FF:HIA106c Mediev. History of West.Europe - Course Information

HIA106c Medieval History of Western Europe

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, 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

Mon 14:10–15:45 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

there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course course places emphasis on the knowledge of the main problems of the Western Europe since the migration of the nations and the fall of the Western Roman Empire since the end of the Middle Ages ;
the ability to understand the chosen problems concerning the history of the Western Europe of the Middle Ages ;
the ability to analyse the period sources ;
the capability to resume the main problems concerning the development of the Western Europe of the Middle Ages ;
the ability to understand the values of the Western European civilization ;

Syllabus

• The Middle Ages, the time and spatial connections, the problems of the periodization, the man of the Middle Ages and his world.
• The migration of the nations, the end of the antiquity, the beginning of the Middle Ages.
• The unification of the Western Europe in the reign of the Merovingian and the Carolingian dynasty.
• The Ottonian Renaissance
• The fight for the investiture
• The world of the crusades
• The transformations of the Central Europe in the reign of the dynasty of Staufs
• The beginnings of the nations of the Middle Ages
• The rise of the France
• The crisis of the late Middle Ages

Literature

• HUIZINGA, J. Podzim středověku. Translated by Gabriela Veselá. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 675 s. ISBN 8086022269. info
• MATTHEW, Donald. Svět středověké Evropy : kulturní atlas : Atlas of the medieval Europe (Orig.). Translated by Věra Kotábová - Kateřina Přádová. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Knižní klub, 1996, 240 s. : i. ISBN 0-87196-133-4. info
• LE GOFF, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. Translated by Josef Čermák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1991, 747 s. ISBN 8020702067. info
• GUREVIČ, Aron Jakovlevič. Kategorie středověké kultury. Translated by Jaroslav Kolár. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1978, 286 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Seminar; Students will present an essay on a given topic

Assessment methods

Written test consisting of questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.

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.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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