History
HIST 319 Medieval Europe, 400-1500 (4)
This course will examine the Barbarian invasions of Europe, the decline of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity and its new moral norms, institutions, and hierarchies, the Frankish Empire, and the threats of Byzantine, Moslem and Viking civilizations. Then it will trace, from the 11th through 14th centuries, the revival of economic and urban life, the Investiture Controversy, the 12th century Renaissance, the crusades, the rise of the feudal monarchies, Scholasticism, Gothic Art and Architecture and the increasing secularization of western Europe.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences; World Engagement: CV
- Offering: Fall
- Instructor: Petersen Boring