History of the Early Middle Ages in Portugal

Code:

HISTO008

Acronym:

HAIMP

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in History

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ARQU	47	ARQU - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
		.	2	-	6	52	162
HISTO	25	HISTO - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
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Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To present students with a general overview of the political, economic and social situation of Hispania from the end of the Roman imperial administration to the arrival of Afonso VI of Leon and Castile (1072). Special emphasis will be placed on the would-be Portuguese territory.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that students of this unit seize the main lines of development of the historical process that followed the dismantling of the Roman Empire in Hispania. They should, as well, be able to use the political, economic and social concepts necessary for the  understanding of the above mentioned historical dynamics .

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction: the disintegration of the Roman imperial structures in Hispania. 1. The invasion, occupation and reorganization of the Iberian Peninsula by the Barbarians. (5th-8th centuries). 1.1. Constitution and consolidation of the Swabian kingdom. 1.2. A new peninsular unity: the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo. 1.3. Social and economic structures of Hispania under Germanic tribes domination. 2. Muslim Portugal (8th-9th centuries). 2.1. The conquest and the Islamic occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. 2.2. Political structures: the Emirate, the Caliphate and the first Taifa kingdoms. 2.3. Social and economic structures of Muslim Hispania. 3. From the resistance by northern populations to the Christian Reconquest (8th century to 1065). 3.1. Situation of the territories north of the Douro Valley. 3.2. Formation and expansion of the kingdom of Asturias. 3.3. Integration and territory organization of the region between the rivers Minho and Mondego within the Asturias-León kingdom.

Mandatory literature

Díaz y Díaz, Manuel C. e outros; Historia de España Menéndez Pidal, tomo III, España Visigoda, vol.I, Espasa-Calpe, 1991. ISBN: 84-239-4995-8
Lévi-Provençal, E.; Historia de España Menéndez Pidal, tomo V, España Musulmana , Espasa- Calpe, 1982. ISBN: 84-239-4807-2
Lévi- Provençal, E.; Historia de España Menéndez Pidal, tomo IV, España Musulmana, Espasa- Calpe, 1982. ISBN: 84-239-4806-4
Marques, A. H. de Oliveira e outros; Nova História de Portugal, vol II, Portugal. Das Invasões Germânicas à "Reconquista", Editorial Presença, 1993
Mattoso, José e outros; História de Portugal, vol. I, Antes de Portugal, Círculo de Leitores, 1992. ISBN: 972-42-0589-8
Pérez-Prendes, José Manuel e outros; Historia de España Menéndez Pidal, tomo III, Espanã Visigoda, vol.II, Espasa Calpe, 1999. ISBN: 84-239-4996-6
Torres Rodríguez, Casimiro; El Reino de los Suevos, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, 1977. ISBN: 84-85319-11-7
Torres, Cláudio e Macias, Santiago; O Legado Islâmico em Portugal, Círculo de Leitores, 1998. ISBN: 972-42-1885-6

Comments from the literature

Specific references on different points of the program will be suggested  throughout the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes. Tutorial sessions on topics addressed in class. Particular emphasis will be placed on orienting students’ independent study.

keywords

Humanities > History > Medieval history
Humanities > History > Political history
Humanities > History > Ancient History
Humanities > History > Social history

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Final examination. There is no compulsory class attendance, but students are advised to participate on a regular basis in classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final examination.

Examinations or Special Assignments

In accordance with general assesment rules.

Internship work/project

Not applicabel.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the procedures defined for the assesment in this unit.

Classification improvement

In accordance with general rules.