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Introduction Update Information 2006: In 2006 the Internet Medieval Sourcebooks and associated sourcebooks are undergoing a major overhaul to remove bad links and add more documents. 2. This project is both very large and fairly old in Internet terms. At the time it was instigated (1996), it was not clear that web sites [and the documents made available there] would often turn out to be transient.

Zoroastrianism Religion ascribed to the teachings of Zoroaster With possible roots dating back to the Second Millennium BCE, Zoroastrianism enters written history in the 5th century BCE.[13] It served as the state religion of the ancient Iranian empires for more than a millennium, from around 600 BCE to 650 CE, but declined from the 7th century CE onwards following the Muslim conquest of Persia of 633–654 and subsequent persecution of the Zoroastrian people. Recent estimates place the current number of Zoroastrians at around 110,000–120,000[15] at most, with the majority living in India, Iran, and North America; their number has been thought to be declining.[16][17]

Internet Indian History Sourcebook Women Homosexuality: General It has proved to be extraordinarily difficult to find much information about South Asian homosexuality. The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project Visit Us | Contact Us | Membership | Make a Gift | Calendar | Order Online | What's New The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Featured Event: New Alphabetic Inscription From Zincirli (ancient Sam’al) In Southeast Turkey OI Launches Adopt-a-Dig Program! September’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part Two There are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on this blog. I’ll still be publishing separate posts to individually highlight especially useful infographics and interactives, but you’ll find others in this regular feature. Here goes: 38 maps that explain Europe is from Vox. Dizzying optical illusions by Akiyoshi Kitaoka – in pictures is from The Guardian.

Internet East Asian History Sourcebook There is no way of avoiding the fact that China is the central culture of Eastern Asia. Massively larger than any of her neighbors, China may have developed its cultural forms in relative isolation, but since the advent of Buddhism has both absorbed outside influences and disseminated its own culture. Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures are not comprehensible without taking into account power of Chinese culture in art, literature and religion.

The Emergence of Civilizations - Anthro 341 Schedule of readings, assignments, and due dates: All the assigned readings are listed here, along with due dates, test dates, and so on. Each date shows the readings in the textbook and the online items you should read before the class session on that date. The list also has links to my lecture notes, and the Powerpoint slides you see in class. The lecture notes will usually be posted before the class session, while the slides will usually be posted after it. Gender in Minoan Culture - Digital Ancient History Gender in Minoan Culture In the past it was fairly rare for historians in the ancient world to deal with the issues of gender. Here gender means a socially constructed role for males and females. The archaeological material coming from Crete has made us rethink what roles men and women played in Minoan society, especially in comparison to the Mycenaean Greeks. Some current research by Barbara Olsen suggests child-rearing by may not have been the primary job of a woman in Minoan culture, at least based on evidence of artwork. Others have suggested that women in this particular culture had more freedoms than women elsewhere during this same time period.

Internet Women's History Sourcebook Halsall Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook | Modern History Sourcebook Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian | Indian | Islamic | Jewish | LGBT | Global | Science "Yes, I am fond of history." "I wish I were too. The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Ceremonial centers, urbanization and state formation in Southern Mesopotamia Useful Links Uruk and Late Uruk Period entries in Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative wiki (at UCLA) Lecture notes Introduction: