World History
The Year 1000 - Discusses medieval attitudes to the end of the previous millennium and argues for an apocalyptic viewpoint. From the Center for Millennial Studies.
From the site:
It is a common for anyone contemplating the year 2000 to ask about what happened in the year 1000. The answer is complex (as it will be for 2000) and complicated by the fact that so few documents from that time survive, only a fraction of which are originals and not later copies. Moreover, depending on the medievalist you consult, you will get radically different answers. Most will tell you that there were few apocalyptic expectations and that it was a year like any other; some (like Johannes Fried, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Callahan, Guy Lobrichon, and Richard Landes) will tell you that a great deal happened in the way of apocalyptic expectations. The debate, after having been "settled" for over a century in favor of those who feel that an apocalytpic year 1000 is a Romantic myth, has just recently been re-opened, and it is hard to tell where the next generation of medievalists will find their consensus. The Center has recently sponsored a conference on the subject, and plans to edit a book of essays that examine the apocalyptic elements of European culture around 1000. In the meantime, while the experts wrangle, we present the following material as a guide to a wide range of readers -- from the curious layman to the most highly trained scriptorium rat.
- Year 1000: A Legacy Of Science & Technology
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- Project Leif 2000 Greenland
Project Leif 2000 Greenland - Lists events, maps, history, settlements as well as World Heritage Site status for 1,000 year anniversary of the Viking discovery of North America. From the site: In the year 1000 A.D., the legendary Greenlander Leif Eriksson,...
- Today In Alternate History
Today In Alternate History This is a fun site that blogs events that never occured today. I have always found "alternate" history to interesting and thought provoking. Ultimately, it is little more than science fiction speculation (the genre this seems...
- Movie Map Of Europe's Changes Since 1000
Thanks to my county's head of social studies, Alice Reilly, for this one. It is a map movie showing Europe and its changing country boundaries from 1000 to the present. ...
- Europe/middle East From 1000 Ce To 2000
Here is a chronological, animated atlas of Europe between 1000 and 2000 CE. I saw it on historian Juan Cole's blog, Informed Consent....
World History
The Year 1000
The Year 1000 - Discusses medieval attitudes to the end of the previous millennium and argues for an apocalyptic viewpoint. From the Center for Millennial Studies.
From the site:
It is a common for anyone contemplating the year 2000 to ask about what happened in the year 1000. The answer is complex (as it will be for 2000) and complicated by the fact that so few documents from that time survive, only a fraction of which are originals and not later copies. Moreover, depending on the medievalist you consult, you will get radically different answers. Most will tell you that there were few apocalyptic expectations and that it was a year like any other; some (like Johannes Fried, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Callahan, Guy Lobrichon, and Richard Landes) will tell you that a great deal happened in the way of apocalyptic expectations. The debate, after having been "settled" for over a century in favor of those who feel that an apocalytpic year 1000 is a Romantic myth, has just recently been re-opened, and it is hard to tell where the next generation of medievalists will find their consensus. The Center has recently sponsored a conference on the subject, and plans to edit a book of essays that examine the apocalyptic elements of European culture around 1000. In the meantime, while the experts wrangle, we present the following material as a guide to a wide range of readers -- from the curious layman to the most highly trained scriptorium rat.
- Year 1000: A Legacy Of Science & Technology
Year 1000: A Legacy of Science & Technology. This is an online exhibit that explores the events in Europe and influences from China, India, and the Islamic world that began an intellectual revolution. I found this site informative, easy to navigate,...
- Project Leif 2000 Greenland
Project Leif 2000 Greenland - Lists events, maps, history, settlements as well as World Heritage Site status for 1,000 year anniversary of the Viking discovery of North America. From the site: In the year 1000 A.D., the legendary Greenlander Leif Eriksson,...
- Today In Alternate History
Today In Alternate History This is a fun site that blogs events that never occured today. I have always found "alternate" history to interesting and thought provoking. Ultimately, it is little more than science fiction speculation (the genre this seems...
- Movie Map Of Europe's Changes Since 1000
Thanks to my county's head of social studies, Alice Reilly, for this one. It is a map movie showing Europe and its changing country boundaries from 1000 to the present. ...
- Europe/middle East From 1000 Ce To 2000
Here is a chronological, animated atlas of Europe between 1000 and 2000 CE. I saw it on historian Juan Cole's blog, Informed Consent....