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Dec 22, 2024
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Academic Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 303 - The Calamitous 14th Century
Credits: 4
The study of an age of unprecedented natural and human disasters in Europe. Students consider diverse topics including climate change; the Black Death; endemic warfare; the class revolts of the French Jacquerie, the English Peasants’ Rebellion, and the Florentine revolt of the Ciompi; the collapse of European banking; the end of the Champagne Fairs; the constriction of trade; and the depopulation of both the cities and the countryside.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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