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  1. Historical Overview
    1. Major events of the High Middle Ages
    2. The medieval synthesis
    3. The two phases of the era
  2. Feudalism
    1. The feudal system and the feudal society
      1. Origins of feudalism
      2. Characteristics of feudalism
      3. Spread of feudalism
      4. Chivalric code
          5. a)   Impact on men
          b)   Impact on women
    2. Peasant life
      1. Serfdom
      2. Daily routines
    3. The rise of towns
      1. Rise in population and migrations
      2. Town life
          3. a)   At odds with feudal system
          b)   Work and commerce
            (1)   Trade routes
            (2)   Role of women
    4. The feudal monarchy
      1. The French monarchy
          2. a)   The Capetian kings
          b)   Institutional developments
      2. The English monarchy
          3. a)   Norman England
          b)   Conflicts between kings and barons
      3. The Holy Roman Empire
          4. a)   Lay investiture
          b)   Failure to centralize
      4. The papal monarchy
          5. a)   Reform movements
          b)   Powerful popes
  3. Medieval Christianity and the Church
    1. Structure and hierarchy
    2. Christian beliefs and practices
      1. Church as way to salvation
      2. Rituals and ceremonies
          3. a)   Inseparable from doctrine
          b)   Seven sacraments
    3. Religious orders and lay piety
      1. Monasteries and nunneries
          2. a)   Hildegard of Bingen
          b)   Scivias or May You Know
      2. Mendicant orders
      3. The Albigensians
    4. The Crusades
  4. The Age of Synthesis: Equilibrium Between the Spiritual and the Secular
    1. Theology and Learning
      1. Cathedral schools and the development of scholasticism
          2. a)   Curriculum
          b)   Scholasticism: aims and methods
      2. Peter Abelard
          3. a)   Life and ideas
          b)   Realism and Nominalism
      3. The rise of the universities
      4. Intellectual controversy and Thomas Aquinas
          5. a)   Averroists vs. traditionalists
          b)   Thomas Aquinas
            (1)   Thomistic theology
            (2)   Thomistic summaries
            (3)   Influence of Aquinas
    2. Science and Medicine
      1. Science
          2. a)   Thomas Aquinas
          b)   Rationalism
      2. Medicine
          3. a)   Rise of medical schools
          b)   William of Saliceto
    3. Literature
      1. Monastic and feudal writing
          2. a)   Goliards and poetry
          b)   Chanson de geste:The Song of Roland
      2. Vernacular and courtly writing
          3. a)   Troubadors and courtly romances
          b)   Chrétien de Troyes
          c)   Lays: Marie de France
      3. Dante
          4. a)   Life and works
          b)   Divine Comedy
    4. Architecture and art
      1. Romanesque churches and related arts
          2. a)   Origins and evolution of churches
            (1)   First Romanesque style
            (2)   Second` Romanesque style
          b)   Illuminated manuscripts
      2. Gothic churches and related arts
          3. a)   Origins and evolution of churches
            (1)   Early Gothic style, 1145-1194
            (2)   High Gothic style, 1194-1300
          b) Illuminated manuscripts
    5. Music
      1. Innovations on the Gregorian chants
      2. Liturgical drama
      3. Secular music
    6. Technology
      1. Warfare
      2. Water power and wind power
      3. Farming
  5. The Legacy of the Christian Centuries





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