Course Schedule

This schedule is tentative until the actual beginning of the semester. Specific dates and assignment references may change prior to that date.

Spring 2012
Dates	Assignments Due	Weekly Work
Section 1: Politics
Jan 17–22		Class begins. Read the Syllabus, from "Required Books" through "Assignments" and post your introduction to the Discussion Board
Jan 23–Jan 29		Read the Syllabus (all parts) Read Knox, Introduction Read Knox, Tour of Europe in 1300 Get logged in to discussion and post introductory message Post at least two more messages into the Politics section of the discussion board
Jan 30–Feb 5		Read the Knox essays on England, France, Germany, and Italy Primary Source: Chronicle of Froissart Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Feb 6–12		Read Waley & Denley, Chapters 1 - 4, 7, and 9 - 12 Primary Source: Golden Bull Primary Source: How the Doges of Venice Were Chosen Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Feb 13–19	Topic choice and book list due Feb 16	Read Knox, The Pazzi Conspiracy Read Brucker, Chapter 4 Primary Source: Regulations of the Commune of Biella -- no longer available -- site gone Primary Source: Lorenzo de' Medici's Advice to a Cardinal Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 2: Society
Feb 20–26		Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 17 Read Knox, Introduction Read Knox, The Demographic Crises Read The Florentine Chronicle on the plague Read the Pistoia statutes regarding the plague Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Feb 27–Mar 4		Read Brucker, Chapter 3 Read Knox, Status and Position Read Characteristics of a Knight Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Mar 5–11	Thesis statement and paper synopsis due Mar 8	Read Knox, Breakin' the Law Read Knox, Life Cycle Read Death of Lucretia da Panzano Read Margery Kempe first reading Read Margery Kempe second reading Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 3: Religion
Mar 12–18		Read Knox, Introduction Read Brucker, Chapter 5 Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 6 Primary Source: Council of Constance: Sacrosancta, 1415 Primary Source: Council of Constance: Frequens, 1417 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Mar 19–25		Read Knox, Church Structure Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Mar 26–Apr 1	Spring Break	The discussion board will remain open, but there is no required discussion for this week.
Apr 2–8		Read Knox, The Papacy Primary Source: Petrarch on the Papacy Primary Source: Manifesto of the Revolting Cardinals, Aug 5, 1378 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Apr 9–15		Read Knox, Heresy Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 13 Primary Source: Condemnation of Wyclif Primary Source: The Bianchi in Florence, 1399 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 4: Economics
Apr 16–22	Term paper due Apr 20	Read Brucker, Chapter 2 Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 5 Read Knox, Introduction Read Knox, The Late Medieval Economy Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Apr 23–29		Read Knox, Banking and Money Read Knox, A Merchant's Journey Read Medieval Prices Read The Value of Foreign Coin in England, 1266 Post a minimum of three messages to discussion
Section 5: Culture
Apr 30–May 5	Classroom instruction ends May 5 Term paper revision due May 5	Read Brucker, Chapter 6 Read Waley & Denley, Chapter 8, 16 and 18 Read Knox, Historiography of the Renaissance Read Knox, A Renaissance Art Tour Read Vergerius on the New Education Read The Ascent of Mount Ventoux Post a minimum of three messages to discussion