20 November 2009
Final Fall 2009 PART B3
Discuss the origins and consequences of the church reform movement of the tenth and eleventh centuries. How did it change the nature of the church? How did it contribute to the increase of social stability and the centralization of authority. How did it contribute to an increase in the persecution of people who were considered to be outsiders?
final Fall 2009 PART B2
The so-called medieval synthesis, with its sense of social reciprocity and divinely ordained hierarchy, was fatally weakened during the fourteenth century. Describe the factors that led to this collapse and their relationship to the political, social, and economic trends of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Final Fall 2009 PART B1
The story of Tristan and Isolde is a product of the so-called Twelfth-Century Renaissance. Describe this Renaissance, how it came about, its main social and cultural features, and how it transformed medieval society. How does Gottfried von Strasbourg’s tale fit into this Renaissance and the changes in aristocratic culture it brought about? Use examples from the text.
Final Fall 2009 PART A
Historians typically describe medieval society as a hybrid of Roman, Germanic, and Christian culture. Discuss the history behind how each of these cultures was integrated into medieval society, and how the influence of each was evident in medieval society.
FINAL EXAM INSTRUCTIONS
The final exam will be take-home just like the midterm. For some reason the University has scheduled the final exam time for 8 am Wednesday 16 December. Unless there is a demand to keep it at the original time, I will have the deadline for exams and rewritten papers from 1230-130pm that day. This overlaps the other exam times, so it will not interfere with any other finals you may be taking that day.
The final exam will have two parts: a cumulative questions that everyone answers, and a more topical Part B that everyone will answer TWO questions from. For history majors looking ahead to Senior Comps, I always ask the question from Part A, so putting some good thought into this answer will benefit you in the future.
An adequate answer for these questions should be a minimum of 4-5 pages. Since you have nearly four weeks to think of these questions, and I am placing them on a blog where you can discuss them, I am expecting each of you to push yourselves beyond the mediocre.
All materials must be turned in as hardcopies. I will not accept email attachments.
19 November 2009
Animal Sacrifice in Medieval Hungary
Some interesting evidence of pagan influences on medieval Christianity
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090406-dogs-buried-hungary.html
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