HIAb06c Medieval History of Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIAb06u Introduction to Medieval Hist.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (3)
Course objectives
The 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.
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
Written test consisting of questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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