PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: Timeline
Offers an interesting and easy way to study the religion of Islam by providing a timeline of Islamic history broken down into years starting with the "Life of Muhammad" up to "Islam in America" today.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art of the Mughals After 1600
In addition to watching a slideshow of beautiful art commissioned under the patronage of the Mughals, read an informative essay describing the changes in styles under each Mughal leader.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Islamic Period: History
An examination of Islamic art, from the fifteenth century through to the end of the Ottoman empire (just after World War I). Includes dozens of images of late Islamic art - textiles, ceramics, manuscripts - each with useful descriptions...