HIST 1111 - World HIstory I - WANG: Readings
Open textbooks
- World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500An open textbook for HIST 1111 published by University System of Georgia, University of North Georgia Press
Prehistory and agricultural revolution
- Nisa : The Life and Words of a !Kung WomanCambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2000. As told to Marjorie Shostak in 1971.
- Stonehenge: historySusan Greaney. English Hertiage. Website.
- Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic: Symbols of Fertility or Attractiveness?Research article by Alan F. Dixson, in Journal of Anthropology, Jan. 2012.
Mesopotamia
- Epic of GilgameshFrom the Academy for Ancient Texts
- The Code of Hammurabifrom the Ancient History Sourcebook
Egypt
- Egpytian Love Poetry, 2000-1100 BCEInternet History Sourcebook, Fordham University. Translated by George A. Barton, 1920. Public domain. HTML.
- Graffiti from the Pyramid AgeChapter in Texts from the pyramid age, ebook with unlimited access to enrolled students, use your port id/password.
Greece
- The Poetry of SapphoTranslated by Jim Powell, Oxford University Press, 2007. Unlimited access to enrolled students, login with My GS username and password.
- IliadPoetry in Translation. Translated by Anthony S. Kline, 2009. Non-commercial. HTML
Rome
- Personal papers of Babatha of Maozafrom Women's religions in the Greco-Roman world: a sourcebook. Unlimited access to those enrolled in the course, MY GS user id/password to access
Arabia (Islam)
- The Arabian NightsSacred Texts Archive. Translated by Richard Burton, 1850. Public domain. HTML.
- Trade and Commerce During the Islamic Golden AgeArticle by Ahmad Danyal Arif, in The Review of Religions, Oct 2022
India
- Jataka Tales (Buddhist)Anecdotes and fables about Sidhartha Gautama, who would become the Buddha. The tales date from 300 BCE to 400 CE
- Bhagavad-Gita Or Song CelestialInternet History sourcebook, Fordham University. Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold, 1885. Public domain. HTML.
Africa
- The Life of Mansa MusaBy Kathleen Elkins, Businessinsider, Feb 14, 2016.
- The Description of Africa by Leo Africanus (1526)Leo Africanus' account of the Ghanaian city of Timbuktu.
Mongols
- The Secret History of the MongolsThe oldest surviving Mongol-language literary work. It was written for the Mongol royal family after Chinggis Khan’s death by an anonymous author.
- The Travels of Marco Polo: The true story of a 14th-Century bestsellerby Anna Bressanin, BBC, Jan. 2024
China
- The Analects of ConfuciusChinese Text Project. Translated by James Legge, 1898. Public domain. HTML.
- The Works of Menciuson nothingistic.org
- What you need to know about China's Terra-Cotta Warriors and the First Qin EmperorSmithsonian Magazine, 2009 updated 2024
- Ban Zhao's Lessons for Women: The Views of A Female Confucianfrom Nancy Lee Swann, trans, Pan Chao: Foremost Woman Scholar of China, (New York: Century Co., , 1932), pp. 82-90
Japan
- Guide and Resource for The Tale of GenjiA source site aims to provide both first time readers and seasoned researchers with information for thinking about the text from a modern, interactive point of view
- Man of Legend: Early Japanese Ruler Prince Shōtokuby Tōno Haruyuki, Nippon.com, April 2021
Christianity and the Church
- The Confessions of Saint Augustine (Roman North Africa)(401 AD) Translated by Edward Bouverie Pusey from Internet Sacred Text Archive
Europe
- Tacitus: GermaniaRoman official historian Tacitus (56-117)'s account of Germanic peoples. Medieval Sourcebook hosted by Fordham University.
- The Story of Grettir the Strong (Iceland)Perseus Project, Tufts University. Edited and translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris, 1869. Public domain. HTML.
- Volsunga Saga (Epic of the North)Perseus Project, Tufts University. Edited and translated by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson, 1888. Public domain. HTML.
- Gregory of Tours (539-594)'s History of the FranksAbridged translation of History of the Franks made by Earnest Brehaut in 1916. Medieval Sourcebook hosted by Fordham University.
Americas
- Popul VuhSacred Texts Archive. Translated by Lewis Spence, 1908. Public domain. HTML.
Credit to Open Anthology of Early World Lit
Many of these resources (and their descriptions) are drawn from the Open Anthology of Early World Literature in English Translation edited by Susan Hrash, Columbus State University.
- Open Anthology of Early World Literature in English TranslationEdited by Susan Hrach, Columbus State University.