TY - BOOK AU - Armstrong, Dorsey ED - Purdue University ED - The Teaching Company TI - The Medieval World SN - 1598036033 (dvd) PY - 2003/// CY - Chantilly, VA PB - The Teaching Company KW - The Great Courses KW - History KW - Medieval Times N1 - 36 x 30-min. long lectures. Also includes a Course Guidebook; Includes bibliographical references, index and glossary; "Most of us know that, far from being a time of darkness, the Middle Ages was an essential period in the grand narrative of Western history—one whose political, cultural, economic, scientific, and spiritual developments are an invaluable part of our own modern era. But what was it like to actually live in those extraordinary times?" (Publisher`s Website); DVD CONTENTS: ; Disc 1 ; 1. The Medieval World ; 2. The Legacy of the Roman World ; 3. The Christianization of Europe ; 4. After the Roman Empire - Hybrid Cultures ; 5. Early Monasticism ; 6. From Merovingian Gaul to Carolingian France ; Disc 2 ; 7. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance ; 8. Byzantium, Islam, and the West ; 9. The Viking Invasions ; 10. Alfred the Great ; 11. The Rearrangement of the Medieval World ; 12. The Norman Conquest and the Bayeux Tapestry ; Disc 3 ; 13. King Arthur - The Power of the Legend ; 14. The Three Orders of Medieval Society ; 15. Pilgrimage and Sainthood ; 16. Knighthood and Heraldry ; 17. The Gothic Cathedral ; 18. Piety, Politics, and Persecution; Disc 4 ; 19. The Persistence of an Ideal ; 20. Late Medieval Religious Institutions ; 21. The Magna Carta ; 22. Daily Life in a Medieval Village ; 24. Medieval City Life ; Disc 5 ; 25. Food and Drink ; 26. Music and Entertainment ; 27. Dress and Fashion ; 28. Medieval Medicine ; 29. The Black Death and its Effects ; 30. Childhood in the Middle Ages ; Disc 6 ; 31. Marriage and the Family ; 32. Art and Artisans ; 33. Science and Technology ; 34. Weapons and Warfare ; 35. Revolts, Uprisings, and Wars ; 36. Toward the Early Modern Period N2 - "Most of us know that, far from being a time of darkness, the Middle Ages was an essential period in the grand narrative of Western history—one whose political, cultural, economic, scientific, and spiritual developments are an invaluable part of our own modern era. But what was it like to actually live in those extraordinary times?" (Publisher`s Website); DVD CONTENTS: Disc 1 1. The Medieval World 2. The Legacy of the Roman World 3. The Christianization of Europe 4. After the Roman Empire - Hybrid Cultures 5. Early Monasticism 6. From Merovingian Gaul to Carolingian France Disc 2 7. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance 8. Byzantium, Islam, and the West 9. The Viking Invasions 10. Alfred the Great 11. The Rearrangement of the Medieval World 12. The Norman Conquest and the Bayeux Tapestry Disc 3 13. King Arthur - The Power of the Legend 14. The Three Orders of Medieval Society 15. Pilgrimage and Sainthood 16. Knighthood and Heraldry 17. The Gothic Cathedral 18. Piety, Politics, and Persecution Disc 4 19. The Persistence of an Ideal 20. Late Medieval Religious Institutions 21. The Magna Carta 22. Daily Life in a Medieval Village 24. Medieval City Life Disc 5 25. Food and Drink 26. Music and Entertainment 27. Dress and Fashion 28. Medieval Medicine 29. The Black Death and its Effects 30. Childhood in the Middle Ages Disc 6 31. Marriage and the Family 32. Art and Artisans 33. Science and Technology 34. Weapons and Warfare 35. Revolts, Uprisings, and Wars 36. Toward the Early Modern Period UR - https://bit.ly/2IiJ2Zz ER -