Created as part of the ABL-CLIO online resource, this Web site is a database that invites visitors to explore a variety of topics related to ancient and medieval history. Select from an index listing of eras such as Neolithic, the Gupta Empire, the Persian Empire, and Athens and Sparta. Each item contains detailed information on that particular time period and part of the world. In addition, the site contains analysis of an enduring historical dilemma.

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Prehistory, beginnings to 1000 B.C. -- Egypt and the Near East, 3200-500 B.C. -- Ancient Asia, 3000 B.C.-A.D. 500 -- Ancient Greece, 2000-30 B.C. -- Ancient Rome, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 500 -- The Byzantine Empire and Russia, A.D. 300-1500 -- The Islamic world, A.D. 600-1500 -- Africa, 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1500 -- The Americas, 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1500 -- Central and East Asia, A.D. 500-1500 -- Medieval Europe, A.D. 500-1500 -- Idea exchange -- Aksum -- Alexander the Great -- Archaeological evidence -- Benin and Ife -- Athens -- Sparta -- Aztec -- Buddhism -- Byzantine -- Islam -- Charlemagne -- Carolingian Renaissance -- Early Christianity -- Classical style -- Conquest and cultural exchange -- Cultivating crops -- Domesticating animals -- Southwest desert dwellers -- Early humans -- Silk road -- Egyptian religion and the afterlife -- European monarchies -- Feudalism -- Three orders -- Ghana -- Mali -- Great Zimbabwe -- Hellenistic rule -- Hunter-gatherer -- Han Dynasty -- Indo-Aryan belief systems -- Indus Valley civilization -- Islamic science -- Islamic medicine -- Korea -- Ancient Rome -- Heian period -- Mauryan art and architecture -- Maya civilization -- Guilds -- Medieval trade fair -- Metallurgy -- Hebrew monotheism -- Mycenaean culture -- Olmec -- Religious revolution -- Shang China -- Sufi mysticism -- Vikings -- Tang Dynasty -- Black death -- Byzantine empire -- Crusades -- Writing -- Han Dynasty -- Kilwa -- Gracchi -- Great schism -- Gupta Empire -- Hundred Years War -- Inca -- Nubia -- Mahabharata -- Minoans -- Mongol empire -- Roman cultural values -- Pax Romana -- Persian Empire -- Rise of Islam -- Kievan Rus -- Ottomans -- Constantinople -- Roman army -- Ancient Vietnam -- Fall of Rome -- Zheng He -- Zhou Dynasty.