Free Course in World History

http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/mast/free.htm Hyperhistory.net seeks to meet the need for Christians to understand global history from a Biblical context. There are slight differences between taking this course for free verses paying for it. Paying students study the material of hyperhistory.net on a advertising free domain that allows live chat, discussion boards, and bandwidth intensive multimedia as well as live office hours with the teacher.

The Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution   Nothing covers more of our history than The Smithsonian Museums. Explore them online if you can't get there in person.    In 1826, James Smithson, a British scientist, drew up his last will and testament, naming his nephew as beneficiary. Smithson stipulated that, should the nephew die without heirs (as he would in 1835), the estate should go "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men."     The motives behind Smithson's bequest remain mysterious. He never traveled to the United States and seems to have had no correspondence with anyone here. Some have suggested that his bequest was motivated in part by revenge against the rigidities of British society, which had denied Smithson, who was illegitimate, the right to use his father's name. Others have suggested it reflected his interest in the Enlightenment ideals of democracy and universal education.  http://www.si.edu/about/history.htm

History Learning Site

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ Chris Trueman BA (Hons), MA set up www.historylearningsite.co.uk in 2000 as he felt there was no easily accessible and comprehensive website on World History on the web. The site has grown in popularity and is now viewed by hundreds of thousands of people each month from around the world.