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The Fall of the Roman World and the Rise of Christianity
Kelly Roscoe
Library Binding (Britannica Educational Pub, Aug. 15, 2017)Discusses the decline of the Roman Empire, the division of the Mediterranean world during the seventh and eighth centuries into three culture zones, East Rome, Islam, and Latin Europe, and the rise of Christianity in the West as the dominant religion.
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The Italian and Northern Renaissance
Kelly Roscoe
Library Binding (Britannica Educational Pub, Aug. 15, 2017)Discusses political and social changes in the Italian city-states, humanism in Italy and northern Europe, the strengthening of monarchy, scientific and technological developments, and the growing literary use of languages other than Latin.
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The End of the Middle Ages
Kelly Roscoe
Library Binding (Britannica Educational Pub, Aug. 15, 2017)Discusses the rise and decline of the Carolingians, economic and technical advances, the First Crusade, church reform, Scholaticism and the first universities, and changes in royal power and social organization.
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The Emergence of Modern Europe
Kelly Roscoe
Library Binding (Britannica Educational Pub, Aug. 15, 2017)Discusses how the changes in the power of the Catholic Church brought about by the Reformation, changes in nations states brought about by the Thirty Years' War, and the emergence of trade and the production of goods all contributed to the rise of modernEurope.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kelly Roscoe
Library Binding (Rosen Education Service, Aug. 15, 2016)After a military career that established him as one of the most successful commanders ever, Dwight D. Eisenhower served two terms as president, during which the United States experienced the greatest prosperity in its history to that time. As president, Eisenhower ended the Korean War, grappled with anticommunism investigations, established NASA, defended school desegregation by protecting black students in Little Rock, Arkansas, and toured around the world to address Cold War issues. Readers will also gain insight into Eisenhowers childhood and military career, including his impressive invasions of North Africa, Italy, and France during World War II.
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Aristotle: The Father of Logic
Kelly Roscoe, Mick Isle
Library Binding (Rosen Young Adult, Aug. 1, 2015)Documents the life of the Greek philosopher, from his early years and tutelage under Plato to the opening of the Lyceum in Athens, and discusses some of his notable theories.
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Power and Religion in Medieval and Renaissance Times Set
Kelly Roscoe
Library Binding (Britannica Educational Pub, Aug. 15, 2017)None