Exploring the Middle Ages

ISBN	9780761476139       © 2006

Specifications

8.5" X 11"; 80 pages per volume; 880 total pages; Full color; Library binding

Editor(s)

Alex Woolf; Steven Maddocks

UPPER ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL

No. of Volumes

11

Special Features

More than 700 photographs, diagrams, illustrations, maps, and chronological tables

List Price

US$ 514.21

Discounted Price

US$ 359.95

The period covered by this absorbing set embraces the thousand-year span, from 500 to 1500, conventionally referred to as the Middle Ages. This span begins with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe and encompasses the rise of Islam in Arabia and the full flowering of Mayan civilization in Central America two centuries later. The age ends with the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, the impact of Renaissance culture being felt all over Europe, the establishment of trade routes that link Europe, Africa, India, and East Asia, and the Spanish making the first voyages of exploration and discovery to the New World.

Arrangement

-	10 volumes in A–Z format
-	253 articles, color-coded by geographical region
-	Additional index volume with multiple indexes and other resources
-	Over 700 illustrations
-	Volume glossaries and indexes
-	Entries include:
	-	Topic summary
	-	One or more display boxes, including biographical, dynastic, special feature, or quotation panels
	-	Maps and site plans
	-	Chronologies
	-	Photographs, diagrams, and illustrations
	-	Cross-references

Scope
The side-by-side presence of broadly and narrowly defined topics allows the reader to see both the epic sweep of historical currents and the accomplishments of remarkable individuals. Cross-cultural articles offer perspectives on topics common to many civilizations: calendars and clocks, education, festivals, games, medicine and healing, science, taxes, trade, and many others.

Index Volume 11 includes:

-	Comprehensive time line
-	Comprehensive glossary
-	Resources for further study, including
	-	Thematically arranged and annotated bibliography
	-	Lists of Internet resources and places to go
	-	Resources for younger readers
-	List and index of maps and site plans
-	Biographical and dynastic index
-	Index of nations, civilizations, and peoples
-	Cultural and literary index
-	Geographical index
-	Comprehensive index

Benefits
Wide-ranging, thought-provoking articles engage all aspects of life in all parts of the world and illuminate the varied circumstances of many different individuals, peoples, and civilizations during the medieval millennium.