Middle Ages.
This site is a door to the Byzantine world on the Internet.