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HIST 230: Medieval and Renaissance Europe Winter 2011 Dr. Dana Wessell Lightfoot 960-5706 Office: ADMIN 3010 [email protected] Office hours: Tuesday 1-3 pm/Thurs. 9-10 am This course focuses on the examination of society, culture and politics in medieval and Renaissance Europe from 400-1500. We’ll start by looking at the collapse of the Roman Empire and then turn to consider the three civilizations that rose in its place: Byzantium, the Islamic World and the medieval West. Considering these three civilizations comparatively is a central component of this course, although our main focus will be on Western Europe. Some of the topics we’ll explore include: the rise of Christianity and the papacy, monasticism, the creation of Islamdom, Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance, the Crusades, Administrative kingship in France, England and Spain, the creation of a persecuting society, the crises of the 14 th century, Humanism and Renaissance Art. Format Although this course is lecture-based, I will expect all students to come to class ready to discuss the assigned reading. In each class, we will raise questions and connections between the primary sources assigned and the material covered in my lectures. Thus a portion of your grade is based on attendance and in-class participation. Connected to our in-class discussion is a class wiki to which students are required to post by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the class. We will use some of your comments to further our discussion of the readings in class. For more information, see below. Textbooks Both books are sold together as a package at the UNBC bookstore. Barbara Rosenwein, A Short History of the Middle Ages Barbara Rosenwein ed., 3 rd Edition (UTP) Reading the Middle Ages: Sources from Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic World (UTP) Course Wiki For this class, we will primarily be using a wiki. All course materials will be on the wiki. Preliminary discussion of the assigned weekly readings will also take place on it. The URL for the wiki is: www.hist230winter2011.pbworks.com

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HIST 230: Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Winter 2011

Dr. Dana Wessell Lightfoot 960-5706 Office: ADMIN 3010 [email protected] Office hours: Tuesday 1-3 pm/Thurs. 9-10 am This course focuses on the examination of society, culture and politics in medieval and Renaissance Europe from 400-1500. We’ll start by looking at the collapse of the Roman Empire and then turn to consider the three civilizations that rose in its place: Byzantium, the Islamic World and the medieval West. Considering these three civilizations comparatively is a central component of this course, although our main focus will be on Western Europe. Some of the topics we’ll explore include: the rise of Christianity and the papacy, monasticism, the creation of Islamdom, Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance, the Crusades, Administrative kingship in France, England and Spain, the creation of a persecuting society, the crises of the 14th century, Humanism and Renaissance Art.

Format Although this course is lecture-based, I will expect all students to come to class ready to discuss the assigned reading. In each class, we will raise questions and connections between the primary sources assigned and the material covered in my lectures. Thus a portion of your grade is based on attendance and in-class participation. Connected to our in-class discussion is a class wiki to which students are required to post by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the class. We will use some of your comments to further our discussion of the readings in class. For more information, see below. Textbooks Both books are sold together as a package at the UNBC bookstore. Barbara Rosenwein, A Short History of the Middle AgesBarbara Rosenwein ed.,

3rd Edition (UTP) Reading the Middle Ages: Sources from Europe, Byzantium, and the

Islamic World

(UTP)

Course Wiki For this class, we will primarily be using a wiki. All course materials will be on the wiki. Preliminary discussion of the assigned weekly readings will also take place on it. The URL for the wiki is: www.hist230winter2011.pbworks.com

For logging in the first time, you will need to request access to the site. To do so, go to the above URL, click on “request access”, enter your email address and your name in the message section. I will then add you to the wiki. This will allow you to both read the wiki content and make comments on all aspects of the site. If you do not have an email address, let me know and I can add you to the site using another method. The wiki will be used for: -posting all assignment sheets -discussion on the readings (see below for requirements) -questions regarding course issues, readings, assignments etc. Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for the submission of all your assignments ONLY. To access our blackboard site go to:

