Ancient Empires of Asia
Pathfinder
Livonia HS Library
October 2014
Books
913 B
Ancient Empires. New York: Newsweek, [1970]. A study of empires
beginning with the Nile at 3000BC and ending with Jerusalem
in 70AD.
930 V
The Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations. Dorling
Kindersley, [c1994]. Labeled pictures identify buildings, clothing, and artifacts for the
Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Persian, Celtic, Minoan, Grecian, Roman, Aztec, Buddhist, and
Chinese civilizations.
R 913 A
Roberts, Timothy R. Ancient Civilizations: Great Empires at
Their Heights. Smithmark Pub, 1997. Includes ways of waging war, methods of
government, surveys of their most notable art, architecture, and literature. Gives a glimpse of
their daily lives with an extensive array of maps, photographs, and illustrations of
relics and artifacts.
R 930 HIS
The History of the Ancient & Medieval World. New York: Marshall
Cavendish, 1996. Volumes are chronological by era, listing
important ancient and medieval monarchs, rulers and
pharaohs.
R 930.03 EXP
Exploring Ancient Civilizations. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall
Cavendish, 2004. An illustrated encyclopedia containing
articles about ancient civilizations.
R 950 ENC
Encyclopedia of Asian History. New York: Scribner, 1988.
Use the Library Catalog, Follett Destiny
to find more books about the empire you are
researching. Hint: try searching for the history of the country where the empire was located.
For example, to find information on the Han Dynasty, try searching for “China – History”.
Subscription Databases and eBooks:
Click on the “Subscription Databases” button on the LCS High School Library website. Enter the
passcode. Click on the orange arrow box in front of any of the following:
Encyclopedia Britannica for good general reference articles.
Gale EBooks for articles from subject-specific reference publications, such as World Eras.
Student Resources in Context for good articles from books, magazines, newspapers, and other
sources including video.
Web Sites:
AP World History 101: Gupta Dynasty
http://apworldhistory101.com/history-of-india/gupta/
Ancient History Encyclopedia (Han Dynasty)
http://www.ancient.eu/Han_Dynasty/
U. S. History.org: Ancient Civilizations: Tang Dynasty
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/9d.asp
Columbia University: Asia for Educators: The Song Dynasty in China
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/
China Highlights: The Ming Dynasty
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/the-ming-dynasty.htm
U. S. History.org: Ancient Civilizations: Feudal Japan
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/10c.asp
Columbia University: Asia for Educators: The Mongols in World History
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/
BBC History
www.bbc.co.uk/history
Emuseum – learn about ancient artifacts
http://www.emuseum.net/
The History Channel
http://www.history.com/
History of China
http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/toc.html
PBS History Online
www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history
World Coin Catalog – learn about coins from ancient civilizations
www.worldcoincatalog.com
If you choose to do a Google (or other search engine) search on your topic, remember that you don’t
know if anyone has checked the information that you find. It could be anything from total fabrication to
100% accurate, so be sure to evaluate your websites! For tips, click on the Website Evaluation link after
clicking the “Search Engines” button on the LCS High School Library website.