World Civilization to 1550 C.E.
- Syllabus
- The Prehistoric Era
- Mesopotamia
- Egypt
- The Hebrews
- Persia
- The Assyrians
- India
- China
- Greece
- The Hellenistic Era
- Rome
- Byzantium
- Africa
- West African Art of Benin
- The Islamic World
- The Americas
- Japan
- The Western Middle Ages
- Medieval Monasticism
- The Hundred Years' War
- The Decline of the Church:
Boniface VIII and Papal Politics
- The
Black Death
- The Renaissance
- The Reformation
- The Voyages of Discovery
Special Interest Topics
- Dr. Vess's Multimedia
Presentations for World Civ to 1550
- You must have a password to access these files, and install the Astound
Web Player to view them. (Link for this is on the page.)
- Dr. Vess's
World Civilization Interactive Journey
- Dr. Vess's interactive Authorware programs. You must install Shockwave
(Authorware Web player) on your system to view them. (Link for this
is on the page.) I have recently opened these files to those off campus.
Enjoy.
Most of the virtual tours below were prepared for
my HIST4950:
Medieval monasticism web site. Since they deal with material covered
in World Civ to 1550 C.E., you may access them here as well. Enjoy!
- Virtual
Tour of the ruins of Fountains Abbey
- with a brief history of the Cistercian movement from 1098 through
the twelfth century
- Virtual
Tour of Rievaulx Abbey
Virtual
Tour of Kirkstall Abbey
Virtual
tour of Lindisfarne Priory
Virtual
tour of Iona
Virtual
Tour of Glendalough
Virtual
Tour of Clonmacnois, Ireland
Virtual
Tour of the Hermitage of Robert of Knaresborough
Virtual
Tour of Battle Abbey and the battlefield of the Battle
of Hastings
Virtual
Tour of Celtic Holy Wells
Virtual
Tour of Irish High Crosses
Virtual
tour of the Hermitage of St. Finbarr, Ireland
Dr.
Vess's Virtual Tour of Mellifont Abbey in Ireland This abbey is interesting
for the conflict between the Anglo-Normans and Irish that occurred there.
Virtual Tour of the
grounds and buildings of a modern Benedictine monastery
- with a brief discussion of Scholastica
Virtual
tour of Whitby Abbey
- Layers
of History: A Virtual Tour of the Roman, Viking, and Medieval ruins
of the city of York, England
Virtual
Tour of Battle Abbey and the battlefield of the Battle
of Hastings
Virtual
tour of St. Augustine's Peter and Paul church, later known as St. Augustine's
Abbey
Discussion
of Canterbury Cathedral Monastery and virtual tour of the Cathedral
Virtual
tour of the Monastery of Hosios Lukas in Greece
See also my virtual tours of ancient ruins in
the Americas:
Dr.
Vess's Virtual Tour of Ocmulgee, Georgia, an important center of the Mississippian
culture (mound-builders)
Dr.
Vess's Virtual Tour of Anasazi Ruins of the American Southwest
Dr.
Vess's Virtual Tour of MesoAmerican ruins