TY - BOOK TI - The Middle Ages: Rulers . Knights . Merchants SN - 9783625120551 U1 - 909.07 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Cologne, Germany PB - Naumann & Gobel Verlagsgesellschaft mbH KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Europe KW - History, Medieval KW - 500-1500 N1 - Includes index; Compact knowledge -- Cover N2 - Who was Charlemagne, and what was so great about him? What territories did the Vikings conquer? What is the feudal system all about? Curious young readers will f ind the answers to these and many other questions concerning the Middle Ages in this book. The religious ideas that profoundly shaped medieval society are explained, along with the ruling dynasties, travelling merchants and nobles who reigned over Europe in the Middle Ages. And of course the text explores the Crusades, w hat it was like to be a knight, and the Holy Roman Empire ER -