Byzantine+Empire

General & Overview Sources: [|Explore Byzantium]: Timeline, Articles, Images, Maps, and Books/Links. [|Byzantium during the Crusades]. //Boise State University// [|Catholic Encyclopedia: The Byzantine Empire.] //The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume III. Published 1908.// A history from the beginning of the Byzantine Empire until its collapse, including religion, trade, military, politics, and the Crusades. [|Medieval Sourcebook: Byzantium.] Mega-Site //Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.//

Primary Sources: [|Byzantium Faith and Power 1261-1557]: Themes in Art, Photos and maps of the Monastery of St. Catherine from //The Metropolitan Museum of Art//. See Also: [|Special Online Exhibition of Byzantium: Faith and Power 1261-1557]. [|Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai] from the //Getty Center Exhibtions//. [|Byzantine Icons]: A guide to Byzantine icons on the Internet.

Resources: [|The Land & the people of Byzantines]

Intellectual/Cultural: [|The Glory of Byzantium] from //The Metropolitan Museum of Art//. Works of art, themes, history, and timeline.
 * Byzantine Empire

Overview information:** http://encarta.msn.com/related_761561530/Byzantine_Empire.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106111/Byzantine-Empire http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9358431/Byzantine-Empire https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ http://history-world.org/byzantine_empire.htm - Really good overview.

http://student.britannica.com/eb/art-54544/Map-of-the-Byzantine-Empire http://www.angelfire.com/scary/byzantinegeog/maps.html http://www.angelfire.com/scary/byzantinegeog/mapBig.html http://www.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lecture1.html
 * Maps and geography:**

http://balkanpropertymanagement.net/Page25_AboutBulgaria.html?bpm=0c0c1aeccb2bf8e69aa730e244ade73d http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#Geography http://www.guidetoturkey.com/aboutturkey/info_tips/climate.asp http://wikitravel.org/en/Greece http://www.crimeaconsulting.com/crimea.html
 * Climate:**

http://books.google.com/books?id=hs3iEyVRHKsC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=byzantine+empire+gold+and+silver+mines&source=web&ots=q0r5Iwz6Id&sig=0K74dFK9etD-agGwxZiJ_tGiR0g#PPA34,M1
 * Natural Resources**

http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/db/LE/display.php?p=Overview&k=5674 http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/issue22007.php http://worldnetva.pwnet.org/lesson_plans/18.htm
 * Lessons / Resources:**

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html
 * Art:**

http://members.aol.com/frsteven/academic/data.html http://www.iconsexplained.com/iec/iec_idb3r.htm#General%20History - (Mostly art/arch related)
 * Link lists: These are pages with lists of links.**

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