| Description |
79 pages : color illustrations maps ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
The Illustrated history of the world ; 4 |
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Illustrated history of the world (New York, N.Y.) ; 4.
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| Note |
Originally published: Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire : Simon and Schuster Young Books, 1991. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78) and index. |
| Summary |
Text and illustrations explore the history of the world from the Mongol invasions through the voyages of Christopher Columbus. |
| Contents |
Three great civilizations: Western World: Europe: Countries and peoples -- Living from the land -- Religious world -- Government, law and learning -- Chivalry: Love and war -- Europe at the frontiers -- Islamic world: Many peoples, one faith -- Islamic government and society -- Muslim art and learning -- China and the Far East: Sung Empire: Wealth and good government -- China and Japan: Culture and ceremony -- Chinese inventions and discoveries -- Towns and trade: Living in towns -- International trade -- Merchants and merchandise -- Three great civilizations-Time chart -- Crisis and change: Crises and catastrophes -- Tensions in Europe -- Black death -- Mongol advance -- Results of the Mongol invasions -- Recovery: Europe: Prosperity renewed -- Renaissance -- Restoring Islam: Ottoman Empire -- China and Japan: Construction and destruction -- Lands beyond the sea: Voyages to the Indies -- South of the Sahara -- North America and the Caribbean -- Aztecs and Incas -- New view of the world -- Travelers and explorers -- Sailors and scholars -- New world -- Crisis and change-Time chart -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Subject |
Middle Ages -- Juvenile literature.
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Middle Ages.
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| ISBN |
0816027889 |
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