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Lecturer(s)
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Stellner František, prof. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Okurka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Renaissance Italy 2. Tudor England 3. European Reformation and Counter-Reformation 4. The world of the Habsburgs (dynasties, SDRN, Spain and overseas) 5. International conflicts of the 16th-17th centuries 6. Economic history of the 17th and 18th centuries 7. Absolutism as exemplified by the France of Louis XIV. 8. The rise of Brandenburg-Prussia and Prusso-Austrian dualism 9. Great empires on the edge of Europe The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia 10. Colonial empires and the emergence of the USA 11. Ideological currents of the 17th-18th centuries 12. Revolutions (Dutch, English, Glorious, American) 13. Economic, ideological and political preconditions of the Great French Revolution 14. Daily life in the 17th and 18th centuries
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to introduce students to the key moments in European and world history from the onset of the Reformation to the outbreak of the Great French Revolution, the development of culture and thought and the economy. It will also include a survey of the basic interpretive practices of contemporary historiography.
Upon completion of the course, the learner will: -be able to orient themselves in the key events of European and world history in the period from the Reformation to the Great French Revolution -understand the broader context of political, religious, social and cultural developments in the early modern period -distinguish and compare different historical interpretations of significant phenomena -apply comparative and chronological analysis to selected historical phenomena within a European and global context -recognise the basic features of modern thought and culture and understand their development and impact on contemporary society -formulate their own opinion on selected issues of modern history on the basis of sources and literature
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The award of credit will be conditional on active participation in lectures and seminars (discussion of texts) and the presentation of a paper with a presentation (powerpoint, Prezi).
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Recommended literature
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