Medieval Civilization
SCHEDULE:
Monday, Jan. 24: Introduction
Wednesday, Jan. 26: Late Roman Empire/Roman Character
Bennett and Hollister, pp. 1-13
Friday, Jan. 28: Crisis of the Third Century/Mystery Religions
Bennett and Hollister, pp. 13-16
Atlas, 14-19
Monday, Jan. 31. Christian Values
The Gospel According to Matthew, 1-9; 24-28
Wednesday, Feb. 2: Christianity and Classical Culture/Constantine
Bennett and Hollister, pp. 16-29
Conversion Documents
Friday, Feb. 4. Augustine
*Augustine, Confessions, Books 1-3
Monday, Feb. 7: Barbarians
Reaction 1 deadline
Bennett and Hollister. pp. 30-43
Atlas, 20-21
*Tacitus, Germania selections
Wednesday, Feb. 9: Barbarian Conversion
Bennett and Hollister, pp. 43-56
Atlas, 22-23
Friday, Feb. 11: Christian Institutions I
Bennett and Hollister, pp. 56-67
Atlas, 56-57
Monday, Feb. 14 Christian Institutions II
Wednesday, Feb. 16: Byzantium
Bennett and Hollister, 68-81
*Iconoclastic Controversy docs
Friday, Feb 18: Islam
Bennett and Hollister, 81-96
Atlas, 24-25
Monday, Feb. 21: Western Europe before Charlemagne
Bennett and Hollister, 97-104
Atlas, 26-29
Wednesday, Feb. 23: Rise of the Carolingians and feudalism
Bennett and Hollister, 104-111
Atlas, 32-33
Friday, Feb. 25: Carolingian Renaissance
Reaction 2 deadline
Bennett and Hollister, 111-118
*Carolingian Docs: Charlemagne, Agobard, more Agobard, and Otfrid (not the whole thing!)
Monday, Feb. 28: Vikings
Bennett and Hollister, 119-128
Atlas, 30-31
Wednesday, Mar. 2: Fragmentation and feudalism
Bennett and Hollister, 128-147
Atlas, 44-45 and 64-65
*Feudal docs: Capitularies, Feudal Agreement, Homage
Friday, Mar. 4: Recovery
Bennett and Hollister, 149-167
Atlas, 72-75
*Glaber, Procession of Relics, Truce of God, Chroncle of Anjou
Wednesday, Mar. 9: Catchup and review
Friday, March 11: MIDTERM EXAM
March 12-20: Spring Break
Wednesday, Mar. 23: Townlife
Bennett and Hollister, 167-185
Atlas, 76-81
*Revolt, Guild Rules, Prices, Town Charter
Friday, Mar. 25: Investiture Controversy
Bennett and Hollister, 201-207
Atlas, 40-41 and 54-55
*Investiture Docs
Monday, Mar. 28: Critics of Society: Heresy and New Orders
Reaction 3 deadline
Bennett and Hollister, 186-201
Atlas, 58-61; 68-71
*Cathar and Waldensian Docs
Wednesday, Mar. 30: Mendicant Orders
Bennet and Hollister, 207-214
Francis and Dominican docs
April 1: No class
Monday, Apr.4: Crusades 1-3
Bennett and Hollister, 215-230
Atlas, 84-91; 96-99
Documents about the 1st Crusade: A letter from Emperor Alexius, the Speech of Pope Urban II (only read the first two accounts of the speech), and an account of the taking of Jerusalem.
For those of you interested in writing papers about the crusade, here is a good website for sources.
Wednesday, April 6: Crusade 4
B and H, 230-239
Atlas, 100-106
*Launching of the Crusade, Pope Innocent, the taking of Constantinople
Friday, April 8: Papacy and Empire
B and H, 240-259
*Canons of Lateran IV; Papal policies
April 11: England
B and H, 266-277
Example from the Domesday book; Assize of Clarenden
Book review due
April 13: France
B and H, 277-288
Excerpt from the life of Louis VI; Deeds of Philip Augustus 10; Saint Louis, advice
Paper topic and sources due
April 15: Education I: Monastic and Cathedral Schools
B and H, 290-291; 307-319
*Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Reaction 4 deadline
April 18: Education II: Invention of Universities
Aquinas (only read to the end of Article 1) and medical texts
April 20: "Secular" Culture
Goliards and selection from The Art of Courtly Love
B and H, 292-300
April 22: Art and Achitecture
B and H, 300-307
April 25: Women and gender roles
Heloise, Letter to Eleanor of Aquitaine
April 27: Gender roles continued
April 29: Plague
Paper due
Boccaccio and medical account of the disease
B+H, 321-335
Atlas, 120-121
May 2: Disunity in the church
B+H, 336-345
Atlas, 124-125
May 4:
May 6: Catch up
May 9: Final due