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First Post
First- a bit on flood myths. Then a huge jump to money, money, money..
Brief looks at 20 different cultures with a "Great flood" story- http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/titania.htm
4 more from About.com, which has a cool section on ancient and medieval history- http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/floodmyth/a/aa072997.htm
Noah compared to Gilgamesh- http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-285.htm
A great page on ancient trade with a broad view- http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/trade/
Karl Polyani- gotta read more on this guy, was an economist who studied ancient cultures with an eye towards pre-market economies- http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/trade/karlpolanyi.htm
A site about ancient trade routes, centering on the Med.- http://www.ancientroute.com/
A page on silver in Athens. Need more money? just dig it up and mint it!- http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/silvermines.htm
NOVA explores money- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/history.html
Mintmark, some numismatisists, bring us "A general review of the coinage of the entire world, from the earliest period to the present time"- http://www.mintmark.com/moneyhistory.html
Economy at the end of the middle ages- http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/FRAMES/econframe.html
More medieval economics- http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/medievaleconomics.htm
An economic overview od medieval europe, starting with "let's define 'economy"- http://www.geocities.com/elangoc/medieval/medieval.html
Have fun, game well.
Brief looks at 20 different cultures with a "Great flood" story- http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/titania.htm
4 more from About.com, which has a cool section on ancient and medieval history- http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/floodmyth/a/aa072997.htm
Noah compared to Gilgamesh- http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-285.htm
A great page on ancient trade with a broad view- http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/trade/
Karl Polyani- gotta read more on this guy, was an economist who studied ancient cultures with an eye towards pre-market economies- http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/trade/karlpolanyi.htm
A site about ancient trade routes, centering on the Med.- http://www.ancientroute.com/
A page on silver in Athens. Need more money? just dig it up and mint it!- http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/silvermines.htm
NOVA explores money- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/history.html
Mintmark, some numismatisists, bring us "A general review of the coinage of the entire world, from the earliest period to the present time"- http://www.mintmark.com/moneyhistory.html
Economy at the end of the middle ages- http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/FRAMES/econframe.html
More medieval economics- http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/medievaleconomics.htm
An economic overview od medieval europe, starting with "let's define 'economy"- http://www.geocities.com/elangoc/medieval/medieval.html
Have fun, game well.
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