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> before the Church plunged Europe into the Dark Ages
If by the "Church" you mean the "collapse of the Western Roman Empire partly due to invasion and raiding" and by "plunged" you mean "precipitated the slow decline of the infrastructure of the society" and by the "Dark Ages" you mean the "Early Middle Ages" then there are plenty of history books, a good overview one is Europe: A History or for a wider view History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day.
I also remembered that there is r/asklibrarians but you should definitely ask your local librarians. This is the kind of thing they live for!
I had some time this morning so I went through our history books and found as many as I could that are good for general reference so they should hit all those subjects for her in a broad but informative way. Since that's my son's favorite subject, and he is homeschooled, we keep a lot of historical encyclopedias around:
Everything You Need To Know To Ace World History
Everything You Need To Know To Ace American History
World War II: The Definitive Visual Guide
The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
Free: U. S. History Sourcebook - Basic Kindle Edition
Also Free: U. S. History Sourcebook - Advanced Kindle Edition
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia there is probably a newer version now of this. This is my son's FAVORITE throughout the years.
History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
This is a good one too: Himeji Castle: Japan's Samurai Past
Since your daughter is interested in Japanese history as well, I asked my son's Japanese teacher what she would recommend (she has the kids read books periodically), and she recommended some books. I know they're not all nonfiction, but historical fiction can give a lot of context and understanding.
The Cat Who Went to Heaven – Elizabeth Coatsworth
The Samurai’s Tale – Erik C. Heaugaard
Born in the Year of Courage – Emily Crofford
The Big Wave – Pearl S. Buck
The Master Puppeteer – Katherine Patterson
The Sign of the Chrysanthemum – Katherine Patterson
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes – Eleanor Coerr
Heart of a Samurai – Margi Preus
If you're after cheap books and can't find them at the library, search on abebooks.com or the used books on amazon.com. We always check Abebooks first because they're almost always cheaper there once you factor in shipping.