Mariemont High School Library

3812 Pocahontas Avenue, Cincinnati Ohio 45227

513-272-7611

World History II

Biography Reference Bank
Articles about more than a half-million people, most in full text, from around the world. Be sure to the check out the extra links on the left of each article.
Biographies in Context
A database from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County providing articles from reference books, magazines, and other sources. Just about every person you can think of is covered here!
Questia School
Search from thousands of books and journals. You can bookmark, highlight, and take notes online.
World History in Context
Contains loads of articles from books and magazines on important world figures.
World Book Encyclopedia
Good place to find general overviews of peoples' lives.

BBC Historic Figures
Quality information on 300 of history's movers and shakers.
Biography.com
A collection of biographies on famous people both ancient and modern by the creators of the Biography Channel.
World of Scientific Biography
Biographies of scientists throughout history.
***Hyperhistory.com
A timeline of important individuals throughout history--useful for picking your research subjects.
Infoplease Almanac: Biography
One-page bios and additional links on 30,000 people
Joan's Mad Monarch Series
In depth biographies of history's monarchs with emotional and personality disorders
Women in World History Biographies
Biographies of women who became world rulers and helped define the era in which they lived.

Country Comparison Chart
CIA World Fact Book
Data on world countries collected by the CIA.
Culture Grams
Huge amount of current data on world countries in easy-to-use format.
History Resource Center: World
Contains loads of articles from books and magazines on important world figures.
World Data Analyst
Provides up-to-date information and statistics on countries and allows you to create charts and graphs comparing the countries of your choice.