ARCHITECTURE

Castles
http://www.btInternet.com/~timeref/hplw.htm
This site features photos and descriptions of imposing medieval castles, magnificent cathedrals, and hallowed abbeys. The site provides many links to sites that cover topics from Viking invasions to religious life.

The Forbidden City
http://china-window.com/beijing/tour/zijin/
Imagine yourself exploring China in the 1400ís and discovering this exotic and immense palace. This site will show you the dimensions and grandeur of the Forbidden City.

GEOGRAPHY

Africa geographia
http://www.geographia.com/indx06.htm
Empires rose and fell in Africa thousands of years before Europeans began colonizing the continent, and much of that pre-colonial culture remains intact. Geographia invites readers to explore traditional African destinations.

HISTORY

Columbus and the Age of Discovery
http://marauder.millersv.edu/~columbus/mainmenu.html
This site gives multiple perspectives on the voyage of Columbus to the New World.

Discoverers Web Homepage
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/
This site offers many links to information on voyages of discovery and the people who made them.

NOTE: This site was down today ñ we had better make sure it is not down permanently.

Jewish History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html
The Jewish people settled throughout Europe in the middle ages. This site links to Jewish history sites. It also provides information on Jewish culture and history, Judaism and Jewish resources, genealogy, and the Diaspora.

African History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
Africa has so much diversity of human types that it is not possible to call any one of these peoples more African than others. This site presents historical sources on the history of many human societies in the continent of Africa.

RESEARCH

Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List ©
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
This is a comprehensive African studies web site, giving information on and links to cultural, educational, and statistical resources covering the African continent, past and present.