Contributor
Hay, Jeff.
Imprint:San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, c2002.
Description272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Includes some primary source material.
Note:Ch. 1: A dark age: 477-600: 1. The Germanic kingdoms of Western Europe / H.G. Koenigsberger -- 2. The Byzantine Empire and its attempt to recapture Rome's glory / Henri Pirenne -- 3. An era of disunity in China / J.A.G. Roberts -- 4. The end of centralized authority in India / Romila Thapar -- Ch. 2: Diverse and rich postclassical empires: 600-1000: 1. The Byzantine Empire contained many different peoples / Cyril Mango -- 2. A traveler tells of the wealth of Constantinople / Benjamin of Tudela -- 3. A new empire in Western Europe: Charlemagne and the Carolingians -- 4. Feudalism in Carolingian Europe / Sidney Painter -- 5. The Tang dynasty usher in China's golden age / C.P. Fitzgerald -- 6. A Tang dynasty poet: Li Po / Li Po -- 7. War and refinement in Heian Japan / Conrad Schirokauer -- 8. The Maya civilization of Mexico and Central America at its height / John S. Henderson -- Ch. 3. The emergence of Islam: 1. Muhammad is called to be a prophet of God / William Montgomery Watt -- 2. A verse from the Holy Koran / from the Koran -- 3. Muslim dynasties built a vast and rich empire / Dominique Sourdel -- 4. Merchants and exiles spread Islam to Asia and Africa / Auguste Toussaint -- 5. A Muslim traveler visits West Africa / Ibn Battuta -- Ch. 4: Trade expands across the Old World: 600-1400: 1. The Silk Road to the Tang dynasty / Peter Hopkirk -- 2. Trade and religion traveled together / Richard C. Foltz -- 3. Indian Ocean trade connects China with the Islamic world / K.N. Chaudhuri -- 4. The Sixth voyage of Sinbad the Sailor / from The Thousand and One Nights -- Ch. 5: Science and technology develop in Asia: 800-1300: 1. The inventions and ideas of Tang and Song China / Stephen F. Mason -- 2. China failed to take advantage of its technology / Arthur Cotterell -- 3. Indian mathematics transformed Europe / A.C. Crombie -- 4. The advanced knowledge of Arab physicians / Philip K. Hitti -- Ch. 6: The Mongols conquer the largest empire in history: 1. Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire / Franz Michael -- 2. Mongol conquests involved great brutality / Harold Lamb -- 3. Genghis Khan organizes his state / Peter Brent -- 4. Marco Polo reports on the Great Khan / Marco Polo -- Ch.7: Medieval Europe reaches out: the Crusades: 1. The Crusades reflected European revival / Joseph R. Strayer -- 2. The Crusade: a great clash of cultures / Alfred Duggan -- 3. Most Crusades were failures / Joseph Dahmus -- 4. A Byzantine princess comments on the Crusades / Anna Comnena -- 5. The Crusaders adapted to life in the Middle East / Antony Bridge -- 6. The Crusades enriched Europe economically and culturally / Martin Erbstösser -- Ch. 8. Challenges and transitions in the 14th and 15th centuries: 1. The Black Death strikes the Old World / Robert S. Gottfried -- 2. The plague in Italy / Giovanni Boccaccio -- 3. Famine and church corruption in Europe / Barbara Tuchman -- 4. England's Henry V triumphs during the Hundred Years' War / Christopher Hibbert -- 5. Joan of Arc turns the tide of war / Robin Neillands -- 6. A new Chinese dynasty demonstrates its power / Louise Levathes -- 7. The Ottoman empire threatens Byzantium / Andrew Wheatcroft -- 8. The conquest of Constantinople / Kritovoulos.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-263) and index.
