The story of the world. Volume 2, The Middle ages: from the fall of Rome to the rise of the Renaissance

Chapter 1 Glory That Was Rome --
Wandering Through the Roman Empire 1 --
Fall of Rome 5 --
Chapter 2 Early Days of Britain --
Celts of Britain 9 --
Barbarians Come to Britain 13 --
Beowulf the Hero 15 --
Chapter 3 Christianity Comes to Britain --
Augustine Comes to England 20 --
Medieval Monasteries 24 --
Writing Books by Hand 26 --
Chapter 4 Byzantine Empire --
Beauty of Constantinople 30 --
Justinian, the Just Emperor 33 --
Empress Theodora 35 --
Church in the East 38 --
Chapter 5 Medieval Indian Empire --
A King Named Skandagupta 43 --
Monks in Caves 47 --
Chapter 6 Rise of Islam --
Muhammad's Vision 50 --
Muhammad Flees to Medina 53 --
Koran: Islam's Holy Book 56 --
Chapter 7 Islam Becomes an Empire --
Fight for Mecca 59 --
Spread of Islam 62 --
City of Baghdad 64 --
Sinbad in the Valley of Snakes 69 --
Chapter 8 Great Dynasties of China --
Yang Chien Unites North and South 73 --
Tang Dynasty 76 --
Chapter 9 East of China --
Yamato Dynasty of Japan 80 --
A Tale of Three Countries
 Korea, China, and Japan 85 --
Chapter 10 Bottom of the World --
First People of Australia 89 --
Long Journey of the Maori 92 --
Chapter 11 Kingdom of the Franks --
Clovis, The Ex-Barbarian 97 --
Four Tribes, One Empire 101 --
Chapter 12 Islamic Invasion --
Islam in Spain and Africa 104 --
Chapter 13 Great Kings of France --
Charles the Hammer 108 --
Greatest King: Charlemagne 110 --
Chapter 14 Arrival of the Norsemen --
Viking Invasion 115 --
Eric the Red and "Eric's Son" 118 --
Norse Gods 122 --
Thor and the Giant King 123 --
Chapter 15 First Kings of England --
Vikings Invade England 129 --
Alfred the Great 132 --
Battle of Hastings 136 --
Chapter 16 England After the Conquest --
English Language 140 --
Serfs and Noblemen 144 --
Stone Castles 147 --
Chapter 17 Knights and Samurai --
English Code of Chivalry 152 --
Samurai: Japanese Knights 155 --
Chapter 18 Age of Crusades --
A Command from the Pope 160 --
Recapturing Jerusalem 164 --
Saladin of Jerusalem 167 --
El Cid and the "Reconquest of Spain" 170 --
Chapter 19 A New Kind of King --
Richard the Lionhearted 174 --
John Lackland and the Magna Carta 177 --
Robin Hood 180 --
Robin Hood and the Butcher 181 --
Chapter 20 Diaspora --
Scattering of the Jews 186 --
A Tale of the Diaspora 189 --
Clever Rabbi of Cordova 189 --
Chapter 21 Mongols Devastate the East --
Genghis Khan, Emperor of All Men 193 --
Mongol Conquest of China 196 --
Chapter 22 Exploring the Mysterious East --
Marco Polo Goes to China 200 --
Forbidden City of the Ming 204 --
Chapter 23 First Russians --
Rus Come to Constantinople 208 --
Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible 211 --
Chapter 24 Ottoman Empire --
Ottoman Turks Attack 215 --
Sheep-Rocks 216 --
Capture of Constantinople 218 --
Suleiman the Lawgiver 223 --
Chapter 25 End of the World --
Plague 227 --
A New Way of Living 231 --
Chapter 26 France and England at War --
Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt 235 --
Joan of Arc 240 --
Chapter 27 War for the English Throne --
Wars of the Roses 244 --
Princes in the Tower 248 --
Chapter 28 Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal --
Ferdinand and Isabella Unite Spain 253 --
Henry the Navigator, Prince of Portugal 257 --
Chapter 29 African Kingdoms --
Gold, Salt, and Ghana 261 --
Mansa Musa of Mali 265 --
Songhay Empire 268 --
Chapter 30 India Under the Moghuls --
Moghul Dynasty 272 --
Akbar of India 276 --
Bad-Luck Servant 278 --
Chapter 31 Exploring New Worlds --
Christopher Columbus 281 --
Vespucci and Magellan 286 --
Chapter 32 American Kingdoms --
Mayans of Central America 290 --
Marvelous City of Tenochtitlan 294 --
Incas 297 --
Chapter 33 Spain, Portugal, and the New World --
Slave Trade 301 --
Cortes and Montezuma 305 --
Chapter 34 Martin Luther's New Ideas --
Martin Luther's List 309 --
Henry VIII's Problem 313 --
Chapter 35 Renaissance --
A New Way of Thinking 318 --
Gutenberg's Great Invention 322 --
Chapter 36 Reformation and Counter Reformation --
Spread of the Reformation 327 --
Council of Trent 330 --
Chapter 37 New Universe --
Revolution of Copernicus 334 --
Galileo's Strange Notions 338 --
Chapter 38 England's Greatest Queen --
Queen Who Almost Wasn't 342 --
Good Queen Bess 346 --
Chapter 39 England's Greatest Playwright --
William Shakespeare 351 --
Macbech 353 --
Macbeth's Decision 356 --
Chapter 40 New Ventures to the Americas --
Walter Raleigh and the New World 361 --
Lost Colony 365 --
Chapter 41 Explorations in the North --
New-Found Land 370 --
Jacques Cartier's Discoveries 374 --
Chapter 42 Empires Collide --
Spain and England's War 379 --
World at the End of the Sixteenth Century 384 --
Appendix 1 Chronology of The Middle Ages --
Dates in Volume 2 389 --
Appendix 2 A Geography of The Middle Ages --
A List of Maps in Volume 2 395 --
Appendix 3 Pronouncing the Names of The Middle Ages --
A Pronunciation Guide for Reading Aloud 397.