Offers interactive map, primary and secondary resources and external links on the Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai.

Primary source letters of Sargon II, king of Assyria (721-705 BC), together with secondary & reference resources providing historical and cultural context.

Primary and secondary sources on 7th cent. Assyria. Includes maps, glossary, images and more.

Offers excerpts translated from Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets on women's roles in society.

Scanned book containing the code of Hammurabi, the prologue and epilogue, letters by Hammurabi

Older site but still provides valuable overview, sources and links.

"This collection explores changing belief systems, from the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter- Reformation to devotional movements like Sufism and the Bhakti movement. It also looks at the political dimensions of religion, from Christian Europe to the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Courts, all of which were entangled in sectarian struggles. "

Offers both secondary and primary sources on ancient Egyptian civilization.

Presents text and artifacts on topics that include fertility and sexuality, gender ambiguity, and faces of gender.