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World
History II Research Project
planning sheet |
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Online Databases |
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American
National Biography--More
than 18,000 articles about famous Americans no longer
living. Many articles include helpful Web links. |
Biography Resource Center--Combines
award-winning biographies with full-text articles from
hundreds of periodicals. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica--Three
encyclopedias (100,000+ articles), atlas, dictionary,
images and video clips, reviewed Web sites, magazine
articles and more. |
History Resource Center: World.
A
collection of articles about world history from ancient
Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the
Renaissance. |
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World
Book Encyclopedia--A
collection of every article from the 22-volume print set
plus thousands more, with state-of-the art multimedia,
editor-reviewed Web sites, and more |
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Biography Gateways/Directories |
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ABC Newsmaker Bios--collection of biographies on modern day world
leaders |
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amillionlives.com--a
directory of biography sites on the web |
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BBC Historic Figures--quality
information on 300 of history's "movers and shakers" |
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Biography.com--a
collection of biographies on famous people both ancient and modern by the
creators of the Biography Channel and Biography Magazine |
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Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography--biographies
of scientists throughout history |
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Infoplease Almanac: Biography--one-page bios and additional
links on 30,000 people |
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Joan's Mad Monarchs Series--in depth biographies of
histories monarchs with emotional and personality disorders |
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PBS Biographies--Click on the person
and then "Special Features" to learn about various aspects of the person's
life. |
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Women in World History Biographies--biographies
of women who became world rulers and helped define the era in which they
lived. |
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Other Useful Websites |
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HyperHistory.com--a
timeline of important individuals throughout history--useful for
picking your research subjects |
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Internet
Public Library--subject directory that gives a
select group of good websites about your topic |
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Librarian's Index to the Internet--subject
directory that gives a select group of good websites about
your topic |
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Books |
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MHS
OPAC
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Cincinnati Public Library Online Catalog |
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