LibGuides: Gill St. Bernard's Upper School Library: Early Civilizations

Books from our collection

Use the Destiny link in the box to the right to find other titles in our collection.

Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World by Schlager Group; Peter Bogucki
Call Number: REF 930.10 ENC
New Encyclopedia of Africa by John Middleton; Joseph Calder Miller
Call Number: REF 960.03 NEW
Atlas of Ancient Worlds by Peter Chrisp; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff; Plumer (Illustrator); Mark Longworth (Illustrator)
Call Number: REF 930 CHR
A History of the Ancient World by Chester G. Starr
Call Number: 930 STA
The Kingfisher Book of the Ancient World by Hazel Mary Martell; Paul Bahn
Call Number: 930 MAR
A History of Europe by J. M. Roberts
Call Number: 940 ROB

Upper School Library Catalog

Accessit Catalog
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Databases for this project

Use the databases to find information about your early civilization. Not every civilization will be in all of the databases. If you try one and don't find anything try another one.

eLibrary (on campus)
eLibrary (off campus)
The Research Topics are very helpful.
Facts on File
Scroll down to Ancient and Medieval History or Modern World History Online depending on the age of your empire. Search your empire.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
An e-book database of over 600 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research. Click Proceed and then Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Great Events from History
Choose Great Events from History. Search for the empire you are researching. It is an electronic version of the series of reference books with the same title.
Image Quest
A database of over 2 million images, rights cleared for educational use.

Helpful websites

Ancient Civilizations Online
Features information about major aspects of prehistoric history.
Ancient History Encyclopedia
A small nonprofit, providing high-quality history content.
Heibrunn Timeline of Art History
Search the timeline and look for thematic essays.
TimeMaps
Specializes in map-based timelines.

Citation Help

Purdue Owl Citation Resources
A link to guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles of citations.

Noodle Tools Citations

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Librarian

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