Literature of The Middle Ages

Study Middle Ages Literature using Online Video

By taking a look at the civilizations of Rome, Christendom, China, Arabia, and Europe, and religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Paganism, learn how authors and their works survived an era of social and religious upheaval. Use our 5 online educational video titles to learn some of the important events that happened in world history before and during the early Middle Ages, between A.D. 300 and 1000, and learn about some of the authors who lived and wrote during the early Middle Ages. See how Christian and Buddhist monks as well as intellectual Muslims helped preserve the classical philosophy, literature, math, and science texts of Greece and Rome, which allowed works that would have otherwise been lost to be reintroduced into Europe later. Compare the civilizations of medieval Europe with those of India, China, and Islamic nations.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn some of the important events that happened in world history before and during the early Middle Ages, between A.D. 300 and 1000, and learn about some of the authors who lived and wrote during the early Middle Ages.
• See how Christian and Buddhist monks as well as intellectual Muslims helped preserve the classical philosophy, literature, math, and science texts of Greece and Rome, which allowed works that would have otherwise been lost to be reintroduced into Europe later.
• Compare the civilizations of medieval Europe with those of India, China, and Islamic nations.

• Literature > History Through Literature > The Early Middle Ages
• The Fall of Rome (Runtime: 03:03)
• The Dark Ages (Runtime: 04:11)
• Religion and Literature (Runtime: 07:16)
• The Rise of Feudalism (Runtime: 04:21)
• The Crusades (Runtime: 02:15)