Blackboard

http://blackboard.unbc.ca Just use your UNBC username and password (the same as your email) to login. For help trouble-shooting with blackboard see: http://elearning.unbc.ca/doku.php?id=blackboard_student_faq Course Requirements Class Attendance and Participation

Attendance in this class is mandatory and will make up a small part of your overall participation grade. Your participation grade is divided between:

15% (In Class) 10% (Wiki)

a) On-line discussion. For the on-line discussion, go to the course wiki, scroll down the front page to the section marked “discussion” and then click on the individual topic for the day. You must comments on the PRIMARY SOURCE readings assigned for that day and should also respond to comments made by your fellow students. You must do this by 8:30 a.m. the day of the class. I will use your comments to structure some of the class discussion for that day.

b) Participating in class discussions. I will expect all of you to have done the readings and be prepared to discuss them in class. This means that I can call on you at any time.

On-line and in-class participation is worth 25% of your total grade so participating on a regular basis and attending all classes can make a large difference in your final mark.

Short Essays Each of these essays is based on an analysis of two primary sources you have read

2 x 10%= 20%

for the class up to the due dates. For specific instructions, please see the assignment

sheet on the class wiki. Length: 3-4 pages Due Dates: Essay #1 is due January 25th; Essay #2 is due February 24th Film/Novel Essay This assignment requires you to analyze a film or novel depicting the medieval or

25%

Renaissance period and explore its historical authenticity. A list of acceptable films/novels is on the assignment sheet, along with specific instructions. Please see the course wiki for these details. If you would like to explore a film/novel NOT on the assignment sheet, you must clear it with me first. Length: 5-7 pages Due date: March 31st Midterm Exam This will take place in class on February 10th. I’ll hand out a study guide for the

10%

exam a week prior. Final Exam This exam will take place during the UNBC exam period. It will cover material from

20%

the midterm to the end of the course. I’ll hand out a study guide for the exam at the last class. Course Policies

There is a zero tolerance policy for late assignments in this course. This means that late assignments

Late Penalties:

will not be accepted

. If you need an extension, come and see me.

Plagiarism occurs when a student submits or presents work of another person in such a manner as to lead the reader to believe that it is the student's original work; self-plagiarism is the submission of work previously submitted for academic credit without prior written and signed approval of the current course instructor.

Plagiarism and Student Code of Conduct:

Cheating takes numerous forms and includes, but is not limited to, the following: copying from another student's work or allowing another student to copy from one's own work; obtaining a copy of an examination before it is officially available; misrepresenting or falsifying references, citations, or sources of information; knowingly recording or reporting false or invented empirical or statistical data; and possession of notes, books, diagrams or other aids during examinations that are not authorized by the examiner. If you are found to be cheating or plagiarizing, you will be subject to disciplinary action as per the UNBC Student Code of Conduct. See http://www.unbc.ca/calendar/undergraduate/general/regulations.html for information.

Students with Disabilities: If there are students in this course who, because of a disability, may have a need for special academic accommodations, please come and discuss this with me, or contact UNBC Disability Services on the main campus at (250) 960-5682 or email [email protected]. Please note that regional calls (within the 250 area code) can be made toll free to 1-888-440-3440.

Course Schedule

SH=A Short History of the Middle AgesR=

(page numbers) Reading the Middle Ages

(document numbers NOT page numbers)

