Exam Preparation

This book is considered the classic one-volume comprehensive history of the Russian Empire. It is used in most college-level survey courses.

This short essay explains the Ming Dynasty’s voyages of exploration and their trade and diplomatic efforts in the Indian Ocean basin.

Cracking the AP World History Exam reviews world history topics and includes two full-length practice AP World History tests.

The History of Western Civilization is an online course through Boise State University that is taught by E.L. Skip Knox. This course offers in-depth readings on topics ranging from ancient Greece through the Scientific Revolution in the Early Modern Period.

This podcast from the BBC focuses on the history of ideas through discussions with Melvyn Bragg and guests. The history archive includes shows such as "The Death of Elizabeth I - plots, plague and politics," "Akhenaten - history's first individual," and "Magna Carta - foundation of law or rich man's charter?". The podcasts can be accessed using the free Real Player software or downloaded through iTunes.

This essay contains information about India’s historical role in trade and its interactions with other cultures up to the present day.

Also see:
India: A Geographic Sketch
India: A Historical Overview

These lectures by Lynn H. Nelson were produced for a freshman-level course at the University of Kansas. They cover the era from the High Roman Empire through the Age of Discovery.

This article examines the motivations for the rise of the British colonial system.

This article from the EH.net encyclopedia (from the Economic History Association) explores the Dutch rise to economic prominence in the nation-state building era in Europe as well as the Dutch role in overseas trade.

Online study guide on the Enlightenment from SparkNotes.

This article from the EH.net encyclopedia (from the Economic History Association) describes Max Weber’s famous Protestant Ethic, linking the economic rise of Protestant countries like England to religious values, as well as critiques of this theory.

Online study guide on the Scientific Revolution from SparkNotes.

This site contains information on a wide range of African historical topics from prehistory to the present, based on current historical research. Links to audio files of the original radio stories are also available.