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HIS 101: Western Civilization, 1350-
1815
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Review syllabus.
Background: The Middle Ages
Common Periodization
Last Roman Emperor of West Deposed (476 AD)
Weak Reassertion of State Structures under Charlemagne (768-814)
Invasions from Outside Europe (800s-early 1000s)
North: Vikings from Scandanavia
South: Muslims from North Africa
East: Magyars from Central Asia
The High Middle Ages (1000-around 1300)
Authority in the Medieval World
Political:
Vassalage within framework of Catholic Church
Social:
Serfdom (Lord-Serf)
Catholic Church
Intellectual
Christianity
Inherited Knowledge from the Roman World