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European Renaissance and Reformation (1350-1600) (v. 1) (World Eras) - Hardcover

 
9780787617066: European Renaissance and Reformation (1350-1600) (v. 1) (World Eras)

Synopsis

World Eras is patterned after the award-winning American Decades series. Covering areas often overlooked by other publications, World Eras provides a multicultural approach that directly reflects changing curriculum standards, with a cross-disciplinary overview of world history and a strong emphasis of daily life and social history.

Each volume in this set contains in-depth coverage of one era and is organized into ten chapters:

  • World events -- A Chronology
  • Geography
  • The Arts -- Sculpture, Architecture, Painting and Music
  • Communications, Transportation and Exploration
  • Social class Systems and the Economy -- focusing on social-economic hierarchy
  • Politics, Law and the Military
  • Leisure, Recreation and Daily life -- housing, clothing, food, education, etc.
  • Family and Social Trends -- customs, beliefs, roles and responsibilities
  • Religion and Philosophy
  • Science, Technology and Health

Each volume includes an introductory essay that provides context and overview of the era written by a scholar in the field and will contain 150 photographs, line drawings, diagrams, illustrations and sidebars. Each chapter within a volume includes an introductory essay, a timeline, entries on specific topics, events or movements, biographies of prominent individuals, and important publications of the era. A glossary of subject-specific terms appears at the en

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Synopsis

Part of a series aiming to help students and researchers understand key periods in world history, this volume is divided into nine chapters that focus on arts and communication through the period of renaissance and reformation within Europe.

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