The+World+in+1491

toc What was going on in the world in 1491? Use these resources to help you find out.

**General Information** (among others)
909.07 Mil Crusaders, Aztecs, Samurai 909.08 Mil Exploration and Discovery 909.4 Goo The Renaissance Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans

**Reference Books** (among others)
REF 909 Kin The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia REF 909 Kin The Illustrated History of the World REF 902.02 Def and REF 909 Gru The Timetables of History (same book, different editions)

**[|Ancient and Medieval History Online]**
The Middle Ages, or Medieval period spans from about 500 BCE to about 1500 CE (scholars disagree on beginning and ending dates). This database covers information about the world up to about 1600. It will help you discover what was going on in the time period of 1400-1600 with things like medicine, science, government, lifestyle and more.

**[|American History Online]**
This database will give you information about America and what was going on in the world relating to America over the past 500 years.

Use these databases to search time lines to discover what major events were going on in the world during the time period you search for. Try searching for a specific year in the search box and see what results appear (results are organized into categories like: Events and Topics, Biographies, Primary Sources, etc.) Try Searching for a specific person or peoples see what results appear (results are organized into categories like: Events and Topics, Biographies, Primary Sources, etc.) Browse Topics and Events, Biographies, Primary Sources to see what was going on with daily customs, music and art, cities and towns and more.