HIST 211 - The Early Middle Ages

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A study of the transition from ancient to medieval times, the barbarian tribes in the West, the triumph of Christianity, Byzantium and the rise of Islam, the rise of the Franks, feudal society, and the decline and subsequent revival of monasticism and papacy. Deals with social, economic, and political development, and with cultural and intellectual matters. Readings are in primary sources. Not offered on a regular basis.