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Italy,
568-774 A.D. 104. The Franks under Clovis and His Successors 105.
The Franks under Charles Martel and Pepin the Short 106. The Reign
of Charlemagne, 768-814 A.D. 107. Charlemagne and the Revival of
the Roman Empire, 800 A.D. 108. Disruption of Charlemagne's Empire,
814-870 A.D. 109. Germany under Saxon Kings, 919-973 A.D. 110.
Otto the Great and the Restoration of the Roman Empire, 962 A.D. 111.
The Anglo-Saxons in Britain, 449-839 A.D. 112. Christianity in the
British Isles 113. The Fusion of Germans and Romans
XIV. EASTERN EUROPE DURING THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES,
395-1095 A.D.
114. The Roman Empire in the East 115. The Reign of Justinian,
527-565 A.D. 116. The Empire and its Asiatic Foes 117. The Empire
and its Foes in Europe 118. Byzantine Civilization 119. Constantinople
XV. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THE EAST AND IN THE
WEST TO 1054 A.D.
120. Development of the Christian Church 121. Eastern Christianity
122. Western Christianity: Rise of the Papacy 123. Growth of the
Papacy 124. Monasticism 125. Life and Work of the Monks 126.
Spread of Christianity over Europe 127. Separation of Eastern and
Western Christianity 128. The Greek Church 129. The Roman Church
XVI. THE ORIENT AGAINST THE OCCIDENT: RISE AND
SPREAD OF ISLAM, 622-1058 A.D.
130. Arabia and the Arabs 131. Mohammed: Prophet and Statesman,

622-632 A.D. 132. Islam and the Koran 133. Expansion of Islam in
Asia and Egypt 134. Expansion of Islam in North Africa and Spain 135.
The Caliphate and its Disruption, 632-1058 A.D. 136. Arabian
Civilization 137. The Influence of Islam
XVII. THE NORTHMEN AND THE NORMANS TO 1066 A.D.
138. Scandinavia and the Northmen 139. The Viking Age 140.
Scandinavian Heathenism 141. The Northmen in the West 142. The
Northmen in the East 143. Normandy and the Normans 144. Conquest
of England by the Danes; Alfred the Great 145. Norman Conquest of
England; William the Conqueror 146. Results of the Norman Conquest
147. Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily 148. The Normans
in European History
XVIII. FEUDALISM
149. Rise of Feudalism 150. Feudalism as a System of Local
Government 151. Feudal Justice 152. Feudal Warfare 153. The Castle
and Life of the Nobles 154. Knighthood and Chivalry 155. Feudalism
as a System of Local Industry 156. The Village and Life of the Peasants
157. Serfdom 158. Decline of Feudalism
XIX THE PAPACY AND THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, 962-1273
A.D.
159. Characteristics of the Medieval Church 160. Church Doctrine and
Worship 161. Church Jurisdiction 162. The Secular Clergy 163. The
Regular Clergy 164. The Friars 165. Power of the Papacy 166. Popes
and Emperors, 962-1122 A.D. 167. Popes and Emperors, 1122-1273
A.D. 168. Significance of the Medieval Church
XX. THE OCCIDENT AGAINST THE ORIENT, THE CRUSADES,
1095-1291 A.D.
169. Causes of the Crusades 170. First Crusade, 1095-1099 A.D. 171.
Crusaders' States in Syria 172. Second Crusade, 1147-1149 A.D., and
Third Crusade, 1189-1192 A.D. 173. Fourth Crusade and the Latin

Empire of Constantinople, 1202-1261 A.D. 174. Results of the
Crusades
XXI THE MONGOLS AND THE OTTOMAN TURKS TO 1453 A.D.
175. The Mongols 176. Conquests of the Mongols, 1206-1405 A.D.
177. The Mongols in China and India 178. The Mongols in Eastern
Europe 179. The Ottoman Turks and their Conquests, 1227-1453 A.D.
180. The Ottoman Turks in Southeastern Europe
XXII. EUROPEAN NATIONS DURING THE LATER MIDDLE
AGES
181. Growth of the Nations 182. England under William the Conqueror,
1066-1087 A.D., the Norman Kingship 183. England under Henry II,
1154-1189 A.D., Royal Justice and the Common Law 184. The Great
Charter, 1215 A.D. 185. Parliament during the Thirteenth Century 186.
Expansion of England under Edward I, 1272-1307 A.D. 187.
Unification of France, 987-1328 A.D. 188. The Hundred Years' War
between England and France, 1337-1453 A.D. 189. The Unification of
Spain (to 1492 A.D.) 190. Austria and the Swiss Confederation,
1273-1499 A.D. 191. Expansion of Germany
XXIII. EUROPEAN CITIES DURING THE LATER MIDDLE AGES
192. Growth of the Cities 193. City Life 194. Civic Industry--the
Guilds 195. Trade and Commerce 196. Money and Banking 197.
Italian Cities 198. German Cities, the Hanseatic League 199. The Cities
of Flanders
XXIV. MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION
200. Formation of National Languages 201. Development of National
Literatures 202. Romanesque and Gothic Architecture, the Cathedrals
203. Education, the Universities 204. Scholasticism 205. Science and
Magic 206. Popular Superstitions 207. Popular Amusements and
Festivals 208. Manners and Customs

XXV. THE RENAISSANCE
209. Meaning of the Renaissance 210. Revival of Learning in Italy 211.
Paper and Printing 212. Revival of Art in Italy 213. Revival of
Learning and Art beyond Italy 214. The Renaissance in Literature 215.
The Renaissance in Education 216. The Scientific Renaissance 217.
The Economic Renaissance
XXVI. GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY AND COLONIZATION
218. Medieval Geography 219. Aids to Exploration 220. To the Indies
Eastward--Prince Henry and Da Gama 221. The Portuguese Colonial
Empire 222. To