Europe in the Central Middle Ages (c. 1000-c. 1350)

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This survey course examines the history of Europe from the rise of the feudal age to the Black Death and focuses on various aspects of social, religious, political, cultural and intellectual life. Topics may include the Crusades, the reforms of the Church, the daily life of medieval men and women in cities and countryside, the rise of universities, European travellers to Mongol territories, the Black Death and the beginning of the Hundred Years War. Medieval documents are analyzed in class to offer a direct insight into the period. Restrictions: Students with credits in the former HIST-2211 | HIST-2214 may not take this course.