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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The course aims at a limited region of Central Europe (roughly the territories of Poland, Hungary, Czech lands and some German lands) in the medieval period. It will concern with political, social and ecclesiastical life of the medieval society. Typical phenomena for the period and for the region will be treated (e.g. ethnic developments, political specifics, Christianisation, Church, Jews, Colonisation, Turks, Renaissance and humanism, cultural and artistic developments).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Seminars concentrate on the analysis of the main historical problems of medieval period in Central Europe, and relevant literature and sources.
Students will be able to work with medieval sources from Central Europe and will work on social, church and cultural history of the region and period.
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Prerequisites
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Students should have a basic knowledge of the political history of the European Middle Ages.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Essay, Student performance
Participation in the classes and class discussions, preparation at home, paper, final test.
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Recommended literature
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Denis Hay. (2010). Evropa pozdního středověku 1300-1500. Praha.
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Dušan Třeštík. (2001). Vznik Velké Moravy. Moravané, Čechové a střední Evropa v letech 791?871. Praha.
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František Dvorník. (1999). Zrod střední a východní Evropy. Mezi Byzancí a Římem. Praha.
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František Šmahel. (1995). Husitská revoluce I. Doba vymknutá z kloubů.. Praha.
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Jacques Le Goff - Jean Claude Schmitt, eds. (2002). Encyklopedie středověku.. Praha.
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Jacques Le Goff. (2005). Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha.
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Jan Klápště. (2006). Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Praha.
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Jenő Szűcs. (2001). Tri historické regióny Európy. Bratislava.
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Jerzy Kłoczowski. (1998). Młodsza Europa. Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia w kręgu cywilizacji chrześcijańskiej średniowiecza. Warszawa.
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Pál Engel. (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895?1526. London - New York.
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Piotr S. Wandycz. (1998). Střední Evropa v dějinách od středověku do současnosti. Praha.
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Stanisław Szczur. (2002). Historia Polski. Średniowiecze. Kraków.
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