Course: Problems of Earlier History II

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Course title Problems of Earlier History II
Course code KHI/KMZ22
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drška Václav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic areas of individual lectures 1. Early medieval ethnogenesis and its problems 2. Church and State in the Early Middle Ages. 3. Vassalage and the fief system 4. "National" kingdoms in the Middle Ages? 5. Features of medieval universalism. 6. The year 1000 and the "agrarian" revolution 7. The "modern" state: the king and the estates 8. Problems of late medieval empire: Ludwig Bavarian and the Luxemburg concept 9. European crises and conflicts 10. Intellectual discourse and its political consequences 11. Conciliarism as a phenomenon of the times? 12. The European Reformation

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to selected problems of modern general medieval studies and early modern studies. The lecture emphasizes methodology and the possibilities of critical interpretation of selected sources on particular topics. The aim of the seminar is to familiarize students with the basic sources and source editions related to the above topics. Demonstrate the possibilities of their critical analysis and their influence on modern scholarly discourse. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
The student masters at an advanced level the contemporary professional discourse on the discussed topics of contemporary research in the field of older Czech and general history. He/she knows its historiographical context, orientates himself/herself in the basic source base and professional literature.
Prerequisites
None
KHI/KMZ12

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student regularly participates in class (max. 3 absences), participates in the discussion part of the class according to the teacher's instructions; prepares a short final essay.
Recommended literature
  • Bednaříková, J. Stěhování národů. Praha, 2003.
  • Brooke, Ch. Evropa středověku v letech 962-1154. Praha, 2006.
  • Collins, R. Evropa raného středověku. Praha, 2005.
  • Drška, V. - Picková, D. Dějiny středověké Evropy. Praha, 2004.
  • Franzen, A. Malé církevní dějiny. Praha, 1995.
  • Huizinga, J. Podzim středověku. Jinočany, 1999.
  • Keller, H. Ottoni. Praha, 2004.
  • Lawrence, H. Dějiny středověkého mnišství. Brno, 2002.
  • Le Goff, J. Intelektuálové ve středověku. Praha, 1999.
  • Le Goff, J. Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha, 1991.
  • Mundy, J. Evropa vrcholného středověku. Praha, 2008.
  • Rapp, F. Svatá říše římská národa německého. Praha - Litomyšl, 2007.
  • Suchánek, D. - Drška, V. Církevní dějiny. Antika a středověk. Praha, 2013.
  • Suchánek, D. - Drška, V. Církevní dějiny. Novověk. Praha, 2018.
  • Tauer, F. Svět islámu. Praha, 1984.


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