A highly-illustrated series that explores the lives of people in past civilisations

This book is part of a book series called The World Of History .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

John Malam is a former editor and the author of nonfiction children's books, including "The Victorians. "

This book has the following chapters: Introduction Western Europe in 500 The Spread of Christianity The Eastern Roman Empire Byzantine Art and Culture The Mediterranean World The Anglo-Saxons The Franks Charlemagne, Emperor of the West Everyday Life The Birth and Rise of Islam The Spread of Islam Weapons and Warfare Raiders from the North The Vikings Overseas The Birth of Russia Eastern Europe The Holy Roman Empire and the Church The Islamic World Society in the First Millennium Upheaval in the Medieval World Glossary Index