History 103 Introduction to the Medieval World Spring 2009

Instructor: J. David Schlosser Email: [email protected] Office: Recitation 422 Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00-11:00

Main Lecture: Lilly 3410 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30-9:20

Required Reading Barbara Rosenwein, A Short History of the Middle Ages. 3rd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009 (RECOMMENDED) Einhard and Notker the Stammerer. Two Lives of Charlemagne, trans. David Ganz. New York: Penguin Books, 2008. The Song of Roland. trans. Glyn Burgess. New York: Penguin Classics, 1990. Other primary sources will be posted on Blackboard.

Course Description: The purpose of this class is to learn how to historically analyze the past with particular reference to the “European Middle Ages.” Students will thus investigate what it meant to be European during the fifth through fifteenth centuries. This will be done through examining the emerging European political, social, economic, and cultural institutions, though we will reference these developments in connection to contemporary “outside” processes as well. These endeavors both enhance the student’s general intellectual growth as well as foster a particular ability to think historically. An investigation of the medieval past allows students to understand the foundations of the modern world as well as the ways modern historians view the past.

Course Objectives During class times, you will be presented with a narrative of Europe from the fifth through the fifteenth centuries and its place in contemporary societies. Outside of class you will read assigned sections of a variety of primary sources from the period. These readings will develop the ability to analyze primary source material. These primary source readings should allow the student to analyze what the sources say, what they intend to say, and how they may have been received. Thus, by the end of the semester, you will be able interpret primary sources and grasp the essential points of the medieval narrative.

You, the student, will be responsiblie for the following tasks:

I. Daily Attendance and Participation -- 10% of final grade The attendance policy for this class is as follows. Attendance will not be taken on a daily basis. That being said, you are responsible for content covered in class. Additionally, in a class size not exceeding 54 students, repeated absences are easily noticed. Thus, even though your grade will not be directly affected by absences, performance on unannounced pop quizzes and exams will indicate your presence and engagement in the class.

If a student misses a quiz, it may be made up only in the case of an excused absence such as a doctor’s appointment, funeral and the like. An absence will be excused with presentation of verifying documents e.g. a doctor’s note. A midterm exam missed for an excused absence may be made up by appointment. An alternate exam will be proctored at a yet to be determined date during finals week.

II. Essays -- 40% of final grade Two (2) short papers of three to four (3-4) pages each. These assignments allow the student opportunities to demonstrate analytical thinking on three levels. The first, and most basic level such writings assignments allow for the student to show their writings skills (vocabulary, grammar, style etc.) The second and third opportunities these assignments afford are first to demonstrate the ability to craft an argument, and lastly, how to do so in the specific context of historical thought. The esays should be based on lecture notes, textbook, and primary source document readings. Late papers will be docked a letter grade for each class day it is late. Each essay will count for 20% of the final grade

III. Examinations 50% of final grade Exams will consist of a midterm and a final. These exams will be broken into three sections, first a section of identification terms and secondly an essay and finally a map portion. Each of these exams will be worth 25% of the final grade. The final will NOT be cumulative.

Please feel free to stop by my office hours, or make an appointment if you are unavailable at those times should you have any questions, conflicts, or concerns at all.

IV. Grading and Distribution:

DAILY attendance and participation: 10% Essay One: 20% Midterm: 25% Essay Two: 20% Final Exam: 25%

A+: (97-100%) A: (94-96%) A-: (90-93%) B+: (87-89%) B: (84-86%) B-: (80-83%) C+: (77-79%) C: (74-76%) C-: (70-73%) D+: (67-69%) D: (64-66%) D-: (60-63%) F: (0-59%)

V. Accomadation Please let me know by the SECOND week of class if there is anything that might affect your participation or performance in the course. This advance notice is necessary so that we may obtain the appropriate accommodations for you.

VI Disclaimer In the event of a major campus emergency the above requirements, deadlines and grading policies are subject to changes that may be required by a revised semester calendar. Notification of such changes will be available through in class announcements, course website postings, and by contacting the instructor directly via email or phone.

VII. University Policies

EQUALITY STATEMENT: The Affirmative Action Office works with the Purdue University community in implementing and upholding policies and practices that are consistent with federal and state mandates as well as existing University policies regarding equal access, equal employment and educational opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Purdue University does not condone and will not tolerate discrimination against any individual on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran.

