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ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY ONLINE

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Reviews:
"...a handy, accessible reference...Recommended." - Choice

"The thousands of fully hyperlinked subjects and time line entries, biographies, maps, and charts bring together a vast array of subjects...The screen is easy to read, and the navigation is simple...Background information provided for the maps, visuals, and tables is especially well done...Primarily recommended for public and school libraries, though academic libraries will appreciate its ready-reference appeal." - Library Journal

"Users will find concise information on the ancient civilization of Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mesoamerica. Its more than 100 original maps, charts, and tables [are] often hard-to-find in other sources. Navigation is extremely easy...quite comprehensive...A nice supplement for social studies classes studying ancient history." - The Book Report

"...a wealth of information...this database's scope and ease of use make it an asset for any school or public library." - KLIATT

About This Database:
The Full Scope of Ancient and Medieval History

Formerly called Ancient History & Culture, Ancient and Medieval History Online has been expanded to cover eight civilizations—ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia. Users can research each civilization in depth or use the browse feature to conduct comparative studies of events and developments across civilizations. This expansive database offers an unprecedented amount of information about these civilizations and their places in history, with content drawn from Facts On File’s acclaimed print references.

With thousands of carefully selected entries covering prehistory through the 1500s, this redesigned online database features a user-friendly interface, increased functionality, new content, and Learning Centers that pull forward specially selected entries and related topics to encourage easy research. Other helpful features include many new primary sources, as well as new images, new and updated maps, and a timeline that can be viewed through the Learning Centers to focus on the major civilizations—or viewed in its entirety, sortable by date. Search results are now organised under tabs by record type, so users can more easily locate desired information.

• Biographies: more than 7,000 profiles of key figures of the ancient and medieval world, including Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Hammurabi I, Mansa Musa I, Montezuma II, William the Conqueror, and Tut'ankhamun
• Events and Topics: more than 11,000 entries describing the peoples, societies, events, and achievements of ancient and medieval history
• Primary Sources: excerpts and full text of primary source documents with brief introductions
• Timeline: hyperlinked entries, ranging from the origins of the universe to 1600 CE
• Images: hundreds of full-color and black-and-white images, illustrating key people, events, and artifacts of each civilization
• Maps and Charts: original maps and charts with explanatory captions, illustrating key sociological and historical concepts
• Learning Centers: specially selected entries on different areas of interest to help users find a starting point for their research
• Special Features: a spotlight providing an in-depth look at a topic such as Greek mythology; a Focus On feature highlighting a topic such as archaeology, with images and links. Benefits:
  
  Ancient and Medieval History Online provides the histories of eight civilizations from the ancient world to the medieval era, and their respective places within the larger context of world history. An extensive network of hyperlinks guides users through the vast content to related topics and stimulates further research. Users can search for entries by keyword or phrase and can browse by topic and by civilization. In addition, Biographies can be browsed by Occupation, and Primary Sources by Type. Ancient and Medieval History Online is the ideal source for reliable, authoritative information on the myriad people, places, events, and cultures of the ancient and medieval world.