Course Exam
070124 VO Further Historical Approaches - The Christian Near East, 300-1400 (2020W)
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digital take-home exam on Moodle
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 02.01.2021 00:00 to Mo 25.01.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 27.01.2021 08:00
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Examination topics
* The Near East at the turn of the fourth century
* Christianisation and competition in the fifth and sixth centuries
* The seventh century and the rise of Islam
* Communal identities and blurring of boundaries
* Heterodoxy and syncretism on the eastern frontier, 8th and 9th centuries
* Travel and pilgrimage in the Christian East
* The tenth-century resurgence of Christianity
* The impact of the Crusades
* Approaches to Eastern Christian historiography
* Commerce and trade in the Near East
* Eastern invasions and the fragmentation of Anatolia, 11th-13th centuries
* Life as a minority: Christians in the Muslim Near East
* Christianisation and competition in the fifth and sixth centuries
* The seventh century and the rise of Islam
* Communal identities and blurring of boundaries
* Heterodoxy and syncretism on the eastern frontier, 8th and 9th centuries
* Travel and pilgrimage in the Christian East
* The tenth-century resurgence of Christianity
* The impact of the Crusades
* Approaches to Eastern Christian historiography
* Commerce and trade in the Near East
* Eastern invasions and the fragmentation of Anatolia, 11th-13th centuries
* Life as a minority: Christians in the Muslim Near East
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be by closed-book written essay examination at the end of the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum passing grade for the exam is 51%. Key readings for the lecture topics will be provided each week in the course Moodle; the exam will be based on the content of the lecture and of these key readings.
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