Middle Ages

Offers a comprehensive overview of the Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire through the 14th century, covering the Carolingian Age, the Crusades, and developments in Eastern Europe, the Islamic world, and elsewhere around the globe.

Reader's Guide

ix

Timeline of Events in the Middle Ages

xi

Words to Know

xxxi

Research and Activity Ideas

xli

The Middle Ages

1

(6)

Understanding Medieval Times

4

(3)

The Fall of the Roman Empire

7

(12)

The Decline of the Roman Empire (A.D. 180-c. 350)

8

(5)

The Fall of Rome (c. 350-476)

13

(6)

The Merovingian Age

19

(14)

Dividing Up Western Europe (400s-500s)

19

(4)

The Church

23

(6)

The Merovingians (481-751)

29

(4)

The Carolingian Age

33

(14)

The Carolingian Age (751-987)

33

(4)

Feudalism

37

(2)

The Vikings (793-c. 1000)

39

(3)

The End of the Early Middle Ages (843-c. 1000)

42

(5)

Eastern Europe

47

(11)

The Byzantine Empire

47

(4)

Byzantine Culture

51

(3)

The Slavic Peoples

54

(4)

The Turning Point for Eastern Europe

58

(19)

The Islamic World

61

(1)

Preparing the Way for Islam (300s-632)

61

(5)

The Islamic Faith

66

(2)

Islamic Empires

68

(4)

Muslim Civilization

72

(3)

The Splintering of the Islamic World (c. 875-1258)

75

(2)

The Turks

77

(8)

Early Turkish Empires (500s-900s)

77

(2)

The Seljuks (900s-1243)

79

(2)

The Mamluks (1252-1517)

81

(1)

The Ottomans

82

(3)

The Jewish World

85

(8)

Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Semitism

85

(2)

Jews in the Middle East and North Africa

87

(1)

Jews in Spain

88

(2)

Jews in Europe

90

(3)

The Eleventh Century

93

(14)

Europe on the Eve of the Crusades

93

(6)

The Recovery of the Church

99

(3)

The First Crusade (1095-99)

102

(5)

The Twelfth Century

107

(14)

A Changing World

107

(6)

The Cross and the Sword

113

(3)

The Age of Chivalry

116

(5)

The Thirteenth Century

121

(12)

The End of the Crusades

121

(5)

The New Europe

126

(7)

The Mongols

133

(8)

Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227)

133

(1)

Conquests in Eastern Europe (1227-41)

134

(2)

A Shift to Southwest Asia (1241-60)

136

(1)

Kublai Khan (1215-1294)

136

(1)

Tamerlane and the End of the Mongols (1294-c. 1500)

137

(4)

India

141

(10)

A Land of Divisions

141

(4)

Muslim Empires and Hindu Kingdoms

145

(6)

Southeast Asia

151

(10)

Indochina

151

(4)

The Malay Peninsula and Archipelago

155

(6)

China

161

(14)

New Religions, New Ideas

161

(2)

The Sui Dynasty (589-618)

163

(1)

The T'ang Dynasty (618-907)

164

(5)

The Sung Dynasty (960-1279)

169

(2)

Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

171

(1)

Glory Days of the Ming Dynasty (1368-c. 1500)

172

(3)

Japan

175

(10)

From the Kofun to the Nara Period (250-794)

175

(5)

The Heian Period (794-1185)

180

(1)

The Kamakura and Muromachi Periods (1185-1573)

181

(4)

The Americas

185

(16)

The Maya

185

(5)

The Aztecs

190

(4)

The Incas

194

(7)

Africa

201

(12)

Ethiopia

201

(2)

The Sudan

203

(4)

Bantu Kingdoms and Cities

207

(6)

The Late Middle Ages

213

(1)

Pestilence and War

213

(7)

The People and the Powers

220

Where to Learn More

xlvii

Index

xlix

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