Programme

Main themes of medieval history: the end of the western roman empire; barbarian kingdoms; Lombards and Byzantines in Italy; from frankish kingdoms to carolingian empire; christianity during the early Middle Ages: bishops and monks; manors, fiefs and the rural lordship; agrarian economy and commercial development (from 9th to 13th century); Church reform in the 11th century; italian communes; european western kingdoms, from 11th to 13th century; culture, church and religious experiences in the late Middle Ages; the Crisis of the 14th century; early modern state in Italy and Europe.

Core Documentation

For attending students: G. Albertoni, S. M. Collavini, T. Lazzari, Introduzione alla storia medievale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2020 (with digital materials).
For non attending students: A. Cortonesi, Medioevo. Profilo di un millennio, Carocci, Roma, 2008.
For all students: G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo. Fra storia e senso comune, Rome, Donzelli, 1998; and V. Loré, R. Rao, Medioevo da manuale. Una ricognizione della storia medievale nei manuali scolastici italiani, pp. 305-313 (free downoad: http://www.rmojs.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/5353).

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons, face-to-face or remotely according to the provisions covid-19, with participatory analysis of historiographic documents and texts.

Type of evaluation

Oral test. Exam Questions will judge the Knowledge of Course main Themes and asses the Competences in matter of Contextualization of Sources and Historiography.