HIST 409 - The Birth of Europe

3 credits

Description
This course chronicles Europe’s emergence as a coherent entity in the Early Middle Ages, focusing on Rome’s disintegration; the rise of new institutions and the Carolingian Empire; the challenges posed by Vikings, Byzantines, and Muslims; and the fusion of Germanic, classical, and Christian cultures into a uniquely medieval civilization.

Note
Open to graduate students. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature.

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