900-999 History & Geography

Aneki.com Country Information, Regional and World Rankings: More than 190 countries are listed here, along with information about their population, capital, government, languages, area, location, climate, currency, gross domestic product and budget. Find information about the richest, most populous, largest, most polluted, cleanest and most expensive countries and more.

Country Studies- The Library of Congress: More than 100 country reports are available at this Library of Congress site. Each study contains information about a country's historical setting, social, economic, political and national security systems as well as other institutions.

Cultural Profiles Project: Each cultural profile listed provides an overview of life and customs in the profiled country.

EyeWitness to History.com: “Your ringside seat to history – from the Ancient World to the present.  History through the eyes of those who lived it, …”

Geography Hotlist: This is a treasure of geography links that include time zones, flags of the world, cultural US history maps, rare maps, geographic dictionary, maps from around the world, teacher resources, and much more.

GeologyLink: Click on a world region for a full set of field triplinks.

Historic Events & Birthdates:  Select any month and year to find out people born on that date, deaths, and significant events.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century: The comprehensive interactive map site provides general trends such as living conditions, government, war, art, population, etc., as well as specific places and events in Europe, America, China, the Cold War, etc.

History Channel: This network contains a collection of the Web's best history sites indexed in one place.

History of the World Timeline: Select a century and then view the decades year-by-year to learn about the highlights of that century.

History Link 101: This site provides links covering Prehistory, Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, Aztec, Mayan, Olmec, Native Americans, Mesopotamia, Middle Ages and World War II.

HyperHistory Online: "HyperHistory presents 3,000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps." Short biographical notes are given on the people mentioned.

The Library of Congress: This site contains all kinds of information on US history and culture, world culture and resources, legislative, exhibitions, current information, and much more.

National Geographic Explorer: This online magazine offers articles, games, movies, links and more.

PBS--History: This rich collection of PBS history includes topics found in the ancient world, biographies, the United States, war & espionage, and the world.

People’s Century 1900-1999:  Based on a 26 part television series broadcasted on PBS, this site offers a timeline, personal stories, and interviews on events that took place during the 20th century.

Picturing the Century:  Discover the highlights of one hundred years of photography from the National Archives.

Smithsonian: This online museum features digital exhibits related to art and design (architecture, artists, Asian art, photography), history and culture (American history, biographies, politics, religion), and science and technology (animals, aviation, ecology, geology).

Smithsonian Education Students: “A place for kids to explore, discover, & learn.”

Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Check out the virtual exhibitions as well as the timeline which features objects from the museum at this great site.

Social Studies for Kids: This site is loaded with links for all kinds of social studies topics including world history, U.S. history, cultures, holidays, governments, current events, and games.

Stories of the Century:  The Newseum presents an online exhibit of the top 100 events of the 20^th century.  Video clips of ten of the century’s most significant events can be viewed.

Timeline Maker: Use this tool for creating individualized timelines for your current project or topic of study. Choose from either a vertical or a horizontal version.

Today in History: Find out what important historical events occurred today plus search their site for extensive articles on important historical events or famous people.

The 20^th Century: A great site that looks at the important events and discoveries of the 20^th century.  Read about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the sinking of the Titantic, or enter King Tut’s tomb in 1922.  Make sure to checkout “SnapShots” which allows you to click on different sections of a picture for more information.

Year by Year 1900-2005: Choose a year and view world and U.S. events as well as economic, sports, entertainment, and science events.

Background Notes: Find background information on countries put out by the U.S. State Department.

CIA World Factbook: "This is the online version of the World Factbook, which includes information on every country in the world - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Each individual country has a separate page with information about the geography, people, government, and more. This site also has a map collection."

Color Landform Atlas of the United States: Find maps of each states including topographical, county, satellite image, and historical.

CountryWatch.com: This site is an up-to-date source of information on 191 countries with basic data such as population profile, currency, map, and current time. Short profiles are provided on the people, history, economy, agriculture, energy, metals, and environment. Current news wire stories about the country are also given.

David Rumsey Map Collection: “The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 11,000 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18^th and 19^th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented.”

E-Conflict, World Encyclopedia and Simulation: This site gives information about every nation and province of the world. View maps, flags or even listen to national anthems.

Graphic Maps.com: Find outline maps of countries as well as images of flags, continents, globe, USA and the world.

Geography & Map Reading Room: This Library of Congress site provides historical maps from the US and from around the world.

Global Metric Time Service: Find out the time in over 1500 cities and towns, and across 237 countries.

Google Maps: Type in an address and get a street map.

How Far Is It?: "This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places."

It’s International: Find international foods, holidays and festivals, games and toys, wedding customs and traditions, dance, traditional clothing, customs and crafts, superstitions, proverbs, names, and folk tales from around the world.

Map Crow Distance Calculator: Get the distance between any city in the world or from country to country as the crow flies.

MapQuest: Type in an address and get a street map.

The Age of Exploration Curriculum Guide: Find resources from ancient eras to the exploits of the Vikings, Columbus, Magellan, Drake, Cartier , etc.

The Endurance Expedition: Explore the amazing story behind this expedition in 1914, where more than two dozen explorers tried to be the first to cross the harsh Antarctic continent. Photographer Frank Hurley chronicled this 22-month ordeal.

The National Park Service: Park Guide: Search for guides to America’s national parks at this site.

Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World: This interactive site gives a brief overview of Cleopatra’s role in the history of Egypt, Greece, and Italy.  Explore artifacts from these countries and view a timeline, glossary, and maps.

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: Learn all about such daily life topics as marriage, religion, farming tools, agriculture, games, sanitation, food, medicine, furniture, hairstyles, beauty aids, houses, growing up, and much more.

