HIST 313A - Europe in the Early Middle Ages

Units: 3

Explores European history between the 5th and 10th centuries. Includes the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West; Byzantium, Islam; disputes between the Roman Catholic Church and religious dissenters (heretics); the formation of Germanic kingdoms; the Carolingian Empire; the rise of Feudalism; popular religion; and artistic and cultural trends during the early Middle Ages.