AEB_37 Long-distance trade in early medieval Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Maříková Vlčková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 12:30–15:45 C43
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
Syllabus
  • 1. Methodological approaches; Exchange X trade; terminology
  • 2. Political history of the so-called marginal regions of medieval Europe
  • 3. Testimony of Antiquity: maritime trade in Mediterranean world
  • 4. Between Antiquity and Middle Ages: trade in the Eastern Mediterranean - Constantinopel
  • 5. Tradesmen
  • 6. Trade in slaves
  • 7. Silver trade and the so-called hacksilver hoards in Early Medieval Europe
  • 8. Long-distance trade routes accross the Europe and Mediterranean world
  • 9. Archaeological finds related to the long-distance trade issue
  • 10. Long-distance trade centers I
  • 11. Long-distance trade centers II
  • 12. Hansa
Teaching methods
Applied teaching methods: lectures, class discussion, individual reading
Assessment methods
The credits will be granted on the basis of submitting of a written piece of work (maximum 3-4 pages, written either in Czech or Slovak language). The student will sum up basic ideas of a scientific study, approved by the lecturer. The student should be able to use scientific papers written in foreign languages and summarize their contents in coherent written work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017.
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