PV1A112c Medieval History of Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Borovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PV1A112c/01: Tue 12:30–14:05 U25, M. Wihoda
PV1A112c/02: Tue 15:50–17:25 N41, T. Borovský
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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