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Lecturer(s)
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Švamberg Josef, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Definition of terms, periodization (long Middle Ages, etc.), editions of historical sources, outline about literature and magazines on the theme of Early Modern period, main centers of research 2. Estatism and absolutism, internal political development of the Habsburg Monarchy, nobility in the Czech Lands in the 16th-18 th Century (political aspirations, lifestyle, specific value hierarchy) 3. The Habsburg monarchy as a geopolitical phenomenon of the Early Modern period, context of foreign policy and its changes (relations with other European lands, the Habsburg-Turkish wars, etc.). 4. Confessional situation in the Czech Lands, the effects of the European reformation, recatholisation (confessionalization), the question of conversions, Baroque devoutness, the problem of minorities (Jews, Baptists), the significance of the Enlightenment reforms in this sphere 5. Royal and aristocratic courts as a cultural, artistic and intellectual center (Rudolfine circuit, "Czech" Renaissance, "Czech" Baroque, the question of patronage, collecting, the position of the artist in society) 6. Key conflicts of the Eraly Modern period and their impact on the Czech Lands (territorial changes, demographic trends, economic aftermath, changes in mentality and values hierarchy, etc.). 7. Transformation of family structures during the Early Modern period (demographic trends, relationship to children and conception of education, the legal and social status of women) 8. Protoindustrialization and urbanization of the Czech Lands, changes in their social structure, main economic theories (mercantilism, physiocracy) 9. The economic and social situation of the peasant population (feudal dependence and its consequences, conditions, etc.). 10. Reflection of the Early Modern period in the historiography, Habsburg and Habsburg-Lorraine Dynasty in Czech and European historiography, historical actualizations (White Mountains theme, the theme of exile, etc.).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Practical training (number of hours)
- 13 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 39 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe on the basic level the most important events of the Czech history in the years 1526-1792 |
| to characterise the basic problems of the Czech early modern history |
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| to analyse on the basic level the problems of the Czech early modern history |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterise the important terms of the Czech early modern history (absolutism, estatism) |
| to describe the political development of the Bohemian Lands in the years 1526-1792 |
| to characterise the confessional situation in the Bohemian Lands |
| to describe the key conflicts in the period 1526-1792 |
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| to reflect critically the literature on Czech history in the years 1526-1792 |
| to analyse the key phenomena of the Czech history in the years 1526-1792 - absolutism, estatism, confessional situation, culture policy, society |
| to interpret economic and social situation |
| to interpret the consequences of important conflicts |
| to interpret demographic trends |
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| Self-study of literature |
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| Self-study of literature |
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Recommended literature
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Bělina, Pavel; Kaše, Jiří; Kučera, Jan P. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Svazek X., 1740-1792. Praha ; Paseka, 2001. ISBN 80-7185-384-4.
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KVAČEK, R. a kol. Dějiny Československa II. 1648-1918. Praha, 1990.
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PETRÁŇ, J. a kol. Dějiny Československa I. Do roku 1648. Praha, 1990.
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Petráň, J. a spol. Dějiny hmotné kultury I-II. Praha, Karolinum, 1997.
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Vorel, Petr. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. sv.VII., 1526-1618. Praha ; Paseka, 2005. ISBN 80-7185-648-7.
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