World History 3

The next volume of A History of the World covers the period from the year 600 to 1500, roughly from the rise of Islam to the great overseas discoveries. The first part outlines the religious and political map of the era, while the second focuses on the expansion of Islamic power, the Crusades, and events on the Indian subcontinent and in Central and East Asia. The third part explores religious systems – the culture of medieval Christianity, Islamic thought, and religion in China and India.