FF:HIA106b Mediev. History of the Czech L - Course Information

HIA106b Medieval History of the Czech Lands

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 7:30–9:05 zrusena M12

Prerequisites (in Czech)

HIA105 Introduction to Medieval Hist.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: a basic grasp of medieval Czech history on a chronological basis, define acquainted with the main administrative, social, economic and cultural problems of the stated historical period. Emphasis is placed on a familiarisation with the principle sources, in particular with the authors of legends, chroniclers and annalists, as well as an understanding of the main explanatory trends and the development of paradigms in modern medievalist research.

Syllabus

• The problems with sources in the history of Great Moravia.
• The Christianisation of Bohemia, the Kristián Legend and the survival of the Old Slavonic liturgy.
• The organisation of the Church in Bohemia and Moravia from its foundation to the Hussite Wars.
• The relationship between the Přemysl rulers and the Roman-German Empire; the Czech ruler as an elector of the Roman Emperor.
• The highest offices, the origin of the local court and the formation of aristocratic society; the transformation of the rulers’ domains and their officials.
• The politics and territorial gains of the Přemyslid rulers of the 13th century.
• The great colonisation of the 13th century: cities, villages, emphyteusis, mining, changes in technology.
• The growth of a knightly culture, the building of castles and war crafts.
• Ruler and nobility during the Luxembourg period, the role of provincial law, the foundation of the Czech Kingdom.
• The social and intellectual roots of the Hussite movement; Jan Hus, his predecessors and successors.
• Changes in the Czech lands following the Hussite wars; concentrating on the Hussites in Moravia.
• Economics during the Jagiellon period.

Literature

• MEZNÍK, Jaroslav. Lucemburská Morava 1310-1423. 1.vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 562 pp. ISBN 80-7106-363-0. info
• ŽEMLIČKA, Josef. Čechy v době knížecí (1034-1198). Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1997, 659 s. ISBN 80-7106-196-4. info
• TŘEŠTÍK, Dušan. Počátky Přemyslovců :vstup Čechů do dějin (530-935). Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1997, 658 s. ISBN 80-7106-138-7. info
• ŽEMLIČKA, Josef. Přemysl Otakar I. : panovník, stát a česká společnost na prahu vrcholného feudalismu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1990, 361 s. ISBN 8020500995. info
• ŽEMLIČKA, Josef. Století posledních Přemyslovců : (český stát a společnost ve 13. století). První vydání. Praha: Panorama, 1986, 316 stran. info
• TŘEŠTÍK, Dušan. Kosmas. 2. vyd. Praha: Melantrich, 1972, 210 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Seminar; Students will present an essay on a given topic

Assessment methods

credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Ke zkoušce se posluchač může přihlásit po absolvování 2 ze 3 uvedených kurzů Středov. dějin + 1. výběr. kurzu ze středov. dějin.

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