The Middle Ages
"The Middle Ages come to life in this latest installment in the hit Weird But True Know-It-All series, featuring stories of legendary rulers, epic castles, menacing weaponry, and more! Vikings are known for being fierce warriors. But did you know that they used tug-of-war to train for battle-an...
| Main Author: | Burgan, Michael (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Sanchez, Carmen (Illustrator) (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
National Geographic Partners, LLC,
[2023]
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| Series: |
Weird but true! (National Geographic Kids (Firm))
National Geographic kids. |
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Table of Contents:
- Welcome to the Middle Ages
- Are you a Middle Ages ace?
- The Romaman empire
- End of an Empire
- Go East, young Roman
- Spotlight: Monastic life
- How to create an illustrated manuscript
- The power couple of the East
- A competing empire
- Spotlight: The Silk Road
- The prophet for a new religion
- The rise of Islam
- A new western power
- Charlemagne and the spread of Christianity
- Spotlight: Farming
- Victorious Vikings
- The Viking world
- Bury interesting graves
- My, my, Maya
- The wonders of Chichén Itzá
- Major mounds
- Spotlight: In the mood for food
- Life in the desert
- The land of gold
- Find your place in Medieval Europe
- Know your social ranks
- Shoguns and Samurai
- The Samuright stuff
- An Indian Empire
- Rah Rah for Rajaraja
- Strong song
- Spotlight: Song smarts
- A world of beliefs
- The Crusades
- Crusaders in control
- What to wear to war
- A crusading family
- Special orders
- Spotlight: Sacred sites
- Inside and outside Notre Dame
- Know your Medieval warfare
- Defender of Islam
- Islam's impact.
- Spotlight: Great Muslim thinkers
- Barons versus a king
- Tournament time
- A Khan-fident ruler
- One becomes four
- Greatest of the great
- Spotlight: A look at the books
- Second to nun
- School's in
- Let's eat!
- Housin' around
- Clothes minded
- How to be a medieval kid
- City life in Western Europe
- The deadliest disease
- Dealing with death
- Know your home remedies
- Spotlight: Workin' for a living
- Nobody's fool
- Do the right thing
- Spotlight: Legends and lore
- Explore a medieval castle
- Who lived where
- A great golden kingdom
- Made in the trade
- A trip to the fair
- How to tell time
- All about the Aztec
- An Inca-redible empire
- Spotlight: The heart of art
- War without end
- Joan jumps in
- Spotlight: Do the crime, do the time
- Spotlight: Myths, magic, and monsters
- Tale me more
- Spotlight: Making beautiful music
- A Turkish Empire
- The world at the end of the Middle Ages
- A new age.