Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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Summary: Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the brief, brilliant cultural phenomenon we call the Renaissance lay the Middle Ages - fully 1,000 years of artistic, philosophical, political, and religious turmoil and treasures. This course offers an interdisciplinary look at medieval society and culture, with an emphasis on literature, the arts, and the tumultuous historical forces at work from A.D....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 MEDArmstrong, Dorsey
Summary: "Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the brief, brilliant cultural phenomenon we call the Renaissance lay the Middle Ages-- fully 1,000 years of artistic, philosophical, political, and religious turmoil and treasures. This course offers an interdisciplinary look at medieval society and culture, with an emphasis on literature, the arts, and the tumultuous historical forces at work from A.D....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009
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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909 ARM PART 1Call number: CD 909 ARM PART 2
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Summary: A sweeping survey of Western civilization tracing the interaction between man and art, philosophy, literature, music, and architecture between the fourth and twentieth centuries.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC/2 Entertain 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CIVBingham, Jane
Summary: An illustrated description of ancient life-styles and cultures.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT History BinghamDaileader, Philip.
Summary: Focusing on the seven centuries from 300 to 1000, this course examines the period of European history known as the "Dark Ages." The period is dominated by two empires, the Roman Empire and the Carolingian Empire.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.1 DAIPetersen, David
Summary: Inside the June Alley Inn, located in the western mouse city of Barkstone, mice gather to enjoy the renowned hospitality of June herself. On one particular evening, the subject of unpaid drink tabs leads to a contest. Whichever patron can weave the best tale for June's ears will have their past tab cleared entirely. With such an alluring prize up for grabs, the eager patrons begin telling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia Entertainment 2014
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Summary: "Lady Alix Oliver, 16, stares in horror. She and her brother William, 14, are trapped in Trowleigh castle. They are being held hostage by a horde of Danish mercenaries ordered there by Prince John. The children's father, Baron Justin Oliver, cannot help. He has suddenly gone missing in the Third Crusade. King Richard, the Lionheart, a close friend of the Olivers, cannot help either. He has been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stout-Castle Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUTSummary: This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1995
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 WORCall number: DVD 909 WOR PART 1
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Collins, Paul
Summary: A narrative history of the origins of Western civilization argues that Europe was transformed in the tenth century from a continent rife with violence and ignorance to a continent on the rise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.1 COLSummary: Don Rumata is one of a group of Earth scientists who have been sent to the planet Arkanar with the proviso that they must not interfere in the planet's political or historical development. Treated by the planet's natives as a kind of divinity, Don is both godlike and impotent in the face of its chaos and brutality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2015
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Summary: Describes the origins, main features, and destruction of medieval castles, and discusses the way of life of the people who lived in them, knighthood and sieges.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Published in the USA by EDC Pub. 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TURMacdonald, Fiona.
Summary: Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 940.1 MacdonaldFabiny, Sarah
Summary: "Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 929.7 FABCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT World What FabinyJones, Molly M. (Molly McGregor)
Summary: Explore the world of medieval knights, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CHIBurgan, Michael
Summary: "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-and that the losing team got pulled into a pit of fire? Europe was ravaged by the plague during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Partners, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909.07 BURCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909.07 BURMacdonald, Fiona
Summary: Describes life for a medieval knight.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 MACCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Set You 940.108 MacdonaldGabriele, Matthew
Summary: Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry take us through ten centuries, crisscrossing Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, revisiting familiar people and events with new light cast upon them. They refute common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality, a brilliant reflection of humanity itself.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 940.1 GABKemmeter, Jennifer
Summary: Presents instructions for building Medieval models using LEGO parts, including a siege tower, brown horse with a lance, and a castle wall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Arts Books 2018
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Summary: An illustrated look at various aspects of life in medieval Europe, covering everyday life, religion, royalty, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909.07 LANMaynard, Christopher.
Summary: Presents a day in the life of a medieval lord as he runs the land over which he holds power.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: 940.01 MAYTurnbull, Stephanie.
Summary: Describes the origins, main features, and destruction of medieval castles, and discusses the way of life of the people who lived in them, knighthood and sieges.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Published in the USA by EDC Pub. 2003
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Summary: Prizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of European history betweeen A.D. 400 and 1000 with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009