"The Great courses, Topic: History ; Subtopic: Medieval history"--Cover. "Course no. 30190"--Disc labels. 24 lectures lasting 30 minutes each. Course guidebooks laid in each container. Guidebooks contain outlines for each 30 minute lecture. Wide screen. Guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 214-222). Lecturer: Joyce E. Salisbury, Professor Emerita of Humanistic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Contents:
Disc 4: Medieval empires fall as Islam revives. 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 -- Ddisc 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.
Summary:
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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