HUM 3023: The Medieval World
Spring 2014
James R. Adair
Contact Information
Email: james.adair@utsa.edu
Phone: 458-6216
Office Location: MS 4.01.69
Office Hours: by appointment
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HUM 3023: The Medieval WorldSpring 2014James R. AdairContact InformationEmail: james.adair@utsa.edu
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| Week | Date | Assignments Due |
|---|---|---|
| UNIT ONE: HOW THEY LIVED | ||
| Week 1 | Jan 14 | |
| Jan 16 | Read Cook chs. 1-2 | |
| Week 2 | Jan 21 | Read Cook chs. 3-4 |
| Jan 23 | Read Bishop chs. 1-2 | |
| Week 3 | Jan 28 | Read Bishop chs. 3-4 |
| Jan 30 | First Medieval Personalities Paper due Mini-Presentations 1-6 (first person) | |
| Week 4 | Feb 4 | Book Report on The Year 1000 due |
| Feb 6 | Read Bishop cs. 6-7 Mini-Presentations 7-12 (first person) | |
| Week 5 | Feb 11 | |
| Feb 13 | Exam 1 | |
| UNIT TWO: WHAT THEY THOUGHT | ||
| Week 6 | Feb 18 | Read Cook chs. 5-7 |
| Feb 20 | Read Cook chs. 8-9 Second Medieval Personalities Paper due Mini-Presentations 13-18 (first person) | |
| Week 7 | Feb 25 | Read Bishop chs. 5 & 8 |
| Feb 27 | Read Cook chs. 10-11 Mini-Presentations 1-6 (second person) | |
| Week 8 | Mar 4 | Read Averroes, "Religion & Philosophy"; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, s.v. "Saint Anselm"; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, s.v. "Peter Abelard," sections 1-3 |
| Mar 6 | Read Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, s.v. "Thomas Aquinas"; Maimonides, "The Thirteen Principles"; Mini-Presentations 7-12 (second person) | |
| SPRING BREAK | ||
| Week 9 | Mar 18 | Read Solomon bar Samson, "The Crusaders in Mainz" |
| Mar 20 | Read Avicenna, "On Medicine" Third Medieval Personalities Paper due Mini-Presentations 13-18 (second person) | |
| Week 10 | Mar 25 | Read Cook ch. 12 |
| Mar 27 | Exam 2 | |
| UNIT THREE: HOW THEY EXPRESSED THEMSELVES | ||
| Week 11 | Apr 1 | Read Nibelungenlied adventures XV and XVI |
| Apr 3 | Read Song of Roland sections CXLVIII - CLXIII ("The Horn"), El Cid, sections I - IV Mini-Presentations 1-6 (third person) | |
| Week 12 | Apr 8 | Read Parzival |
| Apr 10 | Read Parzival Mini-Presentations 7-12 (third person) | |
| Week 13 | Apr 15 | Read Dante, Inferno Canto V, Purgatorio Canto XX, Paradiso Canto XVIII |
| Apr 17 | Read Bishop ch. 9 Mini-Presentations 13-18 (third person) | |
| Week 14 | Apr 22 | Watch video on the Hereford Mappa Mundi and video on the Bayeux Tapestry |
| Apr 24 | Watch Romanesque Architecture: Durham Cathedral, and Gothic Architecture: Saint Denis Cathedral | |
| Week 15 | Apr 29 | Read Bishop ch. 10, Cook ch. 13 Book Report on Medieval Book due |
| FINAL EXAM | May 6 | 9:45 - 12:15 Group Report and Presentation |
