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Rise of the National Monarchies: the birth of the modern state
The Italian Renaissance Humanists: a new relation between God and Humanity
Acceleration of Global Contact
African States
Slave Trade
"Renaissance," French for "rebirth," perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries.
Renaissance This informative Annenberg/CPB site focuses on the forces that drove this rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular
Leonardo Da Vinci A great site by the Boston Museum of Science on Leonardo da Vinci. Designed for teachers and students, it offers images, designs, history and more.
Renaissance Secrets An interactive BBC Web site about Gutenberg, Venice, Renaissance medicine, and the process of studying history.
Early Modern ~1500 - 1725
The End of Europe's Middle Ages The University of Calgary's End of Europe's Middle Ages is designed to assist those students studying the Renaissance, Reformation and Early Modern studies who lack a background in medieval European history. Intended to provide a overview of the conditions at the end of Europe's Middle Ages, the site is presented in a series of well-organized chapters that summarize the economic, political, religious and intellectual environment of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Section titles are: Economy, Feudal Institutions, New Monarchies, Holy Roman Empire, Italy's City-States, Eastern Europe, Ottoman Turks, The Church, Literature, Intellectual Life, Visual Arts, and Music. In each section there are useful internal links to definitions of historical terms as well as external links to supplemental primary sources.
18th Century History This site is about the eventful 18th century and covers the period from approximately 1660 through 1840. It contains articles and resources that are useful for students and teachers. It also includes an e-text archive of various classic works available for download in text and pdf format.
18th Century History A nice site from Rutgers University organized by decades and offering extensive original resources and links.
Age of Discovery:
Discoverers Web A good starting point for learning about the Age of Exploration. Has a multitude of links
Columbus and the Age of Discovery Created by Millersville University, this site is part of text retrieval system that contains over 1100 text articles and other sources
The Columbus Doors
Historians discuss the myth of Columbus as it has changed over time.Animated maps of early explorer's routes (on this site)
Esteban of Azemmour - the first Moslem Explorer in the Americas 1527 (on this site)
Short Histories of the Explorers of North America
John Smith Voyages of Exploration From the Virtual Jamestown Project
The Search for La Salle's Ship La Belle
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/Belle/index.html
This site covers the archaeological dig to recover the ship of one of America's famous early explorers.Viking's North Atlantic saga
A major new millennium initiative - including an exhibit, catalog, website, television documentary, and
educational programming - explores the origins and impacts of this pivotal moment in history.
From the rise of the Scandinavian kingdoms during the Viking Age (A.D.750 to 1050) to the demise
of the Greenland colonies around A.D. 1500, Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga examines the history of the
western expansion of the Vikings and sheds new light on a well known culture.Is the Vinland Map a Fake?
Two Conflicting Scientific Papers Reopen Ongoing DebateA History of the NW Coast
Native histories, explorers, missionaries
Elizabethan
Tudor
Restoration
Elizabeth I Offers much information on Life, Works, Essays, etc.
Henry VIII Offers much information on Life, Works, Essays, etc.
The Galileo Project This Rice University Galileo project provides information on the life, work, and times of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).
Humanism
neo Platonism