Medieval History II

Code: HIS02442L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: History

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

This course aims to provide the student with an overview of the evolution of European society between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries, framing it, in particular, in the Mediterranean area.

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

- Providing a global picture of European Societies evolution between 11th and 15th centuries
- Introduce the student in the framework of problems and discussions concerning different historiography point of views
- Provide some concepts, institutions and phenomena indispensable to be aware about European history
- Analyzing specific issues
- Provide the students some bibliographic elements

What medievalism: concepts and problems

2. Conjunctures
2.1 From 11th to 13th century - growth and stabilization
2.2 The 14th and 15th centuries - contradictions and renovations

3. The consolidation of western political systems
3.1. The Empire and the Papacy
3.2.3.2 The monarchies
3.3 The City-States

4. Social and economic life
4.1.Social distinction and hierarchization
4.2. The cities and the countryside
4.3. Work and commerce 4.4.
4.4.Reformist and social movements

5. The "Renaissance" - rupture or continuity?

Teaching Methods

Presentation of each point, following of an enlarged discussion.
The course unit includes final assessment by written examination and continuous assessment. This includes one written test (40%), one oral presentation, group (30%) and one written work, individual (30%).