09/07/08

History 323: The Middle Ages introduces students to the rich history and culture of Europe during the Middle Ages, from Roman late antiquity (c. 200) to the High Middle Ages of Western Europe (c. 1300).  This course is designed to introduce students to major themes in the development of western society, culture, religion, politics, law, art, and literature. The civilizations, cultures, and themes that we will study include the late Roman Empire, early Christianity and monastic culture, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations, the Lombard kingdoms, Merovingian and Carolingian Europe, the First Crusade, papal power and the Investiture Controversy, economic revival and the ‘profit economy’ in the High Middle Ages, Christian attitudes toward Jews, Scholasticism, Dominican and Franciscan orders, and the love letters of Abelard and Heloise.

For additional information about this course, offered by Halvorson in Spring 2007, click a link below.