Hofstra University
Hofstra Univ: Why Was Bubonic Plague So Devastating to European Society? [Pdf]
The Bubonic Plague or "Black Death" came out of the eastern Mediterranean along shipping routes, reaching Italy in the spring of 1348. By the time the epidemic was abating in 1351, between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had died. The...
Smithsonian Institution
Freer | Sackler Galleries: Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires
Two thousand years before today's "global economy," an exchange network linked the continent of Asia via the Silk Route. Between the first and eighth centuries of the common era, the empires and states of Asia often came into conflict as...
Other
Macedonian Cultural and Historical Resource: Climate
Macedonian Cultural and Historical Resource Center provides a source of general information on climate and weather for the Republic of Macedonia.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Croatia: Geography
A very brief discussion of the physical environment of Croatia. You can find out about its terrain, climates, and island-filled coast. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
Information Technology Associates
Slovenia: Geography
An overview of the geography, climate, and terrain of Slovenia. Information is from the CIA World Factbook.
Vancouver Island University
Malaspina University: Introductory Note on Classical Greece
A thorough description of topics in Classical Greece provided for by the Malaspina University.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Features of Europe, 1901
A map from 1901 of Europe, showing the physical features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations from sea level to over 6,500 feet, mountain systems, drainage divides, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe (Physical), 1915
Physical map of Europe showing major landforms and waterways, including the Alps, the Apennines, the Urals, the Russian Heartland, the Pyrenees, the North Sea, Mediterranean, Black Sea, and the Volga, Danube, Rhine, and Seine Rivers.
Curated OER
Etc: Land of the Hebrews, 971 931 Bc
A map of the Hebrew lands in the time of King Solomon, around 971 to 931 BC. The map shows the land of Canaan, with the boundaries of Phoenicia, Israel, Philistia, and Judah, the important coastal cities of Sidon, Tyre, Joppa, Ashdod,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drainage Basins of Africa, 1916
A map of the major drainage basins of the African continent indicating the hydrologic flow to the Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and the interior basins of the Sahara and Kalahari deserts...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Outline Map of Europe, 5,000 Bce
An outline map of Europe at a time when sea levels were lower than present, with Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavian Peninsula a part of the mainland, and the Mediterranean, not connected to the Atlantic Ocean, split into two...
Curated OER
Unesco: Greece: Old Town of Corfu
The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic position at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea, and has its roots in the 8th century BC. The three forts of the town,...