History 71 - The Making of Medieval Europe:337-1300

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Claremont McKenna College

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Staff This course offers a broadly based inquiry into the Greco-Roman, Germanic, Judeo-Christian, and Islamic cultures that constituted the western world from the late Roman empire of the 4th century to the height of medieval Christendom in the 14th century. Designed to provide students with an overview of the history of the Mediterranean world from ca. 337-1300, the course will explore such topics as the "fall" of Rome and theemergence of the Church as a governing institution, the rise and importance of monasticism, medieval notions of sexuality, ethnicity and identity, the transformation of the feudal state into a commercial economy, Byzantine, Islamic and Western Christian scholarship, kingship, knighthood and the crusades. Offered every other year.

Credits:

1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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