Exam Preparation
- A Short History of Byzantium
This is an abridged version of the standard three-volume work on the history of the Byzantine Empire by one of the best historians in the field.
- Cracking the AP World History Exam
Cracking the AP World History Exam reviews world history topics and includes two full-length practice AP World History tests.
- Explore Byzantium
This site provides an overview of the Byzantine Empire, including maps and a timeline.It also contains images of Byzantine art and architecture.
- History of Western Civilization
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.
- In Our Time Podcast With Melvyn Bragg
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.
- Lectures in Medieval History
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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.
- Old World Encounters: Cross-Cultural Contacts and Exchanges in Pre-Modern Times
This book examines major interactions between cultures from the classical era to 1492, including the ancient silk roads that linked China with the Roman Empire, the spread of world religions, and the Mongol Empire.
- The Illustrated World’s Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions
This book xplains the main tenets of each of the world’s major faiths/belief systems: Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Accompanying each section are short passages from religious texts, illustrating the points made by the author, who is one of the world’s foremost authorities on comparative religion.
- The Story of Africa from the BBC
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.
