STUDIES OF SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT

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HistoryWorld over 400 separate historical articles and descriptions of approximately 4,000 world events, searchable or browsable by time period, topic, and location.

Ancient World	Medieval Society Medieval Occupations	Australian History
Religions	United Nations	Countries of the World
International Co-op & Conflict	Australian Politics	Australian Landscapes
Year 12 Geography	World Biomes	Local Area Studies
Year 11 History	Year 11 Economics Microeconomics Case Studies	Environmental Issues
Agricultural Economics	Inventions	Mundaring
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• Ancient World - General Resources - Specific Civilizations
  
  General Resources

Ancient and Lost Civilizations
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Ice Mummies	Mystery of the First Americans
Museum Of Ancient Inventions	Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?
7 Wonders Of the Ancient World	Ancient Civilizations: The Traveller
Cleopatra: A Multmedia Guide to the Ancient World - Egypt, Greece, Italy.

Specific Civilizations

Africa •Sub-Sahara •Egypt	Europe •Greek •Roman •Viking • Celts	NearEast •Mesopotamia • Persia •Turkey •Mongolia	Asia • Japan •China • India
North America	South America • Inca • Maya •Aztec	Oceania	Australia

Africa
Sub-Sahara
Civilizations in Africa	Africa the Cradle of Civilization	West African Kingdoms	The Swahili
Ancient Africa	Odyssey Online Africa	Lepcis Magna - The Roman Empire in Africa
Egypt
Mysteries of the Nile	Pyramids: The Inside Story	Daily Life in Ancient Egypt	Odyssey Online Egypt
Cybermuseum Egypt	Khufu's Pyramid	The Tomb of Senneferri	The Tombs of the Nobles
Ancient Egypt Links			Eternal Egypt

Europe
Greek
Daily Life in Ancient Greece	Odyssey Online Greece	The Historical Eliki	Cybermuseum Greece
Ancient Greece Links		Winged Sandals
Roman
Daily Life in Ancient Rome	Odyssey Online Rome	Cybermuseum Rome	Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
Ancient Rome Links
Viking
The Vikings	Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga	Viking Heritage	Norse Mythology
Viking Links
Celts
Who were the Celts?	Dalriada Celtic Heritage Trust	World of the Celts	Celtic Europe
My Celtic Page

Near East
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia	Cybermuseum Mesopotamia	Oddyssey Online Near East	Ancient Mesopotamia Links
Persia
The Splendour of Persia	Persepolis	Ancient History: Persia	The Legacy of Genghis Khan
Turkey
Catalhoyuk
Mongolia
The Land of Genghis Khan

Asia
Japan
Virtual Tour of Edo (Tokyo)	Ancient Japan	Ancient Japan	KidsWeb - Japan History
China
Mysterious Mummies of China	Chinese History	Daily Life in Ancient China	Ancient China Links
India
Ancient India	Ancient India Daily Life	The Ancient Indus Valley	Daily Life in Ancient India

North America
Anasazi	Sipapu - Anasazi Architecture	Discovering the Anasazi	Desert People of the Past
Native American Links

South America
Inca
Qosqo:Inka's Sacred Capital	Ice Mummies	Ingapirca	VirtualPeru: The Incas
Ancient Inca Links
Maya
Rabbit in the Moon	Lost Kingdom of the Maya	Search for the Lost Cave People	Teotihuacan: The City of the Gods
The Arrival of Strangers - (SCHOLARLY)	Chichen Itza (Mayan City)	Ancient Mayan Links	The Olmec
Aztec
Welcome to Mexico: Aztec	Aztecs	The Mexica/Aztecs	The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of MesoAmerica
Law in Mexico Before the Conquest
Ancient Aztec Civilization Links

Australia
Ngadjonji: North Queensland	AWABA	Living of the Fat of the Land	Barani (Sydney)
Budawang	First People of Canberra	Pre Contact Aboriginal Society	Indigenous Australia
Oceania
Secrets of Easter Island	The Moriori	Whakapapa	The Maori People

 

Religions

BBC Religion and Ethics	BBC World Religions	Religions of the World
The Religious Movements Page Adidam to Zoroastrianism. Summarises history, beliefs, and contemporary issues	Religions,Religious, Religious Studies links for study and interpretation of religions	Virtual Religion Index Analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed up your research
Adherents.com Over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations	Religion in Australia 1996 Australian Census Statistics	The Sacred Text Archive - World Religions significant primary texts relating to religion and mythology
FECHA Summaries of World Religions	Overview of World Religions	Librarian's Index to the Internet: Religion & Philosophy Topics

