This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...

Learning module on women in Europe during the Middle Ages teaches about medieval Christian beliefs about women's nature and social roles and how they were expressed in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings.

NPR takes a thorough look at the integration of Muslims into European society. How is Christian Europe handling this challenge of a new culture. Spain, Britain, France are some of the countries under scrutiny.

Large map of 12th century Europe and the Christian states in the East during the Crusades. From the historical maps in the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

A course on art history of medieval Europe, early Christian art, Byzantine art, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.

Detailed description of the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages and the power that it wielded. Summarizes some of the customs and beliefs, and takes a look at the life of a medieval monk.

A digital page-by-page walk through an illuminated Middle Age Book of Hours.

Based on a PBS documentary on Martin Luther, this site describes the life of the great Protestant revolutionary. His efforts would change Medieval Europe as well as the dominance of the Catholic Church. Includes a fun interactive game...

A nice description of the Catholic Mass as it was practiced during the Medieval period in Europe. The central event of the Mass was the Eucharist. The "Missal" refers to the complete service book for the mass.

The Longoboards buildings reflect the accomplishments of the Lombards, a Germanic culture originally from northern Europe. These early medieval buildings are located across the Italian Peninsula and date from the 6th to 8th centuries....

Learn about the Religious Reformation in Europe that allowed for the spread of new ideas in both science and religion.

How much do you know about the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia? Find out by answering this four-question multiple-choice and true/false quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.

Learn about the art of the Byzantine empire in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

Browse pages from the Murthly Hours, a kind of prayer book popular in medieval Europe, with many, many illuminated illustrations depicting scenes from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures.

The Arab world is usually considered to be comprised of the following nineteen countries: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi...

The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, 568 - 774 A.D. comprises seven groups of important buildings (including fortresses, churches, and monasteries) throughout the Italian Peninsula. They testify to the high achievement of the...

Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christian empire, see Christendom, successor to ancient Greece and Rome. Throughout the Middle Ages Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city, known as the Queen of Cities...