A historical survey tracing the political, social, economic, intellectual, religious and cultural events that occurred during Europe?s medieval period c.500-1500 C.E. This course begins with the decline of the Western Roman Empire and then focuses upon rise of Germanic kingdoms, role of the papacy, monasticism, establishment of Christendom, Carolingian Empire, feudalism, Vikings, England, German States, Eastern Europe, Muslim invasions, Crusades, Black Death, medieval philosophy and science, art and literature, role of women, gender and sexuality, and the demise of medieval era and birth of modern Europe. The course also explores the creation of significant lasting institutions, ideas, and thought from the medieval era that remains part of the present-day Western world. (CSU/UC)Â (AA/AS-C, CSU-C2,D, IGETC-3B,4)
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