Medieval Society

Mostly Medieval - information on heraldry, myths, legends, medicine, religion and other aspects of life in medieval Britain	Middle Ages  - what was it really like to live in the Middle Ages? Learn about the daily life, their clothing and homes, health, entertainment, and much more.	History For Kids - The Middle Ages
Middle Ages, The  - good day traveler! Enjoy a journey into medieval times on these guided tours offered by a knight, a merchant, a nun, and a peasant.	Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege - experts examine medieval war strategies, weapons, and castle design. See how the devastating giant trebuchet could smash castle walls!	Life in the Middle Ages - Pages by 4th & 5th grades from Kyerene de las Brisas Elementary in Chandler, Arizona. - Join us as we step back in time to the days of imposing castles high on the bluffs, knights in armor defending the kingdom, and noblemen ruling over the serfs. This was life in the Middle Ages.
The Middle Ages - Lincoln American School in Taiwan Grade 8 students	The American School of Milan: Intermediate School Projects - Middle Ages by Mrs Newman's Class	TimeRef - Click on 3D Buildings on the Left of the page to explore virtual reality castles, abbeys and towers.
Footwear of the MiddleAges	Medicine Through Time Choose a Time Period, then a Theme	Medieval Technology Page
Medieval Musical Instruments	Male Clothing & Knightly Armour of the 1250's	Castles of Britain
The Lives of Medieval Women	Medieval Women	Kids' Castle

Medieval Occupations

Medieval Occupations	The Worst Jobs in History	Daily Life in Medieval Towns
Medieval Women	Life in a Medieval Monastry
Life in the Middle Ages	Tales of the Middle Ages
Far Isles Medieval Society Guild of Armourers	Medieval Clothing	Footwear of the Middle Ages
Medieval Technology pages	Medieval Life	Camelot Village - Medieval Street
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days

 

International Co-operation & Conflict

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List of Current Wars	PBS History Index - Biographies
Global Security - The World at War	Biography.com
Global Security - Past Wars	Who2? Find Famous People Fast
Wikipedia - List of Current Wars	bbc: Historic Figures
Wikipedia - List of Wars	The History Place - Genocide in the 20th Century
BBC - Wars and Conflict	Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People
War and Military History
History World
First World War
Kosovo - A Web Guide to the Balkan Conflict

Australian History

The Australian War Memorial On-line Encyclopedia

Australian Politics

The Australian Parliamentary Library's list of parties registered with the Australian Electoral Commission.	National Library of Australia - Australian Political Parties and Groups	National Library of Australia - Australian Government Information
Australian Electoral Commission	AEC - Other Electoral Sites in Australia	Listing of Australain Political Parties
Australian Labor Party	Liberal Party of Australia	National Party of Australia
Australian Greens	Australian Democrats	One Nation

United Nations

Parliament 0f Australia - Joint Committee Enquiry: Australia's Role in United Nations Reform	History of Australia's Involvement in the United Nations	Australia's Hopes for the United Nations in the Twenty-First Century
History of Australia's Involvement in the United Nations	Global Issues - Australia and the United Nations	Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations
United Nations Virtual Tour

Year 12 Geography

Subiaco Redevelopment Authority	East Perth Project	Midland Redevelopment Authority
Barrack Square Redevelopment	Western Australian Planning Commission	Western Australian Atlas
Perth Groundwater Atlas	DOLA Map Products	GEOScience Australia
WALIS Interragator	NatureBase	Future Perth

Local Area Studies

City of Swan - Place Planning	Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council	Swan River System - Landscape Description
Swan River Trust - Map of Precincts	Sustainability in WA - Case Studies

Countries of the World

BBC News - Countries Profile	CIA Factbook

World Biomes

The World's Biomes	Earth Floor - Biomes	Major Biomes of the World
Earth Observatory - Mission Biomes	The Global 200: Blueprint for a Living Planet	NationalGeographic: WildWorld
Enchanted Learning; Biomes/Habitats	MBGnet: Biomes/ Ecosystems

Year 11 Economics Microeconomics Case Studies

Aquaculture & Pearling in WA	Cambinata Yabbies
Dept Of Agriculture Western Australia	Organic Production Links
Rock Lobster Enhancement & Aquaculture Sub-Program	Australian Fisheries Statistics 2004
An Agriculture Information Gateway for Australian Researchers

 

Australian Landscapes

NatureBase - CALM WA

Inventions

Agricultural Economics

Environmental Issues

• Earth Trends - the Environmental Portal

Rainforests

Deforestation

Acid Rain

Mundaring

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Wood Chipping

Greenhouse Effect

Sewage

Recycling

Soil Erosion

Salinity

Desertification

Solar Energy

Nuclear Energy

Air Pollution

Population Growth

Water Pollution

Forests

Over Fishing

Coral Reefs

Rivers

Year 11 History

The MesoAmerican Ballgame

Bright Edges of the World - The Earth's Evolving Drylands