HIST 210: The Early Middle Ages, 2841000 with Prof. Paul H.

Freedman Syllabus
Professor
Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History

Description
Major developments in the political, social, and religious history of Western Europe from the accession of Diocletian to the feudal transformation. Topics include the conversion of Europe to Christianity, the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of Islam and the Arabs, the "Dark Ages," Charlemagne and the Carolingian renaissance, and the Viking and Hungarian invasions.

Texts
Central Texts Charlemagnes Courtier: The Complete Einhard. ed. Paul Edward Dutton, Broadview Press, 1998. Gregory of Tours: The Merovingians. ed. Alexander Callander Murray, Broadview Press, 2006. Procopius, The Secret History. ed. Richard Atwater, University of Michigan Press, 1961. Wickham, Chris, The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000. Viking, 2009. Richards, Julian, The Vikings: A Very Short History. Oxford University Press, 2005. Course Packet Augustine, Confessions, ed. James Joseph ODonnell. Oxford University Press, 1992. Berkey, Jonathan Porter, The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800. Cambridge University Press, 2003. Brown, Peter, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150-750. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. The Burgundian Code: Book of Constitutions or Law of Gundobad, ed. Katherine Fischer Drew. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972. Fichtenau, Heinrich, The Carolingian Empire. Blackwelll, 1957. Jones, A.H.M., Constantine and the Conversion of Europe. English Universities Press, 1948. Rule of St. Benedict, ed. Ruth J. Dean. Blackwell, 1964.

Requirements
Short paper, mid-term exam, and long research paper.

Grading
Short paper: 20% Mid-term exam: 30% Long research paper: 40%