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The Black Death Reaches Europe – 2

In China, more than thirteen millions are said to have died; and this is in correspondence with the certainly exaggerated accounts from the rest of

This series has six easy 5 minute installments. IntroductionDifferent parts of the oriental world have been mentioned as the probable locality

Today's installment concludes Height of the Mongol Power In China,our selection by Marco Polo.If you have journeyed through all of the

From the manner in which his majesty acted toward them, it is evident that he regarded the faith of the Christians as the truest and the

Confident, therefore, of success, they ascended the hill with alacrity the next morning and presented themselves before the army of Nayan.Continuing

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This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionThe celebrated traveler, Marco Polo, was born at Venice in 1254 and died there in

Today's installment concludes Early Renaissance,our selection by John Addington Symonds.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of

Then came the third age of scholarship -- the age of the critics, philologers and printers.Continuing Early Renaissance,our selection from John

Thus art, which had begun by humanizing the legends of the Church, diverted the attention of its students from the legend to the work of