OJ543 History of Mongolia

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to understand main eras of the history of Mongolia including the geopolitics. Students will know some details about ethnic groups, conditions of the nature, culture and civilisation in Mongolia too.
Key topics
1) Introduction: Mongolia and Mongolian nations 2) Empires before the Mongols 3) Central Asia in the 12th century 4) The Secret History of the Mongols 5) Temüjin / Chingis-khan and Mongolian Empire in Central Asia 6) Expansion and vasal countries 7) Genealogy of khans 8) The rivalry of Oirats and Khalkha groups 9) Mongolia as a part of Manchu empire 10) Declaration of independence 11) Submission to the Russia 12) Mongolian People´s Republic 13) Mongolia after democratization
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Grollová, Ivana, Zikmundová, Veronika. Mongolové. Pravnuci Čingischána. Praha 2001.
  • Baabar. History of Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar 2004.
  • Bawden, Charles. The Modern History of Mongolia. London 1989.
  • Schwarz, Michal. Mongolsko. Praha 2010.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures supplemented by the authentic texts ("Secret chronicle of Mongols"), examples of language and photo-documentation.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Short written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Podmínkou nutnou, nikoliv postačující, je tematicky zaměřená četba podle instrukcí vyučujícího.
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Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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