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The High Middle Ages

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Overview

Better understand the fascinating world of medieval Europe with this engaging course that explores the years 1000-1300.

Syllabus

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  • 01: Why the Middle Ages?
  • 02: Demography and the Commercial Revolution
  • 03: Those Who Fought-The Nobles
  • 04: The Chivalric Code
  • 05: Feudalism
  • 06: Those Who Worked-The Peasants
  • 07: Those Who Worked-The Townspeople
  • 08: Women in Medieval Society
  • 09: Those Who Prayed-The Monks
  • 10: Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Movement
  • 11: Heretics and Heresy
  • 12: The Medieval Inquisitions
  • 13: Jews and Christians
  • 14: The Origins of Scholasticism
  • 15: Aquinas and the Problem of Aristotle
  • 16: The First Universities
  • 17: The People's Crusade
  • 18: The Conquest of Jerusalem
  • 19: The Norman Conquest
  • 20: Philip II of France
  • 21: Magna Carta
  • 22: Empire versus Papacy
  • 23: Emperor Frederick II
  • 24: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Taught by

Philip Daileader

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