Course: The life of a medieval society

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Course title The life of a medieval society
Course code KHI/ŽSSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kopek Petr, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Topinka Tomáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1 / Europe - West - Christianity: the Middle Ages and its time-space 2 / The Emperor and the King: The Sovereign and His Court 3 / The Pope and the Cardinals: from Rome to Avignon and back 4 / Aristocrats: Residences and Lifestyle 5 / The Knighthood Phenomenon: From King Arthur to the Crusaders 6 / Bishop, priest, monk: different church careers 7 / Saints and heretics: between Christian heroism and nonconformism 8 / The townsfolk: life in a medieval city 9 / Intellectuals: University, Literature, Politics 10 / In the service of art: painter, sculptor, builder 11 / Medieval Traveler: Merchant, Pilgrim, Diplomat 12 / Women and children: An unknown world 13 / Rural: Medieval majority

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to prove the factual knowledge of the history of the Middle Ages on the level of bachelor study of history, knowledge of professional and popular educational literature, orientation in didactics of history
Skills
to work with professional and popular literature, independently within the topic of empowering information, orienting in the basic chronology of the Middle Ages, critically working with the historical source.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
important political, cultural, religious and social milestones in the Middle Ages in major European capitals, it is able to name and explain the causes of the political and social crises of that time and their impact on everyday life in cities and rural areas, in all social strata at that time.
Skills
competence to identify and interpret the basic realities of everyday life in the Middle Ages
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Students' portfolio
Skills
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Competences
Task-based study method
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Čornej, Petr. Dějiny evropské civilizace. I.. 3. vyd. Praha ; Paseka, 1999. ISBN 80-7185-216-3.
  • Delouche, Frédéric. Dějiny Evropy. Vyd. 1. [Praha] : Argo, 1995. ISBN 80-85794-70-5.
  • Heer, Friedrich. Evropské duchovní dějiny. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2000. ISBN 80-7021-333-7.
  • Hlaváček Petr a kol. Kacířská univerzita. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7308-481-3.
  • Hlaváček Petr. Čtrnáct svatých Pomocníků. K pozdně středověké spiritualitě elit a jejich christocentrické dimenzi.. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7308-529-2.
  • Hlaváček Petr. Die bömischen Franziskaner im ausgehenden Mittlealter. Studie zur Kirchen und Kulturgeschichte Ostmitteleuropas. Stuttgart, 2011. ISBN 978-3-515-09674-4.
  • Huizinga, Johan. Podzim středověku. Vyd. 1. Jinočany : H&H, 1999. ISBN 80-86022-26-9.
  • Johnson, Paul. Dějiny křesťanství. 1. vyd. Brno : CDK, 1999. ISBN 80-85959-41-0.
  • Le Goff, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1991. ISBN 80-207-0206-7.
  • Matthew, D. Svět středověké Evropy. Praha, 1996.
  • Mezník, Jaroslav. Lucemburská Morava. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-363-0.
  • PANDEL Hans-Jürgen. Historisches Erzählen. Narrativität im Geschichtssunterricht. Schwalbach, 2010. ISBN 978-3-89974532-0..
  • Třeštík, Dušan. Počátky Přemyslovců : vstup Čechů do dějin : 530-935. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-138-7.
  • Žemlička, Josef. Čechy v době knížecí : 1034-1198. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-196-4.
  • Žemlička, Josef. Počátky Čech královských : 1198-1253 : proměna státu a společnosti. Praha : Lidové noviny, 2002. ISBN 80-7106-140-9.
  • Žemlička, Josef. Století posledních Přemyslovců : Český stát a společnost ve 13. století. 1. vyd. Praha : Panorama, 1986.


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