TY - BOOK AU - Ker ,W.P. ED - Popular Science Publishing Company, inc., New York ED - Dr. Sailendra Nath Sen Collection (National Library, India) TI - The Dark Ages U1 - 809 PY - 1958/// CY - New Yurk PB - Mentor Book KW - Middle Ages N1 - America's Old World background; Ansco color; With teacher's guide; SUMMARY: Traces European history from the Roman Empire to about 1000 A. D., with emphasis on western Europe after the fall of Rome. Shows how chaos was averted, following the barbarian invasions, chiefly by the church; depicts the rise of Mohammedanism and our debt to the Arab peoples, traces the short life of Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empireand shows how conditions forced Europe into the feudal system as a means of survival. Captioned drawings ER -