HST334

HST

334

This course will examine Europe from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance, to include barbarian tribes and the barbarian conversion to Christianity, the development of feudal society, the emergence of the Christian church, and the rise of kings and nation states. Particular attention will be given to the legacy of Rome, medieval peasant life, the Crusades, religious conflict and the struggle over orthodoxy, and the relationship between Christians and Jews. Offered alternate years.