CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU
HI/RE 322 - Medieval Life and Thought
Willis H A Moore, M Ed., Instructor: willis.moore@adjunct.chaminade.edu 
808-538-3952 - - - - “Office hours” before class, or upon request.

SYLLABUS - - Summer AEOP 2013 @ MCBH
Required Text: MEDIEVAL EUROPE: A Short History, Judith M Bennett
a map of Europe - Instructor has maps available for $5

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY:
The term, “Middle Ages,” is more accurate than, “The Dark Ages;” “Medieval Europe” is now preferred over both of the above, however.  Sometime after the death of Marcus Aurelius in C.E. 180, the Roman Empire went into a period of anarchy, political, social, and moral decline.  Persecution of Christians stopped early in the 4th Century; Constantine built CONSTANTINOPLE to replace the town called “Byzantium” and placed himself there as Emperor of a divided Empire and declared Christianity to be the official religion of Rome.  By the end of the 4th Century, what had been THE Roman Empire was formally divided into East (Byzantine) and West (Roman) Empires.  Three great voices in the Western Christian Church were Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine whose actions and writing would shape a Roman Catholic Church which dominated Europe.  Although the Christian Church was itself divided over Arian and Trinitarian notions of God, Europe was “Christianized” by the time the last Emperor claimed the throne of Rome in 476 C.E.  Celtic Christianity, associated with Patrick, survived in Ireland, while the “Church of Rome” grew in power, wealth, and political influence.  A little-noted period of Islamic influence entered Europe in the 700's as the Moors conquered Iberia, calling it Al-Andaluz.  It would later be called EspaZa after 1492 C.E.  This course covers “church history” as well as political history of Europe until 1492: the symbolic first voyage of Columbus.

CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION:
Your attendance at each class is expected; if you cannot attend, contact the instructor ASAP by telephone or e-mail.  Work missed in class cannot be made up; lectures and discussion during class time are participatory and not from printed notes nor recorded as you tube videos.

TEXTBOOK:
Reading the TEXT is your responsibility; Instructor will enlarge upon concepts, answer questions, guide discussions of assignments.  Exam answers and details are found in the text; essay questions require you to know the material then synthesize on paper.

YOUR GRADE:
Class attendance and participation                                      Up to 20 points
Personality report                                                       Up to 20 points
Midterm Essay examination                                             Up to 20 points
Final examination, inclusive, essay type                                 Up to 20 points
Book report, extra credit, museum visits, etc;                                                                       the instructor will have suggestions                                       No limit

If you earn 90+ points, you will receive a grade of “A”
If you earn 80+ points, you will receive a grade of “B”
If you earn 70+ points, you will receive a grade of “C”
If you earn 60+ points, you will receive a grade of “D”

SCHEDULE: 05 July - 06 September 2013

Meeting 01 - Intro, background requirements, and Chapter 1 in text,
Meeting 02 - Chapters 2 and 3 in Text
Meeting 03 - Chapters 4 and 5 in text
Meeting 04 - Chapters 6 and 7 in text
Meeting 05 - Mid Term Examination - Essay Type
10 August: Make Up/Extra credit Class opportunity at SHANG-RI  LA  Museum
Meeting 06 - Chapters 8 and 9 in text
Meeting 07 - Chapters 10 and 11 in text
Meeting 08 - Chapters 12 and 13 in text
Meeting 09 - Chapter 14 in text and individual reports
Meeting 10 - Final Examination - Essay Type
Another make-up/extra credit class will be offered at the Honolulu Museum of Art on a Sunday during this class.
Attendance at the two extra credit/make-up classes is not mandatory, and there is no charge to students enrolled in this class.  Spouses, family, and friends, however would need to pay.  Credit will be given for attendance and also for writing a critique of visit.  Full details will be covered in class.

CLASS TIME WILL INVOLVE LECTURE (1+ hours), and A/V materials, then dis- cussion of what was seen and heard.  These A/V materials are, in general, not available on the Internet/Netflix/Blockbuster, etc.  FULL class attendance, coming on time, staying to the end, will make good outcomes.  If you will be late, or have to miss a class, be sure to contact instructor ASAP.