HIST201

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HIST201

Medieval Europe HIST201 FA

Crosslistings: MDST204, COL 202

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	50	0	Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

This introductory lecture course is the first of three that cover the history of Europe from the middle ages to the contemporary period (see hist202 and hist 203). This is a history of European politics, culture, and institutions from roughly 1000 through 1500. Within a chronological framework, the focus will be on the development and expansion of nations and government, the growth of papal-dominated Christianity by conquest and crusade, the rise of the knight and chivalry, the revival of urban life, the crisis of the 14th century, the effects of the Black Death, the development of mysticism and heresy as forms of personal and social expression, and the beginnings of the renaissance and the Reformation.

MAJOR READINGS

Snorri Sturluson, KING HARALD'S SAGA
THE PORTABLE DANTE
THE SONG OF ROLAND
THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE
R. Pernoud, JOAN OF ARC BY HERSELF AND HER WITNESSES
J. Froissart, CHRONICLES
THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE
LETTERS OF ABELARD AND HELOISE
P. Geary, ed., READINGS IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two exams, two papers; attendance at discussion classes.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

OL students must take this course for Credit/Unsatisfactory. All students NOT in COL must take this course for a letter grade. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Shaw, G; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;; Grading Mode: Mixed; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 4, Jr: 3, So: 2, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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