HIST303  - The Middle Ages

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This course will cover the history of Europe from the 4th/5th century when the Roman Empire was ending to the middle of the 14th century when the new nations were fully defined. Starting with the fall of the Romans and the effect of that fall on Europe, the course will cover the arrival of the “barbarian” invaders, the reign of Charlemagne, the rise of separate, new European states such as France, England and Germany as well as the Church, the relations between these states and with the Byzantine Empire, the period of the Crusades, and the development of different government systems in the various European nations. (Prerequisite - HIST300/HS334 for History and Military History majors only).

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 07/01/12 Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: The Civilization of the Middle Ages
ISBN: 0060925531
Publication Info: Harper Perennial, 1994
Author: Cantor, Norman F.
Unit Cost: $13.25

Book Title: The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World
ISBN: 0141014490
Publication Info: Penguin, 2005
Author: Jotischky, Andrew and Caroline Hull
Unit Cost: $14.00

 
 
 

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