Lecturer(s)
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Téra Michal, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The oldest sources about the Slavs. Neolithic cultures in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe Geography of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe The Scythians The Goths The Bulgarians The Vikings Political and ethic development of Central and South Eastern Europe in the 6th century The expansion of the Slavs (the 1st wave) Religion system of the Slavs The expansion of the Slavs (the 2nd wave) The penetration of Christianity among the Slavs The Gepids, the Langobards, the Bavarians The arrival of the Slavs to Bohemian Basin
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The Slavs have appeared in written sources since the 6th century A.D. Relics discovered by archaeologists can give us further information. Yet, questions about Slavic ethnogenesis, like an exact localisation of Slavs' original homeland and their expansion mechanism, have not been fully answered. Therefore, there is a whole range of various and often even contradictory opinions and hypotheses. The above mentioned questions remain open and they belong to the most complicated problems which can only be solved on a holistic basis and on the co-operative basis of other historical, anthropological (etc.) and natural (archaeology, folkloristics, linguistics, religionistics, paleozoology, paleobotanics, climatology etc.) sciences.
The goal of this course is to map the present state of research and to analyse older and more modern hypotheses and methodological attitudes. Simultaneously, a special attention will be paid to the comparison of older history of other contemporary nations.
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Prerequisites
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Introductory course, no specific requirements
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Didactic test
the course will be finished with a written test
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Recommended literature
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BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, J. - HOMOLA, A. - MĚŘÍNSKÝ, Z. Stěhování národů a východ Evropy. Praha, 2006.
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GIMBUTAS, M. The Slavs. London: Thames and Hudson, 1971.
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HÉRODOTOS. Dějiny. Praha: Academia, 2004.
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CHROPOVSKÝ, B. Slované. Historický, politický a kulturní vývoj a význam.. Praha: Orbis, 1989.
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LABUDA, G. - TABACZYŃSKI, S. (ed.). Studia nad etnogenezą Słowian i kulturą Europy wczesno-średniowiecznej Tom I. Wroclaw: Ossolineum, 1987.
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NIEDERLE, L. O původu Slovanů. Praha: Bursík & Kohout, 1896.
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PODBORSKÝ, V. Dějiny pravěku a rané doby dějinné. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006.
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PROFANT, M. - PROFANTOVÁ, N. Encyklopedie slovanských bohů a mýtů. Praha: Libri, 2000.
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SMIRNOV, A. P. Skytové. Praha: Panorama, 1980.
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TŘEŠTÍK, D. Mýty kmene Čechů. Praha, 2003.
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TŘEŠTÍK, D. Počátky Přemyslovců. Praha, 1997.
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TŘEŠTÍK, D. Vznik Velké Moravy. Praha, 2001.
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