Medieval History
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Course code
AIG6005.HT
old course code
AIG6005
Course title in Estonian
Keskaeg
Course title in English
Medieval History
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Overview of the history of the Middle-Ages. Main trends in historiography. Key-problems and events.
Brief description of the course
History of Western Europe from the Roman Empire demise until the end of the 16th century. Political history. Spread of Christianity, educational development and the institution of the Catholic Church. Medieval societal structure of Germanic people. Feudal relations. Formation of centralised monarchies. European expansion (crusades and discoveries of new lands). Intellectual trends in the late Middle Ages. Reformation. Renaissance.

Teacher
Priit Raudkivi, PhD
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