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Hello, I'm a student at Georgetown University and an amateur editor at Wikipedia. I've always found Wikipedia very convenient and I want to improve the many articles found here to help other people know this information.

In the past, I've mostly focused on contributing to history-related articles (particularly world history), and the Post-classical history article has been a sort of pet project of mine. Recently though, I've been expanding my contributions to other projects, such as video games.


To-Do List

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Postclassical Era

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To-Do List for Postclassical Era

  • Expansion is heavily needed in the Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Central Asia, and End of Period sections.
    • Italy needs to be described in greater detail in the Western Europe section (i.e. Kingdom of the Lombards, etc.)
    • Spain's transition from Reconquista to the Spanish Empire needs to be better detailed.
    • Eastern Europe is still lacking; needs to better describe the Byzantine Empire, Slavs, Bulgarian Empires, and early Russia.
  • The Americas, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, and End of Period sections lack any citations.
    • Western Europe section still needs more inline citations
  • A greater variety of references is still needed
    • East Asia sections especially need more different citations
  • A cultural section may need to be created

Age of Revolution

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To-Do List for Age of Revolution

  • Organize
    • Outline sections
    • Set up references (add resources)
    • Establish format for article
  • Start expansion with minor summaries in each section
  • Set up for peer review to analyze for further improvement/expansion
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Other articles that require improvement; aka part of my personal pet project

World History

Also, consider reorganizing Spanish history (Habsburg Spain to Enlightenment in Spain, etc.) as well as pre-Columbian Peruvian history (Wari culture to Wari Empire).

Resources

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Written sources

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Barford, Paul M. (2001). The Early Slavs. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801439773.

{{cite book|last=Barford|first=Paul M.|title=The Early Slavs|year=2001|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=9780801439773|url=http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=1Z9ItAtbJ5AC&oi=fnd&pg=PR6&dq=Medieval+%22Eastern+Europe%22+Trade&ots=vDVWfzogSu&sig=U6GSvc6mOkKNkuCyoLOXWzVM4wI#v=onepage&q&f=false}}

Bentley, Jerry H.; Ziegler, Herbert F. (2008). Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (4th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-333063-1.

{{cite book|last1=Bentley|first1=Jerry H.|last2=Ziegler|first2=Herbert F.|title=Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past.|date=2008|publisher=McGraw Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-333063-1|edition=4th ed.}}

Birken, Lawrence (1992), "What is Western Civilization?", The History Teacher, 25 (4), Society for History Education: 451–461, doi:10.2307/494353, JSTOR 494353

{{citation|last=Birken|first=Lawrence|title=What is Western Civilization?|journal=The History Teacher|year=1992|publisher=Society for History Education|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/494353|volume=25|issue=No. 4}}

Bowman, John S. (2000), Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture, New York City: Columbia University Press, ISBN 0231500041

{{citation|last=Bowman|first=John S.|title=Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture|year=2000|publisher=Columbia University Press|location=New York City|isbn=0231500041|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cYoHOqC7Yx4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false}}

Christian, David (2000), "Silk Roads or Steppe Roads? The Silk Roads in World History", Journal of World History, 11 (1), University of Hawaii Press: 1–26, doi:10.1353/jwh.2000.0004

{{citation|last=Christian|first=David|title=Silk Roads or Steppe Roads? The Silk Roads in World History|journal=Journal of World History|year=2000|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|volume=11|issue=No. 1}}

Crampton, R. J. (2005), A Concise History of Bulgaria (2nd, illustrated, reprint, revised ed.), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521616379

{{citation|last=Crampton|first=R. J.|title=A Concise History of Bulgaria|year=2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521616379|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Ylz4fe7757cC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|edition=2nd, illustrated, reprint, revised,}}

Esposito, John L. (1999), The Oxford History of Islam (Illustrated ed.), New York City: Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195107999

{{citation|last=Esposito|first=John L.|title=The Oxford History of Islam|year=1999|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York City|isbn=9780195107999|url=http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=imw_KFD5bsQC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Abbasid+History&ots=MFIncTeNY9&sig=CZF6sG8y8jzDRzKaf2ZcR1s-tis#v=onepage&q&f=false|edition=Illustrated|authorlink=John Esposito}}

Hourani, Albert (2013), A History of the Arab Peoples (Updated ed.), Faber and Faber, ISBN 9780571302499

{{citation|last=Hourani|first=Albert|title=A History of the Arab Peoples|year=2013|publisher=Faber and Faber|isbn=9780571302499|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=irtb55WDsjMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|edition=Updated|authorlink=Albert Hourani}}

Kagan, Donald (2011), The Western Heritage, Since 1300: AP* Edition (10th ed.), New York: Prentice Hall, ISBN 978-0-13-136761-6 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

{{citation|last=Kagan|first=Donald|title=The Western Heritage, Since 1300: AP* Edition|edition=10th|year=2011|publisher=Prentice Hall|location=New York|isbn=13:978-0-13-136761-6|coauthors=[[Steven Ozment]], Frank M. Turner|authorlink=Donald Kagan|format=textbook}}

Nawwab, Ismail I. (1980), "Islam and Islamic History", Saudi Aramco and Its World: Arabia and the Middle East (PDF) (1st ed.), Arabian American Oil Company {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

{{citation|last=Nawwab|first=Ismail I.|title=Saudi Aramco and Its World: Arabia and the Middle East|url=http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/private/cmje/heritage/History_of_Islam_in_the_Middle_East.pdf|publisher=Arabian American Oil Company|edition=1st|year=1980|chapter=Islam and Islamic History|coauthors=Peter C. Speers, Paul F. Hoye}}

Runciman, Steven (1930), A History of the First Bulgarian Empire, London: George Bell & Sons

{{citation|last=Runciman|first=Steven|title=A History of the First Bulgarian Empire|year=1930|publisher=George Bell & Sons|location=London|url=http://promacedonia.org/en/sr/index.html|authorlink=Steven Runciman}}

Stearns, Peter N. (2011), World Civilizations: The Global Experience (6th ed.), Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Longman, ISBN 978-0-13-136020-4 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

{{citation|last=Stearns|first=Peter N.|title=World Civilizations: The Global Experience|year=2011|publisher=Longman|location=Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA|isbn=978-0-13-136020-4|edition=6th|coauthors=[[Michael Adas]], [[Stuart B. Schwartz]], Marc Jason Gilbert|authorlink=Peter Stearns|format=Textbook}}

Thompson, John M. (2009), The Medieval World: An Illustrated Atlas, Washington DC: National Geographic Society, ISBN 978-1-4262-0533-0 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

{{citation|last=Thompson|first=John M.|title=The Medieval World: An Illustrated Atlas|year=2009|publisher=National Geographic Society|location=Washington DC|isbn=978-1-4262-0533-0|coauthors=Dan O'Toole, Bethanne Patrick, Lauren Pruneski, Tiffin Thompson}}

Wawro, Geoffrey (2008), Historical Atlas: A Comprehensive History of the World, Elanora Heights, Australia: Millennium House, ISBN 978-1-921209-23-9

{{citation|last=Wawro|first=Geoffrey|title=Historical Atlas: A Comprehensive History of the World|year=2008|publisher=Millennium House|location=Elanora Heights, NSW, Australia|isbn=978-1-921209-23-9|authorlink=Geoffrey Wawro}}

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