History of the Early Medieval World

A study of the most significant aspects of early Medieval History from the decline of Rome to about the year 1000 AD. Special attention will be given to the development of characteristic institutions and ideas in this period. The course will focus upon the disintegration of the classical world and the genesis of a new form of civilization in Europe. Special attention will be given to the new order created in Western Europe at the time of Charlemagne and his immediate successors.