Required Textbooks: Bernard Reilly, The Medieval Spains (TMS)
Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim and Jewish Sources, ed. Olivia R. Constable (MI)
The Library of Iberian Resources Online (LIBRO): http://libro.uca.edu

The course will introduce to the student a number of the principal themes in Iberian history between the sixth and the thirteenth centuries that reflect the
mixture of late Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish and medieval Christian cultures that influenced the development of this region of the western Mediterranean.
As a consequence, the student will investigate the pertinent bibliography, historiography and thematic issues in Iberian history.

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Course Requirements:
Three Examinations@100 points
One class lecture@50 points
One Research paper@150 points
Total possible points: 500
Grading Scale: 0-59%=F; 60-69%=D; 70-79%=C; 80-89%=B; 90-100%=A

General Reading Assignments:

August 31: Roman Spain; TMS: pp. 1-16

September 7: Visigothic Spain; TMS: 17-50; MI: 5-20
        Lecture Topics: (1) The Councils of Toledo (Sixth Council Translation)
                                (2) Visigothic Code (see LIBRO, Book 3, Titles 1&2 on Marriage)

September 14: The Islamic Conquest and Transformation of Spain; The Caliphate of Cordoba; TMS: 51-67; MI: 29-38, 51-55
         Lecture Topics: (1) Christians under Muslim Rule (see LIBRO, Wolf, Chapter 1)
                                 (2) Assimilation within Muslim society (see LIBRO, Glick EMS, chapter 5)

September 21: Islamic Civilization; TMS: 67-74; MI: 77-80;
        Lecture Topics: (1) Islamic Towns (see LIBRO, Glick, EMS, chapter 3)
                                (2) Technology Transferals (see LIBRO, Glick, EMS, chapter 7)
        Research Topic and Reading List Due

September 28: First Examination

October 5: Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages, TMS: 74-90 ; MI:39-42, 56-61, 68-72
        Lecture Topics: (1) The Cult of Santiago (see LIBRO, Fletcher, SJC, chapter 3)
                                (2) Beatus of Liébana (see Torreyson Library: A Spanish Apocalypse : the Morgan Beatus manuscript / introduction and plate; commentaries     by John Williams ; codicological analysis by Barbara A. Shailor)

October 12: The Reconquest Begins; Spain and the Murabits, T90-121;  MI:103-22;  Bishko, The Spanish and Portuguese Reconquest, pp. 396-423
        Lecture Topics: (1) Rodrigo de Bivar (El Cid) (See Torreyson Library: Fletcher, THE QUEST FOR EL CID)
                                (2) Queen Urraca (See LIBRO, Reilly, KLCQU, chapter 12)

October 19: Spain and the Muwahhids; the Party Kingdoms, TMS: 129-39; MI:133-36, 156-63, 185-89;
         Lecture Topics: (1) Frontier Women (See LIBRO, Dillard, DAUGHTERS OF THE RECONQUEST, esp. chapter 1)
                                  (2) Medieval Militias (See LIBRO, Powers, SOCIETY ORGANIZED FOR WAR, esp. chapter 6)
        Research Paper Outline and Bibliography Due

October 26: Town and Kingdom in the 12th Century; Society in the Twelfth Century, TMS: 121-28; MI: 123-30, 223-25
         Lecture Topics: (1) Medieval Cowboys (See LIBRO, Bishko, ST. MEDIEVAL FRONTIER HISTORY, studies 4 and  6
                                 (2) How does the king govern? (See LIBRO, Reilly, ALFONSO VI, chapter 8)

November 2: Second Examination

November 9: Spain and the 12th Century Renaissance; the Reconquest of the 13th Century; TMS: ch. 13-14; MI: 208-22, 228-29; Bishko, The Spanish and Portuguese Reconquest, pp. 423-33
        Lecture Topics: (1) Conquest of Valencia (See LIBRO, Burns, CRUSADER KINGDOM, chapter 1)
                                (2) Conquest of Córdoba (See LIBRO, Edwards, CHRISTIAN CORDOBA, esp. chapters 1, 4
 
November 16: The Age of Alfonso X, TMS: 153-57; MI: 250-61
Burns, "Stupor Mundi"
        Lecture Topics: (1) The Legal Legacy of Alfonso X (See LIBRO, Burns, EMPEROR OF CULTURE, Craddock, chapter 12)
                                (2)  Medieval Representation:  The Cortes of Castile (See LIBRO, O'Callaghan, Cortes, chapters 1-2).

November 30: The Catalan Empire; the Spanish Church; TMS160-89; MI: 232-6, 269-75, 280-84
        Lecture Topics: (1) Jews under Christian Rule (See Torreyson Library, Nirenberg, Communities of Violence)
                                (2) Muslims under Christian Rule (See LIBRO, Boswell, ROYAL TREASURE, chapters 1, 6, 7)
Research Papers Due

December 7: Spain in the Later Middle Ages: TMS, 190-209  MI: 250-55, 262-68. MI:164-72, 288-91, 294-30; Bishko,  The Spanish and Portuguese Reconquest, pp. 433-456.
        Lecture Topic: The Consulate of the Sea (See LIBRO, Jados)

December 14: Final Examination