Krupp Library: History 9: Early Modern World: Articles

Tips for Searching in Databases

Database Articles

Britannica High School Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window Includes topical articles, maps, photos, illustrations, videos, multimedia clips, and yearbooks from 1993 onward. Many entries also list suggested websites and related resources for additional reading on the subject.
World History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window Contains information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.authoritative reference content as well as full-text magazines, academic journals, Includes news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and audio files.

Medieval History Topic Tiles
Clicking on a topic wheel or tile narrows your original search results to the documents also containing that subject or term.
Click on a section to display results.

Tips & Tricks for Searching in Google

Google Tips and Tricks
Different operators that enable you to customize and focus your searches.

An article comparing two popular search engines - Google and DuckDuckGo - with pros and cons including different levels of privacy, speed, and accuracy.

How to Search on Google

Many articles from Google on how to do effective searches, including a form for doing Advanced Searches.

Web Sites

The Middle Ages
From The British Library, UK
The Medieval Era
From Medieval Times
The Middle Ages
From Western Reserve Public Media.