Home›Sources›World History EncyclopediaSourcesWorld History EncyclopediaOnline History EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextLanguage Atlas. "World History Encyclopedia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/sources/world-history-encyclopedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextLanguage Atlas. (n.d.). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/sources/world-history-encyclopediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{languageatlas-world-history-encyclopedia, author = {Language Atlas}, title = {World History Encyclopedia}, year = {2026}, url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/sources/world-history-encyclopedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedA free, editorially reviewed online encyclopedia of history and prehistory, publishing articles by named specialist writers on ancient scripts and civilizations.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (62 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedWorld History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia)URLWell-attestedhttps://www.worldhistory.orgSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaReliability TierWell-attested2Editorially reviewed general history reference with named authors and citations; treated as a solid secondary source, not a primary academic publication.SourcesWorld History Encyclopediatier 2World History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia)View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (62 claims)This source backs 62 claims across the atlas. As facts: 28 well-attested. As cited relationships: 18 connected, 2 held Differently. Plus 14 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicScripts, 33 claims: 15 well-attested, 10 connected, 2 held Differently, 6 general references.Articles, 24 claims: 8 well-attested, 8 connected, 8 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested28ArticlesAn Architect Cracks the Aegean's Oldest GreekAshoka's Edicts and the Root of a Thousand ScriptsCuneiform's Long Afterlife: One Script, Many LanguagesFrom Sacred Carving to Everyday Hand: Hieratic, Demotic and the Coptic AlphabetHow Cuneiform Was Written and ReadNinety Signs In Common: What Linear A and Linear B Share, and What They Do NotOne Script, Many Vowels: What Makes an AbugidaPalace Ledgers in Greek: What Linear B Tablets Actually RecordedScriptsBrahmiCuneiformEgyptian HieroglyphsLinear ALinear BMaya ScriptSourcesWorld History EncyclopediaConnected18ArticlesAn Architect Cracks the Aegean's Oldest GreekAshoka's Edicts and the Root of a Thousand ScriptsCuneiform's Long Afterlife: One Script, Many LanguagesFrom Sacred Carving to Everyday Hand: Hieratic, Demotic and the Coptic AlphabetHow Cuneiform Was Written and ReadNinety Signs In Common: What Linear A and Linear B Share, and What They Do NotOne Script, Many Vowels: What Makes an AbugidaPalace Ledgers in Greek: What Linear B Tablets Actually RecordedScriptsBrahmiCuneiformDevanagariEgyptian HieroglyphsLinear ALinear BMaya ScriptHeld Differently2ScriptsCuneiformEgyptian HieroglyphsGeneral References14ArticlesAn Architect Cracks the Aegean's Oldest GreekAshoka's Edicts and the Root of a Thousand ScriptsCuneiform's Long Afterlife: One Script, Many LanguagesFrom Sacred Carving to Everyday Hand: Hieratic, Demotic and the Coptic AlphabetHow Cuneiform Was Written and ReadNinety Signs In Common: What Linear A and Linear B Share, and What They Do NotOne Script, Many Vowels: What Makes an AbugidaPalace Ledgers in Greek: What Linear B Tablets Actually RecordedScriptsBrahmiCuneiformEgyptian HieroglyphsLinear ALinear BMaya ScriptComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year