In this new Edition of A Short History of the Middle Ages , Barbara H.
Line drawings make clear archaeological finds and architectural structures All of the maps, genealogies, and figures in the book, as well as practice questions and suggested answers, are available at utphistorymatters.com,.
A comprehensive new map program, updated for the global reach of this edition, offers a way to visualize the era\'s enormous political, economic, and religious changes.
Its lively and informative narrative covers the major events, political and religious movements, men and women, saints and sinners, economic and cultural changes, ideals, fears, and fantasies of the period in Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world.
Yet the book never loses sight of the main contours of the period ( c .300 to c .1500) or of the fate of the heirs of the Roman Empire.
Rosenwein offers a panoramic view of the medieval world from Iceland to China and from Sweden to West Africa.
In this new Edition of A Short History of the Middle Ages , Barbara H