DISABILITY: I am happy to work with students who have disabilities and/or need accommodation. It is the student’s responsibility, however, to first contact the appropriate institutional officers. These channels may be found by contacting: Adaptive Programs, Purdue University, Young Hall, Room 830, 302 Wood Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (765)-494-1247 V/TTY, (765)-496-3759 Be sure to fill out and submit the following form to Adaptive Programs, which you can locate at: http://www.purdue.edu/odos/adpro/Electronic%20dirf.doc

SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Sexual harassment is defined in Purdue University's Executive Memorandum C-33:

"Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors, or other written, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

1. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity; 2. submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for, or a factor in, decisions affecting that individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity or; 3. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's employment or academic performance or creating an intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment for that individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity."

Sexual harassment by or toward a member of the University community is prohibited. If you have any questions or concerns about this definition, or experience any unwelcome behavior that seems to fit this description, please contact me, another faculty member, or the Sexual Harassment Advisors’ Network: [email protected]

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: Purdue prohibits “dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty.” [University Regulations, Part 5, Section III, B, 2, a] Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated “the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms (such as the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet, directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself dishonest.”[University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972]. The University’s guideline for penalizing academic misconduct recommends giving a grade of “F” for a plagiarized assignment. Plagiarists and cheaters will automatically fail the course and will be immediately reported to the Office of the Dean of Students. If you are worried about committing plagiarism unknowingly, please come and speak with both me and your teaching assistant.

For more on what constitutes academic integrity, please see the following site: http://www.purdue.edu/ODOS/administration/integrity.htm

IX. Course Calendar Outline

Week 1 – Monday Aug 22– Introduction and Classical Rome Wednesday 24– Third Century Crisis Have Read – Gibbon 38 and Muhlberger “An Overview of Late Antiquity” Pt 1 Sections 7-9 Friday 26 -- Coping in Crisis Have read – Perpetua and Felicity, the Zorastrian Creed

Week 2 -- Rosenwein 21-40 Monday 29– Diocletian, Constantine and Rebuilding the Empire Have Read – Lactantius “The Conversion of Constantine”, Julian the Apostate “Letter to Arsacius”, and the Theodosian Code “On Religion” Wednesday 31-- retooling for a Christian state Have Read – the Nicene Creed, Augustine “Excerpts on the Two Cities”, Porphyry “Against the Christians” Friday – Society in the 4th c. Have Read – Jews and the Later Roman Law, Socrates Scholasticus “The Murder of Hypatia”, and Gregory of Nyssa, “Life of Macrina”

Week 3 – Rosenwein 40-58 Monday Sept 5 – Labor Day No Class Wednesday Sept 7 – Barbarians: Who are they? Have Read – Tacitus Germania “Excerpts”, Jordanes “Ch 20: The Devastation of the Goths in the reign of Gallienus 260-268”, Sidonus Apollinaris “A Civilized Barbarian and a Barbarous Roman”, Friday Sept 9– Barbarians in or out? Have Read – Ammianus Marcellinus, “Battle of Adrianople”, and Pope Leo: Two Accounts

Week 4 – Rosenwein 61-70, 75-100 Monday Sept 12 – The Divisions of the Empire in the West Have Read Boethius “Excerpt; The Consolation of Philosophy, and St. Benedict, “The Rule” Wednesday Sept 14 – Who’s Roman Now? Byzantium Have Read – Procopius “Justinian and Theodora”, Justinian “Institutes”, Basil, “On the Protection of Peasants Lands” Friday Sept 16 – Italy and Spain Have Read Cassiodorus “On Classical Learning”, Gregory the Great “Letters”, Isidore, “Etymologia”

Week 5 – Rosenwein 70-75 Monday Sept 19 – Gaul and Anglo-Saxon England Have Read – Gregory “History of the Franks”, the Synod of Whitby and Bede Wednesday Sept 21 – The Roman Near East Have Read – “Ancient Accounts of Arabia”: Ammianus Marcellinus, Procopuis; “The Poem of Umru-Ul-Quais” Friday Sept 23—The Rise of Islam Have Read Ibn-Ishaq “Selections from the Life of Mohammad”, Mohammad “Last Sermon”, Hadith Selections,

Week 6 – Rosenwein 101-117 Monday Sept 26 – Islamic Expansion and The Umayyad Revolution Have Read -- Accounts of the Arab Conquest of Egypt, The Pact of Umar Wednesday Sept 28 – The Breaking of the Mediterranean? Have Read – Pirenne excerpt, The Battle of Tours: Three Accounts Friday Sept 30 – The Abbasids Have Read al-Tabari “Baghdad”, al-Masu’di “The Caliph Haroun al-Rashid and The Caliph al-Mamoun” Excerpted

Week 7 – Rosenwein 118-137 Monday Oct 3– Conflict and Commerce: Diplomacy, trade and iconoclasm Have Read An Arab Ambassador in Constantinople, Ibn Fadlan Wednesday Oct 5 – The rise of the Carolingians and renewal Have Read – Donation of Pepin, Boniface “Letters”, Einhard Friday Oct 7 – Charlemagne’s Heir Have Read – Walafrid Strabo, Thegan, The Oaths of Strasburg

