Medieval History I

Code:

FLUP0145

Acronym:

HMED1

Instance: 2003/2004 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HA	44	Official Study Plan - LHA	2	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LHA	2	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	2	2,5	5	-

Program

I. Introduction
1. The concept of Middle Ages
2. The periodization of Medieval History.
3. The passage from the Ancient World to the Medieval World: the Roman Empire 3rd century crisis; the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine.
4. The barbaric invasions.

II. To 1st Middle Ages (5th-10th centuries)
1.The social structure.
2. The economy.
3. The political power.

III. To 2nd Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries)
1. The rural world.
2. The urban world.
3. The commercial revolution.
4. The political structure.

IV. The 14th and 15th centuries
1. The crises.
2. The social movements.
3. The emergence of Modernity.

Main Bibliography

Atlas Historique, Paris, Librairie Générale Française / Stock, 1968.
Atlas Historique, dir. por G. Duby, Paris, Larousse, 1984.
CORTÁZAR, José Angel Garcia de, La Época medieval, “História de España Alfaguara”, t. II, Madrid, Alianza, 1977.
FONSECA, Luís Adão da, La Cristiandad Medieval, “História Universal EUNSA”, tomo 5, Pamplona, EUNSA, 1984.
FOSSIER, Robert, Histoire Sociale de l’Occident Médiéval, Paris, Armand Colin, 1969.
FOURQUIN, Guy, Histoire Économique de l’Occident Médiéval, Paris, Armand Colin, 1969 (trad. port., Lisboa, Edições 70, 1986).
LOPEZ, Robert S., La Révolution commerciale dans l’Europe Médiéval, Paris, Aubier-Montaigne, 1974 (trad. port., Lisboa, Presença, 1986).
PACAUT, Marcel, Les Structures Politique de l’Occident Médiéval, Paris, Armand Colin, 1969.
STRAYER, Joseph R., On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State, Princeton – New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1970 (trad. port., As Origens Medievais do Estado Moderno, Lisboa, Gradiva, s/d).