Ages of Empires

Library research information selected and organized for Mr. Girt's World History classes.

Instructions for the PowerPoint Assignment

General Information On the Ages of Empires

HyperHistory
Experience the "flow" of history through this "hypertext" chart! 
A good place to see the major events and people that are part of our past. 

Empires and Civilizations Timeline
Another very nice timeline showing the relationships of the various eras.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History
See the artistic work of the various peoples and their empires.


You may go directly to these sections on this page:
China   |   Japan   |   Mughals   |  Ottoman   |   Safavid   |  Byzantine   |  Maya

China

History Timeline 
NOVA Online | Secrets of Lost Empires | China's Age of Invention 
History of China: Table of Contents 
Brooklyn College Core 9: Chinese Culture Page 
Timeline: 1000-1500 CE | China and Japan 
China TimelineTang, Song, Yuan, &Ming Dynasties (7th - 17th c.) 
China: Article in Encyclopedia Britannica (links to many others)  
     Se also:  Liao dynasty (907–1125)  and  Song dynasty (960–1279) 
          and    Tang dynasty  and  China Dynasties (in Britannica)

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Feudal Japan

Feudal Japan: Contents 
Feudalism and its Meaning in Medieval Japan 
Cultural History of Japan Illustrated Lectures 
Feudal Japan Timeline 
A Short Introduction to Japanese History (Shotoku) 
Feudal Japan 
Japanese History 
History of the Samurai 
Edo Japan : A Virtual Tour 
History of the kimono, from the Jamon period to the present 
Japanese Artists: Chronological Listing 

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Mughals (India)

The Mughals: All 68 articles in Encyclopedia Britannica 
The Mughal Legacy:
The Mughals 
Manas: History and Politics, Mughals 
Mughals 
The Art of the Mughals before 1600 A.D. 
Mughals Timeline 

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Ottomans

The Ottoman Empire: 1350-1918 
700th Anniversary of the Ottoman Empire 
History of the Ottomans and the Ottoman Empire 
The Ottoman Sultans & Successors 
Gerard Paquin, "Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs" 
Classical and Traditional Turkish Ýznik tiles 
Splendors of Topkapi, Palace of the Ottoman Sultans 
A Topic of Dispute in Islam: Music 

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Safavid (Iran)

Safavid dynasty -- Britannica Encyclopedia Article   All Britannica "Safavid Articles 
Safavid on Encyclopedia.com 
Safavid and Ottoman Eras 
Religion & Ethics - The Safavid Empire 
Shi'a: The Safavids 
History of Iran: Safavid Dynasty 
History - The Safavids 
Historical Notes 
The Safavid Prince Haidar Mirza's Entrance into Istanbul 

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Byzantine

Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page 
The Glory of Byzantium - Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Coins of the Byzantine Empire 
The Byzantines 
Knox, The Byzantine Empire 
Byzantine St. Stephens: Monastery Tour 
Churches and Monasteries 
Byzantine Museum of Zakynthos 
Antiqua Medicina: Byzantine 
Artcyclopedia: Byzantine Art 

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Maya (Central America)

Mayan Culture 
Mayans: A Brief Overview 
Maya Sites 
Lost King of the Maya 
Mystery of the Maya - Maya civilization 
Collapse -- The Maya 
Mythology of the Mayas 
Maya Ceramics 
The Maya Astronomy Page 
History & info - the Mayan calendar 
Mayans - Articles in Concise Encyclopædia Britannica 
2,600 years of chocolate: Mayans quaffed frothy chocolate 
   Here isAnother Mayan Chocolate Article 


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