Long ago
By: Philip Steele
Series: Curious kids guides
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780753454695
Subjects: Middle Ages -- Juvenile literature.; Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile literature.; Middle Ages.; Civilization, Medieval.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What were the Middle Ages in the middle of? 4; title: Why did kings and queens wear crowns? 6; title: Why were the peasants revolting? 7; title: Why did castles have moats? 8; title: Why did knights wear armor? 10; title: Why did churches have steeples? 12; title: Why did mosques have minarets? 13; title: Who wore steeples on their heads? 14; title: Who wore platform shoes? 15; title: Why did people eat with their fingers? 16; title: Who first grew potatoes? 17; title: Who was first to chew gum? 17; title: What were garderobes? 18; title: Did people take baths? 19; title: What was the Black Death? 19; title: Did children have to go to school? 20; title: Why did Incas get tied up in knots? 21; title: Why were books chained up? 22; title: Why was it hard to tell the time? 23; title: Where did china come from? 24; title: What blew up in Venice? 24; title: Why did artists paint with eggs? 25; title: Why was soccer banned? 26; title: What was the Festival of Fools? 27; title: Who said yes to No plays? 27; title: Where was Vinland? 28; title: Who went to sea in junks? 29; title: Was Sinbad a real sailor? 29; title: Where did Robin Hood live? 30; title: Who was Joan of Arc? 31; title: Who was a teenage warrior? 31