The Middle Ages, 600 to 1492
By: edited by Helen Dwyer
Series: Curriculum connections; Curriculum connections
Publisher: Brown Bear Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Redding, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781933834672
Description: Illustrating stories such as the Thirty Years War, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of the Pacific Rim using detailed, double-page maps, this reference set centers on the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural developments from the earliest times until today. Readers will follow key events with ease using the strongly supported text and extensive visual maps.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The world in 800 CE; title: The world in 1000; title: The world in 1279; title: The world in 1492; title: World religions; title: The Carolingian empire; title: Viking age Europe; title: Feudal Europe; title: War, revolt, and plague; title: Economy of medieval Europe; title: Renaissance Europe; title: Arab conquests; title: The arab world divided; title: The Byzantine empire; title: Medieval Turkish empires; title: The crusades; title: Africa; title: Medieval India; title: Sui and Tang China; title: Song China; title: The Mongol empire; title: The break-up of the Mongol empire; title: Medieval Japan and Korea; title: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia; title: Native cultures of North America; title: Toltecs and Aztecs; title: Andean civilizations.