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1 HIST 100 EARLY MEDIAEVAL EUROPE Dr Niall Christie Office Hours: Mon, Wed and Fri, 12:00-12:30 pm and 3:00-3:30 pm, or by appointment Copy of outline on the web at:

2 History: Why do we care? History, n. An account mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), The Devil's Dictionary

3  To avoid the mistakes of the past  To help us understand other cultures  To help us understand ourselves Why study history?

4 Some Mediaeval Achievements  Transformation of Roman Empire into precursors of modern nation-states  Birth of precursors to modern governmental systems  Establishment of Christianity and Islam  Major advances in science and technology  Major works of literature in Latin and other languages

5 “Middle Ages”“Dark Ages” medium aevum (1688)“Mediaeval” Not used at time Geographically limited Issue of determining start and end: 476 (end of Roman Empire in west) to 1492 (Columbus)?

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