Weekly Schedule

This is an overview of the schedule for the Fall term here. Obviously, it is still in progress. When complete, it may not be exhaustive. Check each week's dedicated page for more details (i.e. click on the titles for links).

Week 1. Prologue to the Middle Ages

• No online meet up this week.

• Read the course guide (i.e. this website)

• Download and install Microsoft Teams.

• Read through the Syllabus (i.e. the front page and its subpages, from Your Professors to Supplemental Material). A pdf version of the syllabus is on Perusall for you to annotate.

• Introduce yourself to your fellow students on Teams

• Sign in to Perusall and buy the textbooks

Week 2. Module 1.1 When are the Middle Ages

• Our first online meet up on Teams!

• Do the reading assigned on Perusall

• Complete the Document Analysis

Week 3. Module 1.2 Where are the Middle Ages

• Visit from Susan Tudin, History area specialist in the Library

Week 4. Module 2.1 The Late Roman Empire

• Read: 1-21 in Short History of the Middle Ages

Week 5. Module 2.2 The Transformation of Empire

Week 6. Module 3.1 Successor Kingdoms

Week 7. Module 3.2 Eastern Roman Empire

Week 8. Module 3.3 The Rise and Spread of Islam

Week 9. Module 4.1 Faith and Learning

• Transcription Exercise

Week 11.Module 4.2 Cities and Countryside

Week 11. Module 4.3 Power Structures

Week 12. Module 4.4 Social Structures