Journal Internet Assignments:

• 31 August: Explore H-World. Describe the major sections and the audience for this web site.
• 31 August: Calculate your birthday according to the Jewish, Islamic, and Persian calendars below. Print out each result. Calculate the Muslim prayer times for Greenville, NC for the present date and print out the result. Summarize and react to the introductions of the three calendars in a single Internet journal entry:
  
  • Jewish Calendar Converter, Gregorian-Hebrew/Hebrew-Gregorian CE dates converter, and Introduction to the Jewish Calender, Bernard Israelite Kouchel and Michael Tobias
  • Muslim Calendar Converter, Hijra/Gregorian and Gregorian/Hijra dates converter; Introduction to the Hijra Calendar and Muslim Daily Prayer Times for Greenville, NC, Wasat Alnaseej
  • Persian Calendar Converter, Persian-Gregorian/Gregorian-Persian dates converter, Khayam, NetNative
• 4 September: Explore Ancient Egypt, British Museum:
• 10 September: Two online papers consider our class film, Keita: The Heritage of the Griot. Discuss the issues raised in The Past to Future Keita, Dawn Hendrix and The Significance of the Griot, Eli Smith, students of Cora Agatucci, Central Oregan Community College. We will watch the film in class.
• 15 September: Who are the Druze? (click on the photos); PBS
• 22 September: Explore The Druze, Wikipedia
• 29 September: Explore the Edicts of King Ashoka, Ven. S. Dhammika, Berkeley
• 6 October: Explore the Internet Indian History Sourcebook, Paul Halsall, Fordham University
• 12 October: Summarize and react to Muhammad's Last Sermon, Paul Halsall, Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham
• 20 October: Explore Ramadan and Fasting, al-Qur'an was-Sunnah Society of North America
• 27 October: Explore the "Issues" and "Heritage" sub-sections of The Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, University of Southern California; both sub-sections are located in the left column as the page opens.
• 3 November: Explore the Dead Sea Scrolls, Project Judaica Foundation, Library of Congress, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• 10 November: Recommend a web site for this course from Scholars Guide to the WWW, Richard Jensen, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago. Explain your choice.
• 17 November: Explore China the Beautiful, Ming L. Pei

Africa:

• The African Studies Committee, Kenneth Wilburn, editor, East Carolina University
• H-AFRICA, an Africanist listserv of the H-NET Humanities and Social Sciences On-Line, Michigan State University
• Internet African History Sourcebook, Paul Halsall, Editor, Online Resource Book for Medieval Studies (ORB), Fordham University
• Keita: The Heritage of the Griot:
  • The Past to Future Keita, Dawn Hendrix, Discussion Paper, Fall 1998, for Cora Agatucci's Culture(s) & Literature(s) of Africa, Central Oregan Community College
  • The Significance of the Griot, Eli Smith, Fall 2000, for Cora Agatucci's Culture(s) & Literature(s) of Africa, Central Oregan Community College
• The Yoruba: History and Art, Indiana University

China:

• China the Beautiful, Ming L. Pei
• Explore China-Related Web Sites, University of San Diego

Christianity:

• Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Harry Planting, Wheaton College

The Druze:

• The Druze, Sheikh Ameen Tareef Home Page

Egypt:

• Ancient Egypt, British Museum

Greece:

• The Ancient City of Athens: Sites and Monuments, the stunning photos of K. Glowacki, Indiana University

Guides:

• Scholars Guide to the WWW, Richard Jensen, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago

Historical Documents:

• Antony and Cleopatra, excerpted from Antony, written by Plutarch (ca. 75 CE) and translated by John Dryden; site maintained by Daniel Stevenson; scroll about 70% down the web site and begin with the paragraph that opens, "She received several letters, both from Antony and from his friends, to summon her...."
• Explore EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe, Richard Hacken, European Studies Bibliographer, and Harold B. Lee, Library, Brigham Young University
• Explore Historical Texts and Documents, Hanover College's History Web Site
• Explore the Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Paul Halsall, Fordham University
• Explore Medieval Documents, Paul Halsall, editor, The Internet Medieval Sourcebook of the Online Reference Book, Fordham University
• The Internet Classics Archive, Daniel Stevenson, Editor
• Jacques de Vitry: Life of the Students at Paris, Paul Halsall, editor, The Internet Medieval Sourcebook of the Online Reference Book (ORB), Fordham University
• Peter Abelard: History of My Calamities, Paul Halsall, editor, The Internet Medieval Sourcebook of the Online Reference Book (ORB), Fordham University
• Statutes for the University of Paris, Paul Halsall, editor, The Internet Medieval Sourcebook of the Online Reference Book (ORB), Fordham University

India:

• Explore the Internet Indian History Sourcebook, Paul Halsall, Fordham University
• Explore The Manikarnika Ghat, Benares, India, Peter Malakoff

Japan:

• Traditional Religion, University of Texas and the International Society for Educational Information, Tokyo

Judaism and Israel:

• Causes of Anti-Semitism, Manfred Davidman
• Judaism 101, Tracey Rich
• Explore Judaism: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Daniel Faigin, Soc.Culture.Jewish

Middle East:

• Calender Conversion: Gregorian-Hijri and Hijri-Gregorian, Tawfig Al-Rabiah and Waleed Muhanna
• Companions of the Prophet, Muslim Student Organization, University of Missouri-Rolla
• Dead Sea Scrolls, Project Judaica Foundation, Library of Congress, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• The Hijab, Institute of Islamic Information and Education
• Muhammad's Life, Muhammad Hamidullah, University of Southern California Muslim Students Association
• Muhammad's Last Sermon, Paul Halsall, Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham
• Ramadan and Fasting, al-Qur'an was-Sunnah Society of North America
• Who are We Zoroastrians?, Vispi Homi Bulsara, Purdue University
• Wives of the Prophet, Naseem Ul Ghani Rekhi, Anway-Islam

Pre-History:

• Explore Paleoanthropology Links, Fossil Hominids Frequently Asked Questions at the talk.origins Archive, Jim Foley

World Civilization:

• Explore H-World, listserv of H-NET Humanities and Social Sciences On-Line
• World History, documents from the Gateway to World History