Medieval Europe
HIST 201
Fall 2011 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 204 |
| Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
This introductory lecture course is the first of three that cover the history of Europe from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period. This course is a history of European politics, culture, and institutions from roughly 300 through 1520, moving from the disintegration of the Roman Empire to the disintegration of Catholic Europe. Within this chronological framework we shall focus on the creation of nations and government; the growth and crises of papal-dominated Christianity, its crusades and its philosophy; the rise and role of the nobility and the knight; the development of law and the crises of the later Middle Ages, including the Black Death, heresy, and mysticism, all of which contributed to the beginnings of the Renaissance and the Reformation, developments that ended the medieval period. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli) |
Major Readings:
Thomas Aquinas, ON LAW, MORALITY, AND POLITICS
Chrétien de Troyes, ARTHURIAN ROMANCES, tr. W. W. Kibler
Einhard and Notker, TWO LIVES OF CHARLEMAGNE
Christine de Pizan, THE CITY OF LADIES
RULE OF ST BENEDICT
Snorri Sturluson, KING HARALD'S SAGA
LETTERS OF ABELARD AND HELOISE
Dante, THE DIVINE COMEDY
Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther, DISCOURSE ON FREE WILL
Judith Bennett and CW Hollister. MEDIEVAL EUROPE. A SHORT HISTORY (optional)
Robin W. Winks and Teofilo F. Ruiz, MEDIEVAL EUROPE AND THE WORLD(optional)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two exams; Two papers. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular and timely class attendance is expected and will be graded. No incompletes will be granted without the emergence of a serious medical condition. |
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