The Middle Ages (Cultural Atlas for Young People)

by Mike Corbishley (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $23.42

  The Middle Ages begins with a section examining the development of the most important empires that defined the medieval world. Specialized topics that receive coverage include the barbarian movements, the empire of Justinian, Viking expansion, the Byzantine Empire, the Crusades, the German Empire, and the medieval Church. The second section considers in greater detail individual countries that remain to comprise Europe today, and it provides a deeper examination of their histories. Topics include France, Italy, the British Isles, Spain and Portugal, Switzerland, Germany and the Low Countries, Hungary, Greece and the Balkans, as well as Russia and Poland.