The Discovery of New Worlds

by M.B. Synge

Overview

The second book of the Story of the World series, focusing on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, into and through the Dark Ages, and concluding with the age of exploration.
Richly illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.

Contents include:

The Roman World
A Great World Power
Voyage and Shipwreck
The Tragedy of Nero
The Great Fire in Rome
The Destruction of Pompeii
Marcus Aurelius
Decline of the Roman Empire
Christians to the Lions
The Armies of the North
The Dark Ages
King Arthur and His Knights
The Hero of Two Nations
The Hardy Northmen
How the Northmen Conquered England
A Spanish Hero
The First Crusade
Frederick Barbarossa
The Third Crusade
The Days of Chivalry
Queen of the Adriatic
The Story of Marco Polo
Dante's Great Poem
The Maid of Orleans
The Sea of Darkness
Prince Henry, the Sailor
A Famous Voyage
The Invention of Printing
The Stormy Cape
Vasco da Gama's Great Voyage
India at Last
The New Trade-Route
Golden Goa
Christopher Columbus
The Last of the Moors
Discovery of the New World
The West Indies
Columbus in Chains
A Great Mistake
Follow the Leader
Discovery of the Pacific
Magellan's Great Plan
Magellan's Straits
Round the World
The Finding of Mexico
Montezuma
Siege and Fall of Mexico
Conquest of Peru
A Great Awakening

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150440210
Publisher:	Didactic Press
Publication date:	10/27/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	423 KB