HST-1019 - Medieval Civilization (3)

This course will investigate the history of Europe and near East (500 A.D. to 1400 A.D.) from the breakup of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance. It will study the political, economic, social and cultural development of the Middle Ages and how the society arose and interacted in both peace and war. It will investigate such themes as Kingship, Feudalism, East Asian Empires and their interaction with trade in the Middle East and influence into Western Culture, the Three Ordered Triangle, the Crusades and its interaction with the Middle East and their culture, in addition to looking at the Carolingian ruling structure. It will also address such issues as West-East trading contacts, Muslim influences in the Iberian Peninsula and the cultural impact of Islam and its interaction with Western Christianity.