Course Schedule

This schedule is tentative until the actual beginning of the semester. Specific dates and assignment references may change prior to that date.

Note: this class will next be offered Spring Semester 2011.

Spring 2008
Dates	Assignments Due	Weekly Work
Section 1: Politics
Jan 21–27		Read the Syllabus (all parts) Read Knox, Introduction Read Knox, Tour of Europe in 1300 Get logged in to discussion and post introductory message Post at least two more messages into the Politics section of the discussion board
Jan 28–Feb 3		Read the Knox essays on England, France, Germany, and Italy Primary Source: Battle of Barnet Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Feb 4–Feb 10		Read Waley & Denley, Chapters 1 - 4, 7, and 9 - 12 Primary Source: Golden Bull Primary Source: How the Doges of Venice Were Chosen Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Feb 11–Feb 17	Topic choice and book list due Feb 16	Read Knox, The Pazzi Conspiracy Read Brucker, Chapter 4 Primary Source: Regulations of the Commune of Biella -- no longer available -- site gone Primary Source: Lorenzo de' Medici's Advice to a Cardinal Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 2: Society
Feb 18–Feb 24		Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 17 Read Knox, Introduction Read Knox, The Demographic Crises Read The Florentine Chronicle on the plague Read the Pistoia statutes regarding the plague Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Feb 25–Mar 2		Read Brucker, Chapter 3 Read Knox, Status and Position Read Characteristics of a Knight Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Mar 3–Mar 9	Thesis statement and paper synopsis due Mar 7	Read Knox, Breakin' the Law Read Knox, Life Cycle Read Death of Lucretia da Panzano Read Margery Kempe first reading Read Margery Kempe second reading Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 3: Religion
Mar 10–Mar 16		Read Knox, Introduction Read Brucker, Chapter 5 Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 6 Primary Source: Council of Constance: Sacrosancta, 1415 Primary Source: Council of Constance: Frequens, 1417 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Mar 17–Mar 23		Read Knox, Church Hierarchy Read Knox, The Papacy Primary Source: Petrarch on the Papacy Primary Source: Manifesto of the Revolting Cardinals, Aug 5, 1378 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Mar 24–Mar 30	Spring Break	The discussion board will remain open, but there is no required discussion for this week.
Mar 31–Apr 6		Read Knox, Heresy Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 13 Primary Source: Condemnation of Wyclif Primary Source: The Bianchi in Florence, 1399 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 4: Economics
Apr 7–Apr 13		Read Brucker, Chapter 2 Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 5 Read Knox, Introduction Read Knox, A Merchant's Journey Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Apr 14–Apr 20	Term paper and annotated bibliography due Apr 20	Read Knox, The Late Medieval Economy Read Statute of Laborers, 1351 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Apr 21–Apr 27		Read Knox, Banking and Money Read Medieval Prices Read The Value of Foreign Coin in England, 1266 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 5: Culture
Apr 28–May 4		Read Brucker, Chapter 6 Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 8 Read Knox, Historiography of the Renaissance Read The Ascent of Mount Ventoux Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
May 5–May 11	Term paper revision due May 9	Read Waley & Denley, Chapters 16 and 18 Read Vergerius on the New Education Post a minimum of three messages to discussion