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HS 236 Europe before Nations: From the First Crusade to 1453
John Cabot University - Full Curriculum Program
Rome, Italy
Dates: 1/12/16 - 5/7/16
HS 236 Europe before Nations: From the First Crusade to 1453
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: John Cabot University
Location: Rome, Italy
Primary Subject Area: History
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: Recommended: HS 235
DESCRIPTION
This course will continue analyzing main political events, changes, and cultural achievements of the High Middle Ages until the discovery of the New World. Topics covered include Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor, Pope Gregory VII and the idea of a Crusade, the Crusades and Latin states of the Levant, the Spanish reconquista, Italian city states and their culture, Slavic kingdoms and states in the Balkans, the rise of Mongols and its consequences for Europe, the Plague, Medieval Russia, and the Ottoman Turks and the fall of Constantinople.