HIAKb106c Medieval History of Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
6/6/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 24. 9. 14:00–17:40 B1.41, Fri 1. 10. 14:00–17:40 B1.41, Fri 8. 10. 9:00–12:40 B1.41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIAKb105 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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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 to 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.
    recommended literature
  • HUIZINGA, Johan. Podzim středověku. Translated by Gabriela Veselá. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1999. 675 s. ISBN 8086022269.
  • GUREVIČ, Aaron Ja. Kategorie středověké kultury : Katěgorii sredněvekovoj kultury (Orig.). Edited by Jaroslav Kolár. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1978. 286 s., 16.
  • 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.
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminar, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written paper and credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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