Week 8 – Rosenwein 139-151 Monday Oct 10– Fall Break, NO CLASS Wednesday Oct 12 – Paper 1 DUE!! The Carolingian Fate Have Read – Dhuoda, John Scotus Eriugena “Excerpt, The Division of Nature”, Hucbald “In Praise of Bald Men” Friday Oct 14 – The Ottonians Have read Luitprand and Hroswitha

Week 9 – Rosenwein 152-161 Monday Oct 17 – The Anglo-Saxons and Second Wave Invasions Have Read – Alcuin, “Letter to Lindisfarne”, Asser Excerpt Wesdesday Oct 19 – Millenarianism and Feudalism Have Read -- Ralph Glaber “The Year 1000 AD”, Fulbert of Chartres “Letter on Mutual Obligation”, and Abbot of St. Mary of Tronchiennes “Relief for a Succession to a fief” Friday Oct 21 –Midterm Wrap-up

Week 10 – Rosenwein 161-174, Monday Oct 24 – Exam 1 !!! Wednesday Oct 26 – Agricultural Growth Have Read – The Dialogue Between Master and Disciple: On Labourers Friday Oct 28 – Economic Growth Have Read – Jocelin de Brakelond “Concerning Loans to the Abbey of Bury St. Edmund”, Guibert of Nogent “On the Revolt of the Laon Commune”,

Week 11 – Rosenwein 177-200, Begin Song of Roland Monday Oct 31– Growth in Piety Have Read – Foundation Charter of Cluny, Stephen de Bourbon “St. Guinefort”, and Hugh of Fleury “Life, Translation, and Miracles of St. Sacerdos, prologue”” Wednesday Nov 2 – The Investiture Controversy Have Read – Gregory VII “Deposition of Henry IV”, “Clerical Celibacy, Lisieux Normandy, Late 1170s”, Concordat of Worms Friday Nov 4 – The Crusades Have Read – Fulcher of Chartres “Urban II: Speech at Clermont”, Soloman bar Sampson “The Crusaders in Mainz”, Anna Commena “”The Crusaders at Constantinople”

Week 12 – Rosenwein 200-218, 237-261, Continue Song of Roland Monday Nov 7 – Religious Authority and experience Have Read The 4th Lateran Council Canon 63, Cathar Gospel, Wednesday Nov 9 – University Life Have Read – Robert de Courcon “Statutes for the University of Paris 1215”, Jacques of Vitry “”Life of the Students in Paris”, Anselm, “Proslogion ch 1-4” Friday Nov 11 – Art and Architecture Have Read – Andreas Capellanus “The art of Courtly Love”, The Song of Roland

Week 13 -- Rosenwein 219-237, Continue Song of Roland Monday Nov 14 – Germany and The Papacy Have Read – Frederick Barbarossa, The Peace of Venice, Innocent III to Phillip II, Wednesday Nov 16 – England and France Have Read -- The Domesday Book, Peter of Blois “Letter 154 to Queen Eleanor”, William of Hundlehy “The Outrage of Anangi”

Friday Nov 18 – The High Middle Ages – Paper 2 DUE!! Crisis and Change 1: Social and Economic Crisis Have Read -- Johannes of Trowkelowe “Annales on the Famine of 1315”, Boccacio, “Decameron, Introduction”

Week 14 -- Rosenwein 263-286 (esp. 280-286) Monday Nov 21 – Cultural Crises and Change Have Read Raimon de Cornet “Poem Criticizing the Avignon Papacy”, Manifesto The Revolting Cardinals, The University of Paris And the Schism Wednesday Nov 23 – Happy Thanksgiving! NO CLASS!!! Friday Nov 25 – Happy Thanksgiving! NO CLASS!!!

Week 15 Rosenwein 287-303 Monday Nov 28 Political Crises Have Read -- The Jacquerie, The Trial of Joan of Arc, The Capture of Constantinople Wednesday Nov 30 – Reactions to Crisis Have Read Excerpts from Dante, Petrarch, Machiavelli Friday Dec 2 – Cultural Transformations Have Read –Charges against Jan Hus, Martin Luther “To the Christian Nobility”, Ignatius Loyala “The Spiritual Exercises”

Week 16 – Rosenwein Ch. 8 Monday Dec 5 – Expanding Understandings Have Read – John of Monte Corvino “Report on China”, Gomez Azurara “The Motives of Prince Henry the Navigator”, Copernicus, “Preface” Wednesday Dec 7 – What are the European Middle Ages? Friday Dec 9 – Final Wrap up