setback in the West: Fall of the Western Roman Empire --Setback in the East: Rise of Islam and Arab Invasions --The church and the Anglo-Saxons --The church of the East reaches China --The Franks and the Pope: The Greek church and the Slavs --Muslims, Mongols, Crusades and Friars --Church Life in the middle Ages --Schoolmen and universities --Popes in power: the dea of Christendom --Movements for Reform --More setbacks --Prospects of a New Age: New Learning and a new world