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The Ancient World Web
This extensive site organizes thousands of Internet sites on ancient history into a subject index. You can also search for sites by keyword.
http://www.julen.net/ancient/

Perseus Project
Perseus is a growing collection of online resources for studying the ancient world. Materials include ancient texts and translations, maps, articles, essays, and images from over 70 museums around the world.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

The Labyrinth
This collection of medieval resources includes an electronic library of poetry and prose in medieval languages, on-line bibliographies, professional directories and news about medieval studies, links to related teaching resources, and information on medieval cultures.
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html

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Africa

African History, from about.com
Read original documents and accounts from all periods in Africa's long history. Remember to take into account the period in which a person was writing and their corresponding world view.
http://africanhistory.about.com/cs/primarysources/

Africa Multimedia
Primary sources including photographs, images, maps and charts, and essays.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/referenc/africa.htm#primary

Africa Research Central
Gateway to the archives, libraries, and museums with important collections of African primary sources.
http://www.africa-research.org/mainframe.html

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Buddhism

Chinese Cultural Studies: Faxian Fa-Hsien
A Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms (394-414 CE)
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/faxian.html

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China

Chinese Cultural Studies: Faxian Fa-Hsien
A Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms (394-414 CE)
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/faxian.html

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Egypt

Akhet Homepage
Information and primary sources on Egypt
http://www.akhet.co.uk/

Oriental Institute of Photographic Archives
Image with captions and reference; also includes photographs from Iran, Iraq, and the Sudan.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/EGYPT/Egypt_Gen.html

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Greece

The Rise of the Polis
Primary source links
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html#The%20Rise%20of%20the%20Polis

Ancient History Sourcebook: Documents of the Rise of Hellenic Tyranny
c. 650-550 BCE; Corinth and Athens
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/650tyranny.html

Athenian Democracy
Primary source links
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html#Athenian%20Democracy

The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) and After
Primary source links
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html#The%20Peloponnesian%20War

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Human Beginnings

Cave paintings: Vallon-Pont d'Arc
Photos of cave paintings from Vallon-Pont d'Arc.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cavepaintings/vallon.html

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Islam

The Qu'ran: Al-Fatiha (The Opening)
Text with RealAudio chanting, [At Islam.org] - The entire Qu'ran is available in audio at this site.
http://islam.org/mosque/arabicscript/1/1.htm

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Rome

Ancient Roman History
Nice list of links of primary sources
http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/wrome6.html

Ancient Rome Primary Sources
Extensive links of primary sources on Ancient Rome
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/arh/library/highschoolclasses/Links/Ziemniak/Ancient%20Rome%20Primary%20Sources.htm

Roman Calendar
The days had names, not numbers.
http://www.clubs.psu.edu/aegsa/rome/romecal.html

Some Maps of the Roman Empire
Many excellent large maps.
http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Maps/Periods/Roman/home.html

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