BIOGRAPHY

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.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

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.