De2RC_DRN The Early Modern Times

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Mihola, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
De2RC_DRN/KombiPred01: Fri 28. 2. 14:00–17:50 učebna 4, Fri 14. 3. 14:00–17:50 učebna 4, Fri 28. 3. 14:00–17:50 učebna 4, Fri 11. 4. 14:00–17:50 učebna 4, J. Mihola, K. Štěpánek
Prerequisites
At the End of this Course Student will able to understand and explain the Changes of Czech National Society since the End of the 15th Century to 1800.
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
Social Modernisation At the End of this Course Student will able to understand and explain the subject deals with changes in Czech national society and in the world since the end of 15th century to 1800 in political, economic, social and culture area.
Learning outcomes
At the End of this Course Student will able to understand and explain the subject deals with changes in Czech national society and in the world since the end of 15th century to 1800 in political, economic, social and culture area.
Syllabus
  • The subject deals with changes in national, European society and in the world since the end of 15th century to 1800 in political, economic, social and culture area. Renaissance and humanism
  • Czech reformation and Antireformation
  • The Habsburg dynasty and empire
  • Thirty-years war and Czech country,the consequences for Czech society
  • Changes after thirty-years war
  • Baroque, enlightenment and classicism
  • Industrial revolution in Czech country
  • Formation of modern Czech society.
Literature
    required literature
  • BĚLINA, Pavel, Jiří KAŠE and Jan Pavel KUČERA. České země v evropských dějinách. Vyd. 1. Praha ;: Paseka, 2006, 404 s. ISBN 8071857939. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Kamil. Obecné dějiny novověku I. (16. století). 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 68 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5568-1. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Kamil and Jaroslav VACULÍK. Obecné dějiny novověku II.–III. (17. a 18. století). 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 82 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5567-4. info
    recommended literature
  • FERGUSON, Niall. Britské impérium Cesta k modernímu světu. Praha: Prostor, 2007. 422 s. ISBN 80-726-0175-2
  • HRBEK, Jiří. Evropa a absolutismus v 17. a 18. století (1648-1789). 1. vyd. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2012, 202 s. ISBN 9788073876012. info
  • KUBIŠ, Karel. Encyklopedie dějin novověku 1492-1815. Edited by Miroslav Hroch - Luďa Klusáková - Daniela Tinková - Jan Tuček. První vydání. Praha: Libri, 2005, 415 stran. ISBN 8072772465. info
  • Francouzští králové a císaři v novověku : od Ludvíka XII. k Napoleonovi III. (1498-1870). Edited by Peter Claus Hartmann, Translated by Jana Vymazalová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 467 s. ISBN 8072035177. info
  • RAKOVÁ, Svatava. Podivná revoluce : dlouhá cesta Američanů k nezávislosti (1763-1783). Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2005, 287 s. ISBN 8072545752. info
  • ENGLUND, Peter. Nepokojná léta : historie třicetileté války. Translated by Luděk A. Mandaus - Dagmar Hartlová. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 679 s. ISBN 807106355X. info
  • JANÁČEK, Josef. Čtyři plavby Kryštofa Kolumba. Praha: Panorama, 1992, 322 s. ISBN 8070382139. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects
Assessment methods
Lecture, class discusion. Final Valuation: Homework: Essay 5 pages of Text, written test, oral Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 40 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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