Publisher's Synopsis
This ten-volume set of anthologies traces the major developments of world history from the time of ancient Greece and Rome to the end of the second millennium. Each book examines a particular era using primary and secondary sources that describe the events that shaped the social and political changes around the world. Primary documents such as speeches by important historical figures and firsthand accounts of major events transport the reader back in time, while secondary sources provide the insight that comes from a historical perspective. This volume focuses the Middle Ages.