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Publisher
Karwansaray Publishers
Language
English
Description
Medieval World: Culture & Conflict picks up where its sister magazines – Ancient Warfare and Ancient History – leave off. The publication features the rich history and material culture of the Middle Ages – broadly conceived geographically and temporally – expanding on the contents of the popular Medieval Warfare magazine. Through well-researched and lavishly illustrated articles, this accessible publication brings to light cultural
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Series
Medieval and early modern Iberian world volume 18
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1110L
Language
English
Description
This book describes how children's play and work depended on their parents' place in society, how children played board games and sports, how children learned a trade, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1170L
Language
English
Description
This book explains that peasants produced food for everyone on the manor, that townspeople had local markets and food shops, and that nobles' tables had a great variety of meat, fowl, and fish.
6) Jewish book art between Islam and Christianity: the decoration of Hebrew bibles in medieval Spain
Author
Series
Medieval and early modern Iberian world volume 19
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Author
Series
Medieval and early modern Iberian world volume 20
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1020L
Language
English
Description
This book describes different kinds of castles, their purposes, how they were built, and what it was like to live in a castle, looking particularly at the roles played by women and children.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1020L
Language
English
Description
This book describes the duties and privileges of a medieval knight in warfare and in service to a lord, and explores aspects of daily life such as clothing, apprenticeship, heraldry, and obedience to the chivalric code.
11) Medieval society
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1060L
Language
English
Description
This book describes daily life in Europe during the Middle Ages, looking at the social hierarchy of the feudal system, through which kings and lords became rich while peasants remained poor.
13) Medieval warfare
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1010L
Language
English
Description
This book describes warfare during the Middle Ages (500 to 1500 A.D.), from swords and bows and arrows to knights on horseback with lances to cannon and handguns in the 1300s.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1090L
Language
English
Description
This book describes the religious beliefs and the places of worship during the Middle Ages (500 A.D. to 1500 A.D.), including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
The lives of medieval Christians were greatly influenced by the Church. To prove their faith, they built massive Cathedrals as great monuments to God. At the same time Islam was rapidly spreading through the Middle East and Africa. Children will learn about these religions...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1120L
Language
English
Description
Describes architecture, sculptures, stained-glass windows, paintings, mosaics, pottery, metalwork, weavings, decorated books, music and dance, and mystery plays of the Middle Ages.
17) Castles
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores medieval castles, how they were constructed, how they were protected, who worked them, and the nobles who lived in them.
Author
Series
Medieval and early modern Iberian world volume 23
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Series
Medieval and early modern Iberian world volume 24
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines knights and chivalry during the medieval period describing a knight's life as a page and squire to full knighthood and defines the code of chivalry under which a knight was sworn to protect the poor and the weak.