Open Education Resources (OER)

Both a classroom resource and the largest collection of online texts, the goal of Fordham University's Sourcebook series is to provide and organize primary texts for use in classroom situations.

A project of the Yale Law School providing full-text access to documents from ancient history to today in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.

Free transcriptions, facsimiles, and translations of documents from prehistoric to post-Renaissance Europe curated by Brigham Young University.

An online textbook covering European history from ancient Sumer to the fall of Soviet-style communism in 1989. Includes extensive links to western civilization resources for historians on the Web.

Both a classroom resource and the largest collection of online texts, the goal of Fordham University's Sourcebook series is to provide and organize primary texts for use in classroom situations.

This collection includes images of primary materials from around the world and spanning a timeline of 8000BC to the present. The WDL was created by the U.S. Library of Congress, with the support of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

"The Ancient World Mapping Center is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." Free maps are arranged geographically.

This Harvard University Project provides free GIS mapping and analysis of Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe.

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection from the University of Texas at Austin includes full-color historical maps from around the world.

This Khan Academy collection of video tutorials discusses the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, and Rome.

"Find out more about the history of Middle Ages, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more." From History.com.

"Find out more about the history of Italian Renaissance, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more." From History.com.

"This site is a college course in European history from ancient times to the early modern era, offered by Dr. E.L. Skip Knox through Boise State University. The course is entirely virtual and all course materials are online."

"Explores a number of events, peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped Western Civilization from the prehistoric era to 1650." From Front Range Community College.

This companion site to the McGraw-Hill textbook is a mini-course in itself. Each chapter link includes concept summaries, activities, quizzes, interactive maps and more.

Readings, maps, simulations, timelines and more for historical time periods beginning with 1000 BCE and ending in 1975.

"This course will focus on the history of Greek and Roman civilizations beginning with the origins of ancient Greek culture in the Aegean Bronze Age (c. 3000–1100 BCE) through the period of the Roman Empire at the height of its greatest extent and prosperity (c. 31 BCE–235 CE)."

"This course will introduce you to the history of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance. You will learn about the major political, economic, and social changes that took place between the fourth century and 1500."

"This course will introduce you to the history of Europe from the medieval period to the Age of Revolutions in the eighteenth century. You will learn about the major political, economic, and social changes that took place in Europe during this 800-year period."

"This course will introduce you to historical research methods and familiarize you with the tools and techniques that historians use to study the past. You will learn about the process of modern historical inquiry and gain a better understanding of the diverse resources that historians use to conduct research."

"This course covers the period from “early civilized man to the early Middle Ages of Europe, with emphasis on Greece, Rome, Egypt and other Mediterranean peoples."

"This course surveys the social, cultural, and political development of western Europe between 500 and 1350."

"This course examines the development of the western intellectual tradition from the fall of the Roman Empire through the High Middle Ages. Our basic premise will be that the triumph of Christianity in the west was not the inevitable outcome it might appear from hindsight."

"In this class, we will highlight the history of humanism, but we will also study religious reformations, high politics, the agrarian world, and European conquest and expansion abroad in the period."

This Annenberg/CPB sponsored site addresses the Middle Ages in Europe including the lives of lords and peasants, and highlight aspects of life including homes, clothing, the arts, and the role of religion.

A digital model of the Roman Forum as it appeared in late antiquity created by the UCLA Cultural Virtual Reality Laboratory (CVR Lab).

HyperHistory is an award-winning project that presents "3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps."

Build a pyramid for a pharaoh, loot a monastery with the Vikings, catch a killer in Rome, and more. Interactive educational games from the BBC.

Links to free games, animations, and maps that explore ancient, medieval, and modern history from the award-winning Best of History Websites by EdTechTeacher Inc.

"The American Historical Association (AHA) is the largest professional organization in the United States devoted to the study and promotion of history and historical thinking."

The Association of Ancient Historians offers a regular forum for scholarly interaction among historians of the Ancient Mediterranean, while emphasizing collegiality and social interaction.

"The Medieval Academy supports research, publication, and teaching in medieval art, archaeology, history, law, literature, music, philosophy, religion, science, social and economic institutions, and all other aspects of the Middle Ages."

"The Social Science History Association is an interdisciplinary group of scholars that shares interests in social life and theory; historiography, and historical and social-scientific methodologies."

The WHA supports teaching, research, and publication related to broader cross-cultural, comparative, and global approaches to history.