LMD09 Medieval History of Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 15 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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is aimed at questions which in a fundamental manner affected the development of the medieval Western civilisation. The main focus is on the current state of research, the methods of investigating particular questions, and the opportunities given by considerable number of sources and modern methods concerning Medieval Studies. It offers a general orientation in terminology, the primary and secondary sources, and certain issues of the Medieval Studies.
Learning outcomes
The course graduate should be equipped with clear knowledge and understanding of the main historical chapters that have influenced the Medieval Western 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
    required literature
  • LE GOFF, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. Translated by Josef Čermák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1991, 747 s. ISBN 8020702067. info
    recommended 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
  • GUREVIČ, Aron Jakovlevič. Kategorie středověké kultury. Translated by Jaroslav Kolár. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1978, 286 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminar; Students will present an essay on a given topic.
Assessment methods
Credit will be given based on an essay on a given topic presented by students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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