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HSTY2618: The Age of the Crusades
2020 unit information
This unit examines the history of the high medieval Mediterranean world during the Crusades era (c1050-c1300). Topics include the struggle for influence between the Latin West, Byzantium and Islam, and the multi-faceted social, economic and cultural contacts connecting the regions of the Great Sea.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
History
| Code | HSTY2618 |
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| Academic unit | History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000-level in History or Ancient History |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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HSTY2018 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. This unit aims to deepen students' knowledge of the Middle Ages through the exploration of the notion of 'Crusade' in the frame of the multi-cultural Mediterranean area during the central centuries of the Middle Ages.
- LO2. Students learn about the modalities of contact between the three high medieval Mediterranean cultural area: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and Western Christendom. Following the narrative of the "Crusades", students consider how ideological, material, and intellectual relationships impacted on politics and diplomacy; they explore places of encounter where multi-cultural contacts took place; they also focus on the role the Crusades played in shaping conceptions and representations of the Other.
- LO3. Students strengthen their sense of historical significance through the reading and analysis of primary and secondary sources. This is the main purpose of tutorials in which students practice week-by-week analytical and critical skills.
- LO4. Progressive assessment allows students to conduct an original research project that strengthens their skills as independent learners.
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