Egypt’s Golden Empire: Take an interactive Egyptian experience and learn about the life as an ancient Egyptian, view maps and photographs as well as learn how to translate hieroglyphics.

History for kids – Ancient Egypt: Find information on the environment, religion, clothing, food, hieroglyphics, games, art, the pyramids and more.

King Tut One.com: Enter this online journey to enter the tomb of King Tut.  This animated tour takes a look at King Tut, his tomb, Howard Carter, and the treasures of Ancient Egypt.

Life in Ancient Egypt: Discover daily life, gods and religion, funeral customs, the natural world, and a timeline from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Exhibitions.

The Mummy Maker:  “Enter the embalmer’s workshop, where you are to prepare the body of Ramose, officer to the king, for burial”

Mysteries of Egypt – Egyptian Civilization: A great site to learn all about the geography, architecture, government, writing, religion, daily life, and sciences of ancient Egypt.  Also included is a timeline and glossary.

Tutankhamun: Beneath the Mask: Discover the face behind the mask of Tutankhamun.

Women in the Ancient World: Discover the status, role and daily life of women in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, Athens, Israel and Babylonia.

Jews and Politics in the 20th Century: Find information about anti-Semitism under tsarist rule in Russia through the coming to power of Hitler in Germany.

Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe: “An atlas depicting in 21 maps the states of this continent at the end of each century from AD 1 to AD 2000.”

Medieval Siege: Discover life inside a castle as well as build your own trebuchet and knock down a castle wall.

TimeRef.com:  Follow the history of medieval Britain from the time of Alfred the Great up to the Tudor Age.  Explore timelines, maps, 3D buildings, a glossary, people, places, architecture, links, and games.

Virtual Pilgrim: Take a journey on a Medieval pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Women in the Middle Ages: Take an interactive tour through Medieval Europe as a young woman.  Experience life in a nunnery, a village, and the world at large.

First World War.Com: Find major battles, facts, folklore, and trivia on the First World War.

World War I: Find eyewitness information on such topics as a gas attack, U-boat attack, the Battle of Gallipoli, death of an air ace and more including a link to photographs of World War I.

World War I Songs and Patriotic Music: Here is a collection of some of the popular patriotic songs and lyrics of the "war to end all wars".

A Brief History of D-Day:  View a brief explanation of D-Day along with links to pertinent people and items.

Fact Sheet D-Day, 6 June 1944 Normandy, France: View a short fact sheet on the D-Day invasion including links to other pertinent sites.

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: This site explores the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Site and provides a glimpse into their lives.

Imagining D-Day: This site contains the history behind Saving Private Ryan.

Normandy:1944:  This site provides extensive background on D-Day and the Normandy invasion, with maps, newsreels, personal histories, and more.

Remembering Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941: This National Geographic site contains photos, footage, firsthand accounts on this infamous day in our history.

Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center Online: This comprehensive resource on the holocaust contains photos, virtual exhibits and thousands of text files.

Submarines in World War II: Learn about the important role of submarines during the war.

Wars and Conflicts of the United States Navy: The Department of the Navy has a large list of links dealing with naval history during World War II at this site.

World War II: Introduction: View a brief introduction to World War II including war clouds, the late 1930’s, Germany’s expansion, Japan, United States, Germany, Italy, and the course of war.

Wright Museum: Learn about the home front in America between the years of 1939 and 1945.

The Russian Revolution-A Gallery of Photos: A series of photographs from the 1917 Russian revolution.

State Hermitage Museum – “Situated in the centre of St Petersburg the State Hermitage Museum is housed in five magnificent buildings created by celebrated architects of the 18th to 19th century.”  View virtual exhibitions or take a virtual tour of each room in this magnificent Russian museum.

EASE History:  Learn about US history with over 600 videos and photographs currently available.  Search historical events, campaign ads, and core values.

National Museum of American History: Search the rich treasures of American history and memorabilia at this site.

North American Prehistory: Discover how the first Americans came across the Bering Land Bridge in Alaska, rock art, the history of American archaeology, and links to prehistory sites.

Scenes of American Life: View 62 paintings from the Smithsonian American Art Museum which highlight the story of American life throughout its history.

National Museum of the American Indian: This Smithsonian museum offers a fascinating look at online exhibits dealing with the American Indian.

Native American Sites: Find all kinds of resources dealing with all things pertaining to American Indians.

Canada: Topics such as Canada’s economy, its land and resources, its people, its heritage and history, can be found in this site.

Canada Channel: Find Canadian history in images, timelines, maps, and flags.

The Declaration of Independence: At this site read Thomas Jefferson's own account of the Declaration, read profiles of the signers, and review the actual text of the document.

Follow in the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark: 200 years ago, Lewis and Clark began their famous expedition to the Pacific. Follow their path and learn how things have changed since their journey.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Navigate through a wealth of information concerning all the paths of explorations of the Lewis and Clark expeditions at this interactive site.

The American Civil War Homepage: Links to hundreds of websites dealing with the Civil War.

Andersonville National Historic Site: 13,000 Union soldiers died as prisoners of war in the Andersonville Military Prison.  Find out more about this historical site.

Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg National Military Park: Discover what everyday life was like in a Civil War camp with images of personal effects.

The Civil War: Links to many Civil War websites brought to you by Kidport Reference Library.

The Civil War for Kids: This site was developed by a school in New York and contains a timeline, flags, information on battles, uniforms, children of the Civil War, biographies, images, maps, and more.

The Civil War Home Page: “…one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Civil War related material available on the Internet.”