Course: Middle Ages (General)

« Back
Course title Middle Ages (General)
Course code KHV/SVHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Lhoták Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Suchánek Drahomír, doc. PhDr. ThLic. Ph.D., Th.D.
Course content
Selected topics: 1. Downfall of the late antique society and migration period, rise of the first barbaric states 2. Frankish empire - development till the half of the 9th century 3. Ottonian and Salian empire - development till the beginning of Gregorian reformation 4. Early medieval France and accession of Capetian dynasty 5. Byzantine Empire till the beginning of crusades 6. Investiture Controversy and beginning of the emancipation of the catholic church 7. Beginnings of the Polish and Hungarian state, Kievan Rus 8. Crusades 9. Anglo - french relations - from the accession of the House of Plantagenet till the end of the Hundred Years' War 10. Develompent of the Roman empire during the reign of the House of Hohenstaufen and the House of Luxembourg 11. Eastern Europe 1200 - 1500 - Byzantine Empire, Russia, Balkans 12. Medieval papacy - from Pope Innocent III. to the Council of Basel 13. Western Europe in the late Middle Age

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 18 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the history of medieval Europe at secondary school level
Skills
to use electronic information resources
to read and understand an academic text in English
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterise the political development the European medieval society
to characterise the basic processes of medieval history: Christianization, the dispute of secular and ecclesiastical power, political expansion
Skills
to use the acquired knowledge for the purpose of independent interpretation of partial problems of the history of medieval Europe
to critically reflect the literature on the history of medieval Europe
to understand contemporary texts of written historical sources
to use adequate terminology of general medieval studies
to analyse individually the partial problems of European medieval history
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Self-study of literature
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Collins, Roger. Evropa raného středověku 300-1000. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2005. ISBN 80-7021-660-3.
  • DAWSON, Ch. Zrození Evropy. Praha, 1994.
  • Drška, Václav; Picková, Dana. Dějiny středověké Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha : Aleš Skřivan ml., 2004. ISBN 80-86493-11-3.
  • Franzen, August; Kyralová, Marie. Malé církevní dějiny. Praha : Zvon, 1995. ISBN 80-7113-119-9.
  • Huizinga, Johan. Podzim středověku. Vyd. 1. Jinočany : H&H, 1999. ISBN 80-86022-26-9.
  • Lambert, Malcolm. Středověká hereze. 1. vyd. Praha : Argo, 2000. ISBN 80-7203-291-7.
  • Lawrence, Hugh. Dějiny středověkého mnišství. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2001. ISBN 80-85959-88-7.
  • Le Goff, Jacques; Schmitt, Jean-Claude,; Alessio, Franco. Encyklopedie středověku. Vyd. 2. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7021-917-1.
  • Le Goff, Jacques. Středověký člověk a jeho svět ; editor Jacques Le Goff ; [z italského originálu . přeložili Ondřej Bastl. et al.]. Vyd. 2. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-682-4.
  • MATTHEW, D. Svět středověké Evropy. Praha, 1996.
  • MEZNÍK, J. Přehled dějin středověké západní Evropy. I. Vznik středověké Evropy (5.-11. století). Brno, 1997.
  • Munck, Thomas. Evropa sedmnáctého století : 1598-1700. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2002. ISBN 80-7021-508-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General History (17-5) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer