Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Help students get the most out of studying medieval history with this comprehensive and practical research guide to topics and resources.Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History brings key historic events and individuals alive to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Students from high school to college will be able to get a jump start on assignments with the hundreds of term paper projects and research information offered here. The book transforms and elevates the research experience and will prove an invaluable resource for motivating and educating students. Each event entry begins with a brief summary to pique interest and then offers original and thought-provoking term paper ideas in both standard and alternative formats that often incorporate the latest in electronic media, such as the iPod and iMovie. The best primary and secondary sources for further research are annotated, followed by vetted, stable website suggestions and multimedia resources, usually films, for further viewing and listening.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-11-25
Mått156 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt652 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTerm Paper Resource Guides
Antal sidor388
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313359675

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Introduction1. Barbarian Invasions of Europe (Beginning c. 410)2. Leo I and the Medieval Papacy (440)3. Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England (c. 449)4. Developments in Arms and Warfare (450–1450)5. Merovingian Dynasty Begins (480)6. Agricultural Development (500–1200)7. Battles of Mt. Badon (516) and Camlan (537)8. Justinian Attempts to Reunite Eastern and Western Roman Empires (527)9. St. Benedict Founds Western Medieval Monasticism (529)10. Hagia Sophia Rebuilt and the Beginning of Byzantium Architecture (532–537)11. First Toltec Empire (c. 550)12. Gregory of Tours Writes Historia Francorum (c. 575–594)13. Reunification of China: Sui and Tang Dynasties (581–907)14. St. Augustine Leads Christian Mission to Britain (597)15. Buddhism Becomes Japan's State Religion (c. 607)16. Muhammad and the Beginning of Islam (622)17. Byzantium Conquers Persia (627)18. Xuanzang's Pilgrimage across Central Asia to India (629–645)19. First Siege of Constantinople (c. 671-c. 678)20. Moorish Conquest of Spain (711)21. Iconoclast Controversy (c. 730–843)22. Bede Writes the Ecclesiastical History (735)23. Abbasid Dynasty (750–1258)24. Merovingian Dynasty Ends and Carolingian Dynasty Begins (751)25. Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)26. Vikings Invade England (793)27. Charlemagne Becomes Holy Roman Emperor (800)28. Angkor Kingdom Founded (c. 802–1369)29. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (800–1154)30. Institution of Knighthood Established (c. 800)31. Feudal System is Established in Europe (c. 825)32. Saracens Begin Invasion of the Mediterranean (825)33. Developments in Mathematics (c. 840)34. Scotland's Kingdoms Unite (843)35. Mayan Empire Declines (c. 850)36. Founding of KievanRus'(858)37. Macedonian Dynasty in Byzantium (867–1059)38. Beginning ofa Unified England (871)39. Fatimid Dynasty (909–1171)40. Monastery at Cluny is Founded (909)41. The Ottonian Dynasty (919–1024)42. Islamic Medical Knowledge and Its Transfer to the West (c. 925)43. Muslim Invasions of India (980–1194)44. Capetian Dynasty (987–1328)45. Rise of the Textile Industry in Europe (c. 1000)46. Kingdom of Ghana (c. 1000)47. Persecution of Jews (c. 1050)48. Guilds are Established (c. 1050)49. Norman Conquest of England (1066)50. Investiture Controversy (1075–1122)51. Domesday Book is Compiled (1086)52. First Crusade (1096–1099)53. The Cistercian Order and Reform of Monasteries (1098)54. Banking Industry Begins in Europe (c. 1100)55. Gothic Architecture Introduced (c. 1136)56. The Alexiad is Written by Anna Comnena (c. 1150)57. Hildegard of Bingen Writes Scivias (c. 1150)58. Suppression of Heretics (c. 1150–1480)59. Plantagenet Rule in England Begins (1154)60. Thomas Becket Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury (1162)61. Rule of Saladin and the Ayyubids (1169–1250)62. Genghis Khan Establishes the Mongol Empire (1185)63. Japanese Military Rule Begins (1185)64. City-State of Benin Rises to Power (c. 1200)65. Founding of Western Universities (c. 1200)66. Crusaders Sack Constantinople (1204)67. Reconquista (1212–1347)68. MagnaCarta(1215)69. Rise of the Aztec Empire (c. 1225)70. Kingdom of Mali (c. 1240–1500)71. Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt (1250–1517)72. Roger Bacon Writes the Opus Maius (1265)73. St. Thomas Aquinas Writes Summa Theologia (1267–1273)74. Marco Polo Travels to China (1271–1295)75. Habsburg Dynasty Begins (1273)76. English Conquest of Wales (1283)77. England Establishes Parliament (1295)78. Ottoman Empire Begins (1299)79. Peak of Medieval Pilgrimages (c. 1300–1450)80. Avignon Papacy Begins (1305)81. Dante Composes The Divine Comedy (1306–1321)82. Great Famine (1311–1317)83. Battle of Bannockburn (1314)84. Hundred Years War (1337–1453)85. Black Death (1347–1350)86. The Decameron is Published (1348)87. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)88. The Catalan Atlas and Developments in Cartography (1375)89. John Wycliffe Translates the Bible into English (1376)90. Great Schism (1378–1415)91. Peasants' Revolt (1381)92. Rise of the Inca Empire (c. 1390)93. Chaucer Writes The Canterbury Tales (c. 1400)94. Christine de Pisan Publishes The City of Ladies (1405)95. Battle of Agincourt (1415)96. Career and Death of Joan of Arc (d. 1431)97. Fall of Constantinople (1453)98. Gutenberg's Printing Press Revolutionizes Book-Making (1455)99. Spanish Inquisition Begins (1478)100. Wars of the Roses End (1485)Index