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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Birth of Europe, 300-1000
HIST 206 FA
Crosslistings:
MDST 203

This course is about the creation of western civilization from the fusing of the fragments of the classical world with Christianity and the culture of the dominant Germanic world. While bearing the political context in mind, our focus will be on the social and thought world of these first Europeans: their religious ideas, military ethos, assumptions about money and property, family structure and social groupings. Among the major themes will be the question of nationalities, the tenacity of custom, a nd the special power inherent in the combination of religion and economics in shaping the medieval world.

MAJOR READINGS

P. Brown, THE WORLD OF LATE ANTIQUITY H. Fichtenau, LIVING IN THE TENTH CENTURY Tacitus, GERMANIA Gregory of Tours, HISTORY OF THE FRANKS M. Bloch, FEUDAL SOCIETY G. Duby, EARLY GROWTH OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY RULE OF ST. BENEDICT

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term; final exam; two research papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Class attendance and participation are expected.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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