Jan. 6 Introduction: What do ‘medieval’ and ‘Renaissance’ mean anyway? Jan. 11 The Fall of Rome, Christianity and the Rise of the Papacy *SH- pages 21-40 *R-Edict of Milan 1.1; Augustine, The City of God 1.7; The Nicaean Creed 1.6 Jan. 13 The “Barbarian” kingdoms *SH-pages 40-53; 75-79 *R-Letter to Clovis 1.14; The Visigothic Code 1.16 Jan. 18 The Catholic Church and Monasticism *SH-No Reading *R-The Benedictine Rule 1.9; The Ecclesiastical History of the English People 2.11; The Life of Gregory II 2.16 Jan. 20 Byzantium to 1000 *SH-page 54-57; 61-70; 101-108 *R-On Holy Images 2.3; The Synod of 754 2.4; Letter to the Bulgar Khan 3.5 *****ESSAY #1 DUE***** Jan. 25 Muhammad and the Creation of Islamdom *SH-pages 70-75; 108-117 *R-Qu’ran Suras 2.7; The Treaty of Tudmir 2.8; On Fasting 3.9 Jan. 27 Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance *SH-pages 118-135 *R-The Admonitio Generalis 3.17; Handbook for her Son 3.19 Feb. 1 Rural and Urban: “Feudalism” and the Commercial Revolution *SH-pages 156-161; 182-187 *R-Charter of Guillem Guifred 4.6; Privileges for the Citizens of London 5.3 Feb. 3 Gregorian Reform and the Investiture Controversy *SH-pages 187-192

*R-The Donation of Constantine 3.15; Letters to Gregory VII 5.4; Letter to Hermann of Metz 5.5 Feb. 8 Islamdom and Byzantium before the Crusades *SH-pages 139-145; 147-151; 177-182 *R-Portrait of Basil II 4.8; Treatise on Logic 4.10;

The Defeat of the Zanj Revolt 4.1 Feb. 10 MIDTERM Feb. 15/17 Reading Week Feb. 22 The Crusades and the “Reconquista” *SH-pages 193-197; 199-200; 256-257 *R-The Alexiad 5.7; Letter to His Wife 5.8; The Conquest of Lisbon 5.10; The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin 6.1 Feb. 22 Western Monarchies and the Rise of Administrative Kingship: France, England and the Spanish Kingdoms *SH-pages 191-192; 197-199; 200-201; 223-236; 275-279 *R-The Assize of Clarendon 6.5; The Laws of Cuenca 6.7 *****ESSAY #2 DUE***** March 1 New Spirituality and the Papal Monarchy *SH-pages 205-216; 252-255; 280-286 *R-Decrees of Lateran IV 6.23; Apologia 5.18; The Life of Mary of Oignes 6.26 March 3 Scholasticism, the Universities and Popular Literature *SH-pages 203-205; 286-296 *R-Summa Against the Gentiles 7.19; The Inferno 7.21; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 7.22 March 8 Aristocrats, Urbanites and Peasants *SH-pages 237-244 *R-When the Days are Long in May 6.19; I’ve Been in Great Anguish 6.21; Guild Regulations of the Parsian Silk Fabric Makers 6.10; Guild Regulations of the Shearers of Arras 6.11 March 10 The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Jews, Muslims and Heretics *SH-pages 255-259; 272-274 *R-Jocelin, Chronicle 6.28; Fournier, Episcopal Register

Sarum Manual 7.11 7.10;

March 15 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Famine, War, Disease and Death *SH-pages 297-301; 305-324 *R-Travels 8.2; Ordinances Against the Spread of Plague at Pistoia 8.5; Wat

Tyler’s Rebellion 8.13; Letter to the English 8.12 March 17 The Church in Crisis *SH-pages 324-327 *R-Letter to Pope Gregory XI 8.14; Sermon at the Council of Constance 8.15 March 22 Marriage and the Family *SH and R-no readings *Supplementary Readings on the Wiki March 24 Byzantium, the Mongols and the Ottomans *SH-pages 263-267; 309-310; 330-331 *R-Osman Comes to Power 8.6; Sphrantzes,

Chronicle 8.9

March 29 Humanism *SH-pages 325-330; 334-340 *R-Lorenzo Valla 8.21; The Book of the City of Ladies 8.22;

Cincius Romanus 8.19 March 31 Artistic Expression: Painting and Sculpture *SH and R-no reading

*****FILM/BOOK ESSAY DUE***** April 5 Europe Expands *SH-343-345 *R-Hernán Cortés 8.25