2008/2009 (Winter Session) Historical Studies (HTST 201-02) Instructor: Monika M. Bartelen Office: SS 617 E-mail: medievalhtst.bartelen@ucalgary.ca Office Hour: Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (or by appointment) HTST 201-02: The History of Europe (Medieval Europe) This course is meant to provide an introduction to the Middle Ages and is designed to cover the period between the sack of Rome (410) and the end of the Great Schism (1418). Special attention will be given to the cultural, social, institutional, and economic features of Latin Christendom. To provide students with an overview of the profound economic, social, intellectual and spiritual changes that occurred in Western Europe over a period of more than a thousand years, a number of themes will be explored. They may include: the origin and rise of the Church, the Barbarian kingdoms, monasticism, the development of the papacy, the invasions, feudalism and the agrarian economy, the Crusades, heresy, the mendicant movement, Christian kingship, papal monarchy, social order, the role of women in medieval society, and the effects of the Black Death on late medieval Christianity. We will also examine the impact of neighbouring civilizations such as Byzantium and Islam on the making of Europe. Assignments and Grading 1. Mid-Term Exam: Monday, February 23, 2009 (55 minutes) 25% 2. Document Study: Due Monday, March 30, 2009 (2000 words plus footnotes and bibliography) 40% 3. Final Examination: Scheduled by Registrar s Office (2 hours) 35% All work (exams and document study) must be completed in order to receive even the minimum passing grade ( D ) for the course. Document study: Failure to hand in the document study on time will result in a penalty of 20% per day (including Saturday and Sunday). E-mailed or faxed submissions will not be accepted. To be fair to all students, an extension for the document study will only be given in extraordinary circumstances and must be approved by the instructor at least two (2) weeks prior to the above listed due date. Also note that the absence of a bibliography or the absence of, or unsatisfactory footnoting in the document study will automatically garner an F. In class exam: It is the student s responsibility to request academic accommodations. If you are a student with a documented disability who may require academic
accommodation and have not registered with the Disability Resource Center, please contact their office at 220-8237. Students who have not registered with the Disability Resource Centre are not eligible for formal academic accommodation. You are also require to discuss your needs with your instructor no later than fourteen (14) days after the start of this course. Plagiarism Plagiarism is an extremely serious academic offence. The University of Calgary Calendar states, and here I quote directly from The Calendar, that: Plagiarism involves submitting or presenting work in a course as if it were the student's own work done expressly for that particular course when, in fact, it is not. Most commonly plagiarism exists when: (a) The work submitted or presented was done, in whole or in part, by an individual other than the one submitting or presenting the work (this includes having another impersonate the student or otherwise substituting the work of another for one's own in an examination or test), (b) Parts of the work are taken from another source without reference to the original author, (c) The whole work (e.g., an essay) is copied from another source, and/or, (d) A student submits or presents work in one course which has also been submitted in another course (although it may be completely original with that student) without the knowledge of or prior agreement of the instructor involved. While it is recognized that scholarly work often involves reference to the ideas, data and conclusions of other scholars, intellectual honesty requires that such references be explicitly and clearly noted. A plagiarized paper will automatically be failed and may result in a failing grade for the whole course and other penalties as stated in The University of Calgary Calendar. 2
Required Texts Backman, Clifford R. The Worlds of Medieval Europe. Second edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Geary, Patrick J. Readings in Medieval History. Third edition. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2003. Department of History Essay Guide. Other relevant material will be posted on e-blackboard. Other Useful Resources New Cambridge Medieval History, The Dictionary of the Middle Ages, The Catholic Encyclopaedia, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Early Medieval Europe, Journal of Medieval History, and Speculum (academic journals). International Medieval Bibliography (on-line index for journal articles). ITER and JSTOR (electronic data sources for both book and article searches). Also be sure to consult with the History Librarian, Jerremie Clyde - MLB-325B. Tentative Schedule of Weekly Lectures and Readings* Week One: January 12, 14, 16 Introduction and Background Backman: Chap. 1. Week Two: January 19, 21, 23 The Rise of Christianity Backman: Chap. 2. Geary: Late Antiquity, 2, 3. 3
Week Three: January 26, 28, 30 The Fall of Rome and the Emergence of the Barbarian Kingdoms Backman: Chap. 3. Geary: The Barbarian World, 4, 5; The Early Franks, 8, 10. Week Four: February 2, 4, 6, Of Hermits, Monks, and Missionaries Backman: Chap. 4. Geary: Early Italy, 12, 13; Anglo Saxon England, 15. Week Five: February 9, 11, 13 Byzantium and Islam Backman: Chap. 5. Excerpts from Procopius, Secret History (to be posted on e-blackboard). Excerpts from The Sunnah (to be posted on e-blackboard). Week Six: February 15 to February 22, 2009: No Classes (Reading Week) Week Seven: February 23, 25, 27 Monday, February 23: Mid Term The Do Nothing Kings and the Rise of the Carolingians Backman: Chap. 6. Geary: The Carolingians, 18, 19. Week Eight: March 2, 4, 6 An Empire Divided and the Last of the Invasions Backman: Chap. 7. Accounts of Viking Invasions (to be posted on e-blackboard). Week Nine: March 9, 11, 13 The Birth of Feudalism, Economic Takeoff, and the Emergence of a New Europe 4
Backman: Chap. 8, 9 and 11. Geary: Lords and Vassals, 25, 26, 27; The Mendicants, 30, 31, 33; England, 52. Week Ten: March 16, 18, 20 The Clash of the Two Swords: Gregorian Reform and the Investiture Conflict Backman: Chap. 10. Geary: The Empire, 39, 41, 43. Week Eleven: March 23, 25, 27 Deus lo volt! : The Crusade Movement Backman: Chap. 10. Geary: The First Crusade: Four Accounts. Week Twelve: March 30, April 1, 3 Monday, March 30: Document Study Due Christian Kingship: France, England, and the Empire Backman: Chap. 13. Geary: The Empire, 40; France, 44; England, 48, 50. Week Thirteen: April 6, 8 Friday, April 10: No Class (Good Friday) The Popes at Avignon and the Great Schism & Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Famine, Pestilence, and War Backman: Chap. 17. Geary: France, 46. Week Fourteen: April 13, 15, 17 Religious Life in the Later Middle Ages: Paupers, Penitents, and Mystics Backman: Chap. 16. Geary: Church an Society in the 14th and 15th Centuries, 35, 36, 37; France, 47. *For an introductory course, such as this, it is extremely important that students do the assigned readings* 5