HIAb07e General History of the Early Modern Age

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Bronislav Chocholáč, Dr. (alternate examiner)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Malý, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIAb07u Introduction to Early Mod.Age
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on knowledge of the church, political and cultural history of Europe from the beginning of the 16th to the end of the 18th centuries. Based on a commented analysis of the sources accompanied by an interpretation, the students are acquainted with the crucial factors, which influenced the development of the European lands in a fundamental way (primarily the Russian Empire, France, Germany and the Habsburg Monarchy. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of culture and art, on recognizing the differences between Eastern and Western Europe and on an awareness of the shared characteristics and values to the Christian basis of mature Europe.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- understand the development of Eastern Europe in the Early Modern Period, to understand the issue of the development of the most important European state in the period of absolutism
- orient oneself in the development of the period political thought
- characterize the similarities and differences in the development of Eastern and Western Europe
Syllabus
  • The term and periodization of absolutism.
  • Sovereign - l'état, c'est moi.
  • Court – beauty and opulence.
  • State bureaucracy - Gesamt-Staats-Idee.
  • War - la guerre, c'est moi.
  • Patrimonium - feudal large estate.
  • Serf – right like everydayness.
  • Eastern Europe at the beginning of the Early Modern Period.
  • The rise of Tsarist autocracy in Russia.
  • Eastern Europe in the middle of the 17th century.
  • Religous and ecclesiastical situations in Eastern Europe in the 17th century.
  • Peter I and the emergence of the Russian Empire
Literature
    required literature
  • WIHODA, Martin. Polsko v době knížecí. In Dějiny Polska. První. Praha: NLN, 2017, p. 13-101, 88 pp. ISBN 978-80-7422-306-8. info
  • KOSMAN, Marceli. Dějiny Polska. Translated by Jan Vitoň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 451 s. ISBN 9788024618425. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 4. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 574 s. ISBN 8071066583. info
  • MUNCK, Thomas. Evropa sedmnáctého století : 1598-1700. Translated by Vítězslav Kremlík - Ingrid Vichnarová - Michaela Ponocná. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002, 468 s. ISBN 8070215089. info
  • MACKENNEY, Richard. Evropa šestnáctého století. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2001, 395 s. ISBN 8070214694. info
    recommended literature
  • Barokní člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Rosario Villari, Translated by Jiřina Němcová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2004, 326 s. ISBN 8070216832. info
  • PIPES, Richard and Stanislav PAVLÍČEK. Rusko za starého režimu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 404 s. ISBN 8072035592. info
  • Renesanční člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Eugenio Garin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 279 s. ISBN 8070216530. info
  • Vznik habsburské monarchie : 1550-1700. Edited by R. J. W. Evans, Translated by Lenka Kolářová. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 2003, 593 s. ISBN 8072034634. info
Teaching methods
Seminare combined with interpretation; work with original sources.
Assessment methods
Written test. A commission oral exam including the material of the Bohemian and general history of the Early Modern History.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Zkouška zahrnuje i látku dějin raného novověku českých zemí.
Information on course enrolment limitations: souběžně nebo po absolvovaní HIAb07d
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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