Byzantine Empire


The following resources will help you research background information on the Byzantine Empire.

 Print Resources

  The Byzantine Empire (949.5 MAR)
Traces the history, society, culture, and lasting influences of the Byzantine Empire, which grew from the decaying Roman empire and ruled from Constantinople from the fourth to the end of the fifteenth century.

 

What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue - Byzantine Empire AD 330-1453 (949.5 MAR)
 

 

  


 Databases

World Book Encyclopedia
Offers a combined search feature of encyclopedias, research tools, biography center, magazines, websites and much more.
Student Resource Center Gold - Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and pod casts


Internet Resources

Byzantine Empire: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/reviews/pdfs/LS_6_15_03.pdf

Byzantine Glory: http://www.neobyzantine.org/byzantium/index.php

Byzantium - Byzantine Studies on the Internet:  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/

Explore Byzantium - Maps of the Byzantine Empire: http://byzantium.seashell.net.nz/articlemain.php?artid=mapbase_1092

The Glory of Byzantium: http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byz_1.html

Medieval Sourcebook - Byzantium: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1c.html

MSN Encarta - Byzantine Empire: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561530/byzantine_empire.html

Timeline Results for the Byzantine Empire: www.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&q=byzantine+empire&um=1&ie=UTF-8&scoring=t&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&resnum=15&ct=title


If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.

  Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Old English", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on old English as opposed to all of the sites containing the word Old plus all of the sites containing the word English.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about Old English, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the origins of Old English,  I would enter the following:

    "Old English", origins,

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
    • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
    • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
    • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
    • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
    • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

 

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