| Course Unit Code | 541-0306/07 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| VAH01 | Mgr. Věra Vahalíková |
| Summary |
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| The subject makes the students acquainted with a historical development of the European countries from the late prehistoric ages and the beginnings of European population development till the present. With respect to the shortcut range of the classwork in the last year of study in the branch Geoscience and Industrial Tourism the range of lectures is adequately modified in this subject. The individual thematic spheres of action are directed at these problems – Europe in the late prehistoric ages, beginnings of European population, important empires on the territory of Europe, the development of individual states in various parts of Europe from their beginnings to the present days. The significant part of lectures is paid to the 20th century and to the European development after year of 1990. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The main goal of this subject is to make students acquainted with the historical development of all European states from the late prehistoric ages till the present. The student learn, how to describe and define individual periods of the European society development, to order the historical events according to the chronological periods and their importance for development of European society, to characterize (outline) the decisive historical terminuses of the Europe´s development. The students learn to describe and make clear the causes of genesis of these significant events in the history of Europe and, within the frame of seminars, to debate about these events and to evaluate their importance for civilization development in the Europe. They will be able, by use of the factual examples, to illustrate and analyse the impacts of these historical events on the worldwide development of human society. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Europe in late prehistoric times, the beginnings of the European population. Roman Empire after our era. The crisis of the empire, the migration of peoples, the emergence of "barbarian" states in the Germanic and Slavic tribes.
2. The Frankish Empire in the 5th - 9th centuries. The Merovingians, the Karlovians, the division of the empire, the beginnings of Germany, Italy, France.
3. Germany 911 - 1806, France and England until 1914.
4. Hungary and the Balkans. Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Romania, Byzantium.
5. Italy from the 10th to the 19th century. Political, cultural, economic development. The position of the papacy.
6. Poland, Kievan Rus from the 10th century. Mongol invasion, Moscow Empire, Russia in the 18th century.
7. Poland - Lithuanian Empire until the 18th century.
8. The Iberian Peninsula from the invasion of the Arabs to the 19th century.
9. Scandinavia 10th - 19th centuries.
10. Germany, Russia, Italy in the 19th century.
11. The Balkans in the 19th century and up to World War I.
12. Europe 1914 - 1945.
13. Europe 1945 - 1990. The Iron Curtain, the Cold War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| The study is in Czech language only. Needless to the English literature. |
PAVLICA, T. (1999): Dějiny evropských států; skripta VŠB-TU Ostrava
Kolektiv autorů (1995): Dějiny Evropy; odborná publikace, Praha
Kolektiv autorů (1995): Dějiny evropské civilizace; odborná publikace, Praha
HUBINGER, V., HONZÁK, F., POLIŠENSKÝ, J. (1985): Národy celého světa; odborná publikace; vydala Mladá fronta v edici Malé encyklopedie; 1. vydání, Praha
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| Picture Atlas of Engineering Structures, Architecture and Tourist Attractions in Czech Republic; published by Klub českých turistů (Eurobeds), (czech and english version), electronic version – http://www.eurobeds.cz, Prague 2007. |
Kolektiv autorů (1997-2000): Dějiny světa; osmnáctisvazkové vydání nakl. Larousse; (první překlad z francouzštiny), vydalo nakl. Svojtka a Vašut; Praha
HARNA, J. FIŠER, R. (1995): Dějiny českých zemí I.; (Od pravěku do poloviny 18. století); odborná publikace; nakl. Fortuna, Praha
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 18 |