Time Period Index (Medieval)

The Aztec Empire (c. 1345-1521) covered at its greatest extent most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate...

The Inquisition was the official institution of the medieval Catholic Church...

The civil service examinations of Imperial China allowed the state to find the best candidates to staff...

This map illustrates the rise and rapid expansion of Islam from the time of the Prophet Muhammad...

The knights of medieval Europe were meant to be the finest fighting men of their age, even more important, they were...

The First Crusade (1095-1102) was a military campaign by western European forces to recapture the city of Jerusalem and the Holy...