Ms. Humes, Ms. Peters-Roberts, Ms. Despines & Ms. Rentschler Fall 2014

ANCIENT EMPIRES PATHFINDER

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Encyclopedia Britannica From USCHS website, click “Student Links” on the lower right hand side Click on “Encyclopedia Britannica” Click on “High School” level Username: uschs Password: panther Keyword search Gale Discovering Collection From USCHS website, click “Student Links” on the lower right hand side Click on “Gale Discovering Collection” Username: uschs Password: panther [in school] Keyword search World Book Advanced Online From USCHS website, click “Student Links” on the lower right hand side Click on “World Book Advanced Online” Username: uschs Password: panther Keyword search History Reference Center From USCHS website, click “Student Links” on the lower right hand side Click on “History Reference Center” Username: uschs Password: panther Keyword search The following websites may be accessed from www.google.com: THE MONGOLS [1206 CE – 1368 CE] Sat Subject Set - Google Books Result books.google.com/books?isbn=1438080352 The Mongol Empire - All Empires allempires.com/article/index.php?q=The_Mongol_Empire The Mongol Empire http://asianhistory.about.com/od/Genghis_and_Mongols/ss/The-Mongol-Empire.htm

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THE BYZANTINES [395 CE – 1453 CE] Byzantine Empire — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts www.history.com/topics/byzantine-empire Byzantium (ca. 330–1453) - Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/byza/hd_byza.htm Byzantine Empire - Crystalinks www.crystalinks.com/byzantine.html Byzantine Empire (Byzantium) including its cities, kings, religion and history-world.org/byzantine_empire.htm Turkey - Ancient Anatolia - Rome Byzantine Empire ancienthistory.about.com/cs/nepeople/a/locturkey_4.htm Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia/Istanbul www.turizm.net/turkey/history/hagiasophia.html Hagia Sophia, 532–37 - Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/haso/hd_haso.htm PERSIAN EMPIRE THE PERSIANS [550 BCE – 330 BCE] The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.) | Thematic Essay ... www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acha/hd_acha.htm Persian Empire [ushistory.org] www.ushistory.org/civ/4e.asp Persepolis Persepolis - UNESCO World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/114 History of Iran: Parse or Persepolis - Iran Chamber Society www.iranchamber.com/history/persepolis/persepolis1.php Persepolis - Academic Kids academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Persepolis MESOAMERICAN (AZTEC, INCAN, MAYAN) EMPIRES [250 BC – 1500 CE] Aztec Empire The Aztec Empire www.aztec-history.com/aztec-empire.html Click on tabs on left for more information Aztec Origins

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http://archaeology.about.com/od/aztecarchaeology/a/aztec_origins.htm TENOCHTITLAN TEMPLE Tenochtitlan Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/teno_1/hd_teno_1.htm INCAN EMPIRE Incan Empire – Guide to the Inca Empire http://archaeology.about.com/od/incaarchaeology/a/inca_empire.htm Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page for additional links and pages of content [click the arrow on the right] Discover Peru – Inca Civilization – The Inca Empire and its origin www.discover-peru.org › Inca Civilization Scroll down to the bottom of the page for additional links to more information The Incan Empire – Children of the Sun http://www.ushistory.org/civ/11c.asp Be sure to scroll down and click ‘Next’ for further information MAYAN EMPIRE Maya Civilization Guide - A Guide to the ... - Archaeology - About.com archaeology.about.com/od/mayaarchaeology/a/maya_civ.htm Click on other links on the bottom for further information The Rise and Fall of the Maya Empire — History.com Articles, Video www.history.com/topics/maya

Maya Civilization - Crystalinks www.crystalinks.com/mayan.html ANCIENT CHINESE EMPIRES Zhou Dynasty to Han Dynasties Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty History, History of Ancient China ... www.history-of-china.com/Zhou-dynasty/ Ancient China - Periods of Ancient China ancienthistory.about.com/od/chinadynasties/a/ChinesePeriods.htm Scroll down to click on the appropriate dynasty; then click on the ‘learn about more’ link. Empire and the Ancient Chinese - Macrohistory www.fsmitha.com/h1/china01.htm Great Wall of China Great Wall of China – Geography About.com http://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/greatwall.htm

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The Great Wall – UNESCO World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438 ANCIENT INDIAN DYNASTIES Stupa Buddhist Art and Architecture: Symbolism of the Stupa ... www.buddhanet.net/stupa.htm Sanchi – Ancient India www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/sanchi/san0.html About Stupas www.stupa.org/stupas.htm Mauryan Mauryan Empire Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/maur/hd_maur.htm World History TImeline www.timemaps.com/civilization-the-mauryan-empire Maurya & Gupta Dynasties Ancient India History, History of India, The Bronze Age, The Golden www.whereincity.com/india/ancient-india.php Click on the Maurya and Gupta links in the center right

The Gupta Dynasty The Gupta Period of India [ushistory.org] www.ushistory.org/civ/8e.asp The Gupta Dynasty https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/guptas/guptas.html ISLAMIC EMPIRE [632 CE – 1258 CE] Islamic Civilization http://archaeology.about.com/od/iterms/qt/islamic_civ.htm PBS Islamic EMpire http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/ Click on “Faith” “Culture” “Innovations” “Profile” tabs for additional information THE DOME OF THE ROCK Places of Peace and Power – Jerusalem www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-dome-of-the-rock

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AFRICA [250 BC – 1500 AD] EAST AFRICA Kush Kushan Empire (ca. 2nd century - Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kush/hd_kush.htm Click on tabs for additional information Kingdom of Kush http://archaeology.about.com/od/kterms/g/kush.htm

Aksum Aksum of Ethiopia http://archaeology.about.com/cs/africa/a/aksum.htm Aksum http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/15 WEST AFRICA Mali The Empires of the Western Sudan: Mali Empire | Thematic Essay ... www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mali/hd_mali.htm Mali Empire and Djenne Figures africa.si.edu/exhibits/resources/mali/index.htm Songhai The Empires of the Western Sudan: Songhai Empire | Thematic ... www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sghi/hd_sghi.htm Songhai Empire http://archaeology.about.com/od/sterms/g/songhai.htm Tomb of Askia the Great Askia Tomb http://archaeology.about.com/od/sterms/g/songhai.htm Tomb of Askia - UNESCO World Heritage Centre http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/