HIA106c Medieval History of Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
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
Tue 12:30–14:05 U25
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
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 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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, 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, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020.
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