HIST304 The Dark Ages
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Course Description
Beginning with the decline of the Roman Empire, this course discusses German, Muslim, Viking and Magyar invasions, the development of Catholicism in Western Europe and of Eastern Orthodoxy in the Byzantine Empire, the Arabic contribution to mathematics, science, and philosophy and the institutions of feudalism and manorialism. The course concludes with the economic, demographic and urban revival which began around 1000 AD.

Prerequisite: None.
Academic Information
Units: 3
Distribution I Area: None.
Distribution II Area: None.
Diversity Area: None.
Schedule & Fee
Dates: May 27-Jul 9
Class #: 2114
Course Fee: $985
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $985
Instructor
Aidan Breen
aidan91053@yahoo.com
Book Information
  1. Jo Ann H. Moran Cruz, R. Gerberding, Medieval Worlds - An Introduction to European History, 300-1492 (2004, paperback. ISBN 978-0-39-56087-7).
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UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.