Often perched on a high hill or near the shore of some scenic waterway, castles have been given a magical allure throughout ...

The Civilization of the High Middle Ages An analysis of typical institutions, social and economic structures, and forms of thought and expression from about 1050 to about 1350. Emphasis is placed on ...

1. Our Oriental heritage, being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning to our own day, with an introduction on ...

Goals for Majors in Medieval Studies Acquire an understanding of the unity and of the diversity of European civilization in the Middle Ages as expressed in art, history, literature, music and religion ...

In a quiet ceremony in May, a team of Harvard professors, graduate students, and undergraduates announced the completion of the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations—an interactive ...

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (Mar., 1926), pp. 601-616 (16 pages) The Saxons were the latest of all the German tribes to enter the orbit of medieval civilization. They were neither ...

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 28, No. 5 (Mar., 1923), pp. 586-605 (20 pages) Medieval civilization was a product of the fusion of institutions derived from Rome, from Christianity, and from the ...

Among those great medieval cities were places like Songo Mnara, a gorgeous and bustling Swahili city built on an island off the coast of Tanzania in the fourteenth century.

Civilization 7 is sure to bring back some of the most beloved nations, and the Vikings are likely to make the cut though they have a high bar to pass.