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World History & Government Links

Country Info / Ancient Civilizations / Middle Ages / Renaissance / Holocaust /
Nationalism:/Africa / Asia / China / Japan / Balkins / France / Germany/ Religion

Country Information:
CIA World Factbook

Countries.com
Visitors can locate information on more than 200 countries, including flags and statisical data. Countries are listed alphabetically and by region.

Country Info/Regional & WorldRankings

Country Studies
(Library of Congress)

Earth Calendar

Eyewitness to History

History Channel
Loads of information here.

Holidays Around the World 

HyperHistory Online
Offers 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of history.

Lonely Planet World Guide

Multicultural Calendar

Nation Master
Compare statistics worldwide.

Nations of the World

Portals to the World

Primary Sources
Lists over 5,000 links to destinations with collections of historical primary-source documents.

Rulers of Nations

United Nation

U.N. Cyberschoolbus

Virtual Religion Index 

Ancient Civilizations:
Ancient Greece
Covers all aspects of this ancient culture.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
This site offers in-depth information on eight cultures.

Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory
Informational site on the Stone Age hunter-gathers of Britain and Northwest Europe.

Mayans, Aztecs and Incas

Pages Through the Ages: The Building Blocks of Civilization
Great site on ancient civilizations. 

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The World of the Vikings
A guide to Viking resources on the Internet.

The Middle Ages:
Castles on the Web
A directory of castle related Internet resources.  

Medieval History (About.com)

Medieval Life

The Middle Ages (Learner.org)

Middle Ages (e-museum MN State University)

Middle Ages (History Link 101)

More Middle Ages--Specific Resources

Art of the Middle Ages

Cooking

Marriage during the Middle Ages

Medieval Technology

Music of the Middle Ages

Renaissance:
Renaissance
Explores the forces that drove this rebirth in Europe.

Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time
Travel back in time to learn more about the Renaissance period.

Welcome to the Renaissance Faire
Find out information about the what it was like during the Renaissance.

Holocaust:
Do you know?  Will you remember?
Annotated bibliography and links on the Holocaust. 

Holocaust Archives

Holocaust Encyclopedia

Nationalism:
Nationalism Sites

Specific Geographic Areas:
Africa
Africa and the African Diaspora

African History Sourcebook

Asia:

Asian Historical Architecture

Ask Asia Organization

China:
China--A Country Study

Chinese History for Beginners

Picturing Power: Posters-Cultural Revolution

Japan:
Guide to Japan

Japan--A Country Study

Web Japan

Listing of Internet Resources

Samurai

Balkins:
Balkans 1     Balkans 2    Balkans 3

Site offers recipes for many typical provincial French dishes.
 
Offers links to French newspapers and other news sources.
 
German related topics such as culture, dictionaries, grammar, music, reading, and translation.
 
Offers links to German resources available on the Internet.
 
 
 
Bimonthly magazine written in English!
 
Religion
Beliefnet

Dharma for Students

The Four Noble Truths

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