UAA1248 Historical Geography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Miroslav Plaček (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Miroslav Plaček (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Miroslav Plaček
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Demonstrate knowledge of the state and change the geographical and environment and their impact on the causes and patterns of social and political changes. Further evidence introduction to the sources , methods and structure of the field and orientation in the historical development of countries and states.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Contents of the interdisciplined course and the purpose of teaching is to inform students about the substance of the subject, e. i. the connection of the discipline about the land and man,which is given historically and from the developmental point of view, the exploration of the relationship of the universe and time and anthropogenic effects. The part of the subject will be the presentation about geopolitical transformations of Europe.
Syllabus
  • 1 / essence of historical geography , its resources and development
    2 / methodology and course structure , relationship to related disciplines
    3 / Vegetation and climate - a relationship changes , afforestation and agriculture
    4 / settlement and its evolution, structure and elements respect of agricultural systems
    5 / infrastructure (especially roads, their routes, variations and transformations )
    6 / Locations elites ( fortified Falco , courts, castles , fortresses ) , their location , character and function
    7 / center of trade and crafts, changes in their form and structure , urbanism
    8 / Spiritual life - Christianization , churches (including patronage ) monasteries.
    9 / Church Administration (province , extradition , the structure of orders, organization of the Eastern Churches
    10 / spatial - organizational development ( territorialisation and regionalization , structure)
    11 / Topography map view of reality, its importance and development.
    12 / Territorial development of the Roman Empire (including the fate and migration of peoples )
    13 / Western and Central and Eastern Europe of the early Middle Ages , Byzantium , the Arab world conquest and reconquista , the Crusades .
    14 / High Middle Ages in Europe , the rise of the Ottomans .
    15 / Early Modern Europe , geographical discoveries , the retreat of the Ottomans .
    16 / Overview of Modern Europe and America (especially North).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Honzák, F. a kol.:. Evropa v proměnách staletí. info
  • Semotanová, E.:. Historická geografie Českých zemí. Praha 1998. info
  • Jäger, H.:. Historische Geographie. Braunschweig 1969. info
  • Semotanová, E.- Šimůnek, R.:. Katalog Mapové sbírky Historického ústavu AV ČR do roku 1850. Praha 2002. info
  • Klápště, J.:. Paměť krajiny středověkého Mostecka. info
  • Boháč, Z.:. Postup osídlení a demografický vývoj českých zemí do 15. století. Historická demografie 12/1987. info
  • Měřínský, Z.:. Příspěvek k možnostem rekonstrukce středověké krajiny, území zaniklých vesnic a typů sídlišť. Archaeologia historica 12/1987. info
  • Svoboda, J.- Vašků, Z.- Cílek, V.:. Velká kniha o klimatu země Koruny české. Vimperk 2003. info
  • Velký atlas světových dějin. Praha 2002. info
  • Zaniklé světy, Velký atlas archeologie. Praha 1995. info
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
To show the knowledge of a status and geographical and environmental changes, their influence on reasons and laws of social-political changes. Further to illustrate the knowledge of sources, methods, structures of the subject and the orientation in historical development of states and lands.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011, Winter 2013, Winter 2014.
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