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Apr 16, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 0327 - Barbarians to Vikings: Europe in the Dark Ages, 300 -1000 A.D.
Credits: 3
This course examines the emergence of Western Civilization from the ruins of the Western Roman Empire. Although intimately connected to the Greco-Roman civilization of the Mediterranean, this new civilization also drew its strength from Judeo-Christian traditions and from the culture of the Germanic peoples. Students in this course will explore how these three cultural threads were interwoven in the tumultuous centuries known collectively as the Dark Ages to form the basis of Western Civilization. Topics include: the Late Roman Empire, Roman interaction with pre-immigration Germania, the Germanic world view, Charlemagne’s restoration of empire, Europe’s relationship with the Islamic World, the impact of the Viking Age, and the origins of the medieval economic and social system known as feudalism.
Prerequisites: Minimum Sophomore standing required.
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