The Middle Ages around the world

DVD 2022

Investigate the turbulent events that marked the beginning of the Middle Ages. Trace the rise of warrior peoples from the Asian steppes that brought down the Chinese, Indian, and Roman empires, and the advent of Germanic kings who ruled the West. Take account of the great trading networks that connected the civilizations of Asia with those of the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Civilization, Medieval

Middle Ages

World history

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Part of a Series:

Great courses (DVD). History. Medieval history The Great Courses. History. Medieval history

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ISBN:

9781644652633

Description:

4 videodiscs (744 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
surround
videodisc
NTSC
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Notes:

Course no. 30190
24 lectures (30 min. each)
Wide screen
Guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 214-222)
Lecturer: Joyce E. Salisbury, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
DVD, NTSC
In English ; closed-captioned

Contents:

disc 1: Medieval beginnings : the fall of empires
Constantinople, Aksum, and Tang China
The rise of Islam and Europe's knights
Creating an Islamic culture
The medieval spread of religions
The medieval rebuilding of empires
disc 2: North America and Viking explorers
Medieval growth and prosperity
The Crusades' clash of cultures, 1097-1291
Medieval towns and trade networks
Cathedrals to pagodas : sacred architecture
Universities and intellectual discovery
disc 3: Life in a medieval palace
Medieval tales of heroes and lovers
Mongol conquests : from China to Russia
Marco Polo travels East to China
Medieval pilgrims and travelers
Fictional travels and monstrous races
disc 4: High Middle Ages in the Pacific : Polynesia
High Middles Ages in the Americas
Late medieval disasters : climate and plague
Religious struggles in the age of faith
Medieval warfare ends with gunpowder
Medieval empires fall as Islam revives

Control Number:

3208173

UPC:

978164465263

Other Authors:

Salisbury, Joyce E., speaker
Teaching Company, publisher

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