The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000
Yale, , Prof. Paul Freedman
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
Yale, , Prof. Paul Freedman
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
Course Introduction: Rome's Greatness and First Crises - The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms - Constantine and the Early Church -The Christian Roman Empire - St. Augustine's Confessions - Transformation of the Roman Empire - Barbarian Kingdoms - survival in the East - The Reign of Justinian - Clovis and the Franks - Frankish Society - Britain and Ireland-Monasticism - Mohammed and the Arab Conquests - Islamic Conquests and Civil War - The Early Middle Ages, 284 -1000: The Splendor of the Abbasid Period - The Crucial - Seventh Century - The Splendor of Byzantium - Charlemagne - Intellectuals and the Court of Charlemagne - Crisis of the Carolingians
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The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210)In the first half of this lecture, Professor Freedman continues the previous lectures discussion of the Abbasids. He highlights their ability to assimilate other cultures, before turning to their decline in the tenth century. In the second half of the lecture, Professor Freedman considers the seventh century, the crucial turning point in the history of early medieval Europe. The seventh century shaped medieval Europe; the period saw the rise of Islam and Northern Europe, fundamental changes in Byzantium, the reorientation of Persia, and the end of the secular elite in the west. Professor Freedman concludes with a few remarks on the Pirenne thesis, which states that the rise of Islam broke up the Mediterranean and paved the way for the rise of northern Europe.0000 - Chapter 1. Geography and Medicine under the Abbasids 1505 - Chapter 2. The Collapse of the Abbasid Caliphate2249 - Chapter 3. The Importance of the Seventh Century3018 - Chapter 4. The Seventh Century as a Turning Point4430 - Chapter 5. Pirenne Thesis and ConclusionComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website httpoyc.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2011.
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Sep 12, 2018
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March 29, 2019
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