De2RC_DRN The Early Modern Times

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Mihola, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Vaculík, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Fri 13. 3. 8:25–18:20 učebna 59, Fri 27. 3. 8:25–18:20 učebna 59, Fri 10. 4. 8:25–17:25 učebna 59, Fri 24. 4. 8:25–17:25 učebna 59
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to work with information on the problems of key changes in national, European society and in the world since the end of 15th century to 1789 in political, economic, social and culture area.
Syllabus
  • The subject deals with changes in national, European society and in the world since the end of 15th century to 1789 in political, economic, social and culture area. 1. Transatlantic discoveries, first and second colonial wave. 2. Renaissance and humanism. 3. European reformation. 4. The Habsburg dynasty against the Alois dynasty. 5. Comparison of the Dutch, English revolution and uprise of the USA. 6. Religious wars in France and development of the country at the beginning of 17th century. 7. England under the rule of Tudor dynasty. 8. Thirty-years war. 9. “Century of Lewis XIV.” 10. Revolutions in England during 17th century and their consequences for English society. 11. Changes in Holy Roman empire of German people after thirty-years war and uprise of Prussian power. 12. Industrial revolution in England. 13. Polish “aristocratic paradise” in comparison with the development in Russia and Turkish empire. 14. Baroque, enlightenment and classicism.
Literature
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Kamil. Obecné dějiny novověku I. (16. století). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2003, 68 pp. ISBN 80-210-3071-2. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Kamil and Jaroslav VACULÍK. Obecné dějiny novověku. II.-III., (17. a 18. století). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 81 s. ISBN 80-210-2181-7. info
  • BĚLINA, Pavel, Jiří KAŠE and Jan Pavel KUČERA. České země v evropských dějinách. Vyd. 1. Praha ;: Paseka, 2006, 404 s. ISBN 8071857939. info
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 40 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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