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HIST 1510: World Civilizations

Sources to help your pre-search

Bellow are some library databases that will help in the gathering of background and context information. When looking through these sources pay particularly close attention to the names of scholars and historical figures that feature prominently, as well as keywords that you can use when stating research in the academic databases. 

Best Bets: Encyclopedias representing a variety of research topics

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World History Encyclopedia: Provides easily assessable information about Ancient Cultures. Reviewed and fact checked by experts. 

Best Bets: Book chapters representing a variety of research topic.

Additional encyclopedias for specific subject areas