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Foundations: Islamic Empires: Websites

 

Websites

Foundation for Science, Technology, and Civilisation

  • 1001 Inventions  An award-winning site from FSTC that raises awareness of the golden age of Arabic Science beginning with the 7th century.

  • Muslim Heritage

Arts of the Islamic World from the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arts of the Islamic World from Smarthistory, the Center for Public Art History.

Islamic Heritage Project A digital collection of Islamic manuscripts, published texts, and maps from across Harvard's libraries and museums.

 

Find Other Reliable Websites

 

  • Britannica Academic Articles include links to websites reviewed by Britannica editors.

  • SweetSearch, A Search Engine for Students searches only credible websites approved by research experts. 

  • Limit your Google search to the more reliable edu domain by including the phrase site:edu for educational institutions in the U.S. 

Note: Universities may allow their students to use the edu domain. If there is a tilde (~) in the address, it may be a personal student page which is not monitored by the institution.

Google Advanced Search
Here's an example using Safavid. Think about other terms you can swap in and out.

 

Click here for more information to help you find and evaluate resources you find on the Internet.