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Reading |
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| 8 |
Mar. 12, 14, 16 |
Rome’s Successors |
Hunt, ch. 8 | Kishlansky:
Benedict of Nursia, Rule of Saint Benedict
(110-4); Burgundian Code (114-9); Gregory
of Tours, History of the Franks (120-3) |
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| 9 |
Mar. 19, 21, 23 |
The "Dark" Ages |
Hunt, ch. 9 | Kishlansky:
Einhard, Life of Charlemagne (127-30);
Justinian, Code (132-36); The Koran
(140-44) |
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| 10 |
Mar. 26, 28, 30 |
Renewal and Reform |
Hunt, ch. 10, ch. 11 to p. 404|
Kishlansky: Feudal Documents (154-58);
Bernard of Angers, Miracles of St. Foy (158-63);
The Song of Roland (163-67) |
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Wed., Apr. 4 |
First Draft Due
(optional) |
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| 11 |
Apr. 2, 4, 6 |
The High Middle Ages |
Hunt, ch. 11 from p. 404, ch. 12
| Kishlansky: Ibn Al-Qalanisi, Damascus
Chronicle (149-51); Magna Carta (167-70);
Francis of Assisi, Admonitions (170-75) |
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Wed., Apr. 11 |
Second Paper Due |
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| 12 |
Apr. 9, 11 |
The Waning of the Middle Ages |
Hunt, ch. 13 | Kishlansky: Dante,
Divine Comedy (180-84); Witchcraft
Documents (204-8); Black Death handout [n.b.
Discussion on Wed., 28 Feb.] |
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Apr. 12-16 |
Easter Break |
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| 13 |
Apr. 18, 20 |
The Renaissance |
Hunt, ch. 14 | Kishlansky:
Francesco Petrarca, Letters (210-215);
Leon Battista Alberti, On the Family (215-21);
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (225) |
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| 14 |
Apr. 23, 25, 27 |
Reformation, Counter-Reformation,
& Catholic Reform |
Hunt, ch. 15 | Kishlansky:
Erasmus, In Praise of Folly (229-33);
Martin Luther, Freedom of a Christian and Of
Marriage and Celibacy (258-64); Ignatius
Loyola, Spiritual Exercises (272-76) |
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Mon., May 7 |
Final Exam |
10:20 am – 11:20 am |
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