Old Livonia
Course code
AIE6045.HT
old course code
AIE6045
Course title in Estonian
Vana-Liivimaa
Course title in English
Old Livonia
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 Estonian and Latvian history in medieval times (end of 12th century up to Livonian War).
Brief description of the course
Estonia and Latvia in the eve of foreign conquest of the 13th century. Scandinavian factor in Livonian history. German and Danish conquest. Christianisation of the local peoples. Formation of the medieval statehood. Political map of Livonia. Main political and social powers as moulders of the local social entry: Teutonic order, Hanseatic League, vassals. Formation of the local proto-parliamentary institutions. Peasantry. Foreign policy of the Livonian rulers. Relations with the Tsarist Russia. Reformation in Livonia and its cultural impact. The Great Livonian War 1558 – 1583. Breakdown of the Livonian statehood.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Valdab Liivimaa historiograafia põhijooni. Suudab seletada quasi-koloniaalse Liivimaa nõrku ja tugevaid arengulisi jooni. Osakab võrrelda Liivimaa riiklust teiste keskaegse Euroopa riikidega.
Valdab Liivimaa historiograafia põhijooni. Suudab seletada quasi-koloniaalse Liivimaa nõrku ja tugevaid arengulisi jooni. Osakab võrrelda Liivimaa riiklust teiste keskaegse Euroopa riikidega.
Teacher
Priit Raudkivi, PhD
Prerequisite course 1
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