preface

Part 1: Ancient History of Europe
01 Invitation to European History 12
02 Early Greece 14
03 The Golden Age of Greek Civilization 22
04 The Fall of Greece 33
05 Macedonia and Greece 40
06 The Rise of Rome 49
07 The Nobles and Plebeians of Rome 53
08 The Roman Conquest of Italy 57
09 Rome and Carthage 61
10 Rome's Conquest of the Mediterranean 69
11 Roman Reforms 76
12 Expansion of the Roman Empire 81
13 Completion of the Roman Reformation 87
14 The Founding of the Roman Empire 95
15 Emperors of the Early Roman Empire 100
16 The Age of Antoninus 106
17 The Fall of the Roman Empire 113
18 Barbarian Invasion and the Reconstruction of the Empire 120

Part 2: Medieval History of Europe
19 The Triumph of Christianity 134
20 Victory of Alaric and the Goths 139
21 The Germanic Conquest of Western Europe 146
22 Power in the Early Middle Ages 157
23 The Rise of Medieval Empires 166
24 The Collapse of the Carolingian Empire 178
25 Establishment of the Holy Roman Empire 184
26 The Eve of the Confrontation between the Emperor and the Pope 189
27 The First Confrontation between the Emperor and the Pope 195
28 The Second Confrontation between the Emperor and the Pope 201
29 The Third Confrontation between the Emperor and the Pope 208
30 The Rise of the Kingdom of France 215
31 Crusades 222
32 The Development of the Church in the 12th and 13th Centuries 230
33 The Plagues of the Medieval Church 235

Part 3 Modern and Contemporary History of Europe
34 France and the Hundred Years' War 246
35 History of the Church in the 14th and 15th Centuries 258
36 Germany, Spain, and Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries 265
37 The Italian Renaissance 274
38 Franco-Italian War 280
39 The Reformation in Germany 292
40 Religious movements in late 16th-century Europe 299
41 The Rise of the Dutch Republic 307
42 France during the Reformation 314
43 The Thirty Years' War in Germany 326
44 The Growth of the Kingdom of France 337
45 France under Louis XIV 345
46 Russia and Prussia 357
47 The Coming of the French Revolution 367
48 The Development of the French Revolution 376
49 Napoleonic Era 388
50 Reaction and Revolution 401
51 Unification of Italy and Germany 412
52 The Last Generation of European History 422

From ancient Greece to medieval Rome and modern history
An intellectual journey through European history, a crucial axis of world history!

"A Friendly History of Europe for Youth" is a history textbook that shows how today's world was born from the roots of European civilization.
Author Arthur James Grant organically weaves together the major currents of European history, from the democracy and philosophy of ancient Greece, to the tolerant politics of Rome, to the conflict between the papacy and empire in the Middle Ages, to the Renaissance and the Reformation, to modern Europe's experiments with freedom and equality.
By examining how each era influenced and developed civilization, we can view European history not as a simple regional history but as a 'continuum of human civilization.'

This book helps young people expand their thinking skills and develop a perspective on the world through history.
It allows students to understand the context of history from a broader perspective than textbooks, and to naturally grasp the structure of world history by focusing on human thought and social changes rather than on events.
It shows that Europe's progress was also humanity's progress, and leads us to discover for ourselves the legacy that past civilizations left for today's world.

The 'Friendly Series for Youth' is a liberal arts series that provides an easy and interesting introduction to the world of humanities, a subject that young people are encountering for the first time. It is based on classic texts from various fields, including world history, philosophy, art history, Korean history, and mythology.
For young people who want to grasp the big picture of world history, students who want to develop their own thinking beyond school classes, and all readers who want to read history through a humanistic lens, this book will serve as a new window into the world.