This lib guide examines a range of ancient empires across the world. These empires include: the Roman empire, the Ottoman empire, the Khmer empire, the Japanese empire, the Mongol empire and the British empire.
The key questions for you to consider when exploring this website are:
Click on the image of Angkor Wat to go to a Brittanica article on the Khmer Empire.
A further article on the Khmer Empire.
Khmer empire -- Britannica School (eb.com.au)
Click on the image below to go to an article on Khmer art.
Khmer history and colonialism
Article from the National Library of Australia on the way of life in the Khmer empire.
The Rise of Angkor and the Khmer Empire | National Library of Australia (nla.gov.au)
The Way of Life in the Khmer Empire | National Library of Australia (nla.gov.au)
Khmer Empire Facts, Worksheets & Khmner Society For Kids (kidskonnect.com)
The following video maps of the Roman Empire are taken from the Map as History website.
Click on the link below to be taken to a number of video maps on the Roman Empire.
Subscribers’ Corner - Rome and its Empire - The map as History (the-map-as-history.com)
If you do need to log in to the Map as History, the login and password is below.
username: Clonard
password: history
Click on the map of the Roman empire to read an overview of the Roman empire.
A brief overview of the Patrician class in the Roman empire.
History - Article - patricians (infobase.com)
A brief overview of the Plebian class in the Roman empire.
History - Article - plebeians (infobase.com)
An article on the fall of the Roman empire.
History - Article - Roman Empire, fall of the (infobase.com)
Click on the link below to go to the Ancient Rome Lib Guide.
Ancient Rome - Humanities - LibGuides at Clonard College Geelong
Click on the image above to read about the early modern period of Japan (Edo) 1615-1868.
Below is a link to the Meiji period of Japan when the country gradually progressed into the modern world.
Meiji Restoration: Edo Period & Tokugawa Shogunate | HISTORY
Below is a link to the Japanese caste system of Feudalism. There are also brief links to other forms of feudalism in India and Britain.
Japan and its feudal system | Social Hierarchy around the world (wordpress.com)
Here is a link to the Lib guide: Humanities- Japanese History.
Japanese history - Humanities - LibGuides at Clonard College Geelong
You will find a lot of useful information on Ancient Japan here.
It can also be found at subjectguides/humanities/Japanese history.
Click on the link below to go to a map of the Ottoman empire.
History - Image - Ottoman Empire, 1359–1520 (infobase.com)
Click on the quote below to read an article on the Ottoman empire from the Khan academy.
Click on the image above to read an overview of the British Empire.
Timeline of the British Empire
Timeline of the British Empire - Historic UK (historic-uk.com)
An overview of the empire from British Empire for kids.
The British Empire Facts for Kids The British Empire Facts for Kids (historyforkids.org)
Provides research materials in 3 reading levels. Students can use any level.
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CLON07; CLON08; CLON09; CLON10; CLON11; CLON12; CLONST (This one is for staff)
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