Toledo: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain
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Approx. 37 hours to complete
Course Summary
Unlock the secrets of medieval Spain with this course that explores the history and culture of the city of Toledo.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the diverse cultural influences that shaped medieval Spain
- Discover the important role that Toledo played in the history of Spain
- Explore the city's fascinating architecture and art
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- Historian
- USA: $63,100
- India: ₹4,57,000
- Spain: €26,000
- Tour Guide
- USA: $39,000
- India: ₹2,81,000
- Spain: €16,000
- Museum Curator
- USA: $51,000
- India: ₹3,69,000
- Spain: €21,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the cultural influences that shaped medieval Spain
- Gain knowledge of the important role Toledo played in Spanish history
- Appreciate the city's fascinating architecture and art
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of Spanish history
- Interest in medieval history and culture
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
- Video lectures
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- Historian and Author
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Outline
- Course Introduction and an Abbreviated History
- Welcome to the Course!
- Key Elements of the Course
- Medieval Spain: A Historical Overview
- Roman Hispania (201 BCE-418 CE)
- Visigothic Hispania (418-711 CE)
- Course Introduction
- Revise: Course Syllabus
- Course Assessments
- Collaborators and Funders
- Communication and Social Media
- Discussion Guidelines
- Week One Overview
- Why study medieval Spain? Viewing our modern challenges through the lens of the past.
- Hispania: Iberia in Relationship to the Romans
- The Fall of Rome and the Visigoths
- The Formation of Medieval Europe
- Byzantium: The Eastern Roman Empire
- Europe's Sibling, the Islamic World
- Toledo: Neolithic and Bronze-Iron Ages
- Toledo: Under Roman Rule
- Toledo: Capital of the Visigoths (5th – 7th Centuries CE)
- Toledo: A Monetary Center for the Visigoths
- Supplemental Reading: Chapter 1: Ancient Hispania, A History of Spain and Portugal, V. 1
- Supplemental Reading: The Visigothic Code
- Supplemental Web Materials: Google Arts and Culture: Historic City of Toledo
- Supplemental Reading: Hodgkin, Thomas. "Visigothic Spain." The English Historical Review 2, no. 6 (1887): 209-34.
- Supplemental Journal Article: Spain’s Newly Renovated Museo Arqueológico Nacional
- History Quiz 1: Course Introduction and an Abbreviated History
- Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Toledo Until 1212 CE
- Islamic Conquest and Settlement (711-756 CE)
- Islamic al-Andalus: The Umayyad Dynasty (756-1061 CE)
- Introduction to the Museo de Santa Cruz (Toledo)
- Islamic Toledo and Material Culture – Part 1
- Islamic Toledo and Material Culture – Part 2
- Islamic Toledo and Material Culture – Part 3
- Resurgent Christian Kingdoms (711 – 1212 CE)
- Week Two Overview
- Islamic Conquest of Visigothic Spain (711 CE)
- Al-Andalus: Islamic Spain (711-1061 CE)
- Sefarad: Jewish Spain
- Toledo: Under the Umayyads (711-1009)
- Islamic Water and Food Revolution in Iberia
- Islamic Taifa Kingdoms (1009-1091), Almoravids (1086-1145), and Almohads (1145-1269)
- The Taifa of Toledo: Independent Islamic Kingdom (1009 - 1085)
- The Christian Kingdom of Castile and the Origins of the Reconquest (711 - 1212 CE)
- Saint James and the Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
- Toledo: The King Who Re-claimed the City: King Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon
- King Alfonso VIII and Queen Leonor: From Alarcos to Las Navas de Tolosa
- Civilizations in Conflict?: The Complications of the Reconquista
- Supplemental Reading: Chapter Two: Al-Andalus
- Supplemental Reading: Chapter Four: Castile-León in the Era of the Great Reconquest
- History Quiz 2: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Toledo Until 1212 CE
- Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Toledo After 1212 CE
- Catholic Spain and the Nasrids (1212 – 1502 CE)
- Christian Toledo and Material Culture
- The Museo Sefardà - Director Santiago Palomero Plaza
- Moving from Judaism to Catholicism: Re-Appraising the Santa MarÃa
- Cultural Backlash: Blood Purity Statutes and Intolerance
- Week Three Overview
- What is coexistence (convivencia)? It is positive, negative, and ambivalent.
- Simon R. Doubleday's The Wise King: A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance
- Castilian King Alfonso X "The Wise" (r. 1252-1284 CE) and the Cantigas de Santa Maria
- Alfonso X's Las Siete Partidas: A Legal Code for Three Religions
- Mozarabs of Toledo: Christians Who Assumed Islamic Culture
- Jewish Love and Marriage in Christian Spain
- Jewish and Converso Intermediaries in Medieval Toledo and Castilian Kingdom
- Todros Abulafia: A 13th Century Jewish Poet Fond of Debate
- Unforeseen Events: The Plague, A Dead King, and Anti-Jewish Sentiment
- Toledo at the Center of "Blood Purity" Laws: Separating "New" from "Old" Christians (1450s)
- Christian Unity Under Queen Isabel (Castile and Leon) and King Ferdinand (Aragon and Catalonia)
- Creating Conversos: The Carvajal-Santa Maria Family in Early Modern Spain
- The Spanish Inquisition Begins Its Work (1478 - 1480 CE)
- The Spanish Tisha B'Av: The End of Jewish Spain and the Expulsion (1492)
- Departing Spain: Jewish Artifacts from the Museo Sefardi of Toledo
- Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand Expel Spanish Muslims (1502 CE)
- History Quiz 3: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Toledo After 1212 CE
- Introduction to Archives and Paleography
- Introduction to the Archivo Municipal de Toledo and Its "Secret Archive"
- Introduction to the Archivo Historico de la Nobleza
- Week Four Overview - Archives and Paleography
- Introduction: What is Paleography?
- Choose One Level of Difficulty: Introductory, Intermediate, or Advanced Paleography
- Collection of Paleography Resources
- Collection of English-Spanish Language Resources
- Introduction to Archives and Paleography: Lesson Choices
- Introductory Paleography: A Script from the 18th-19th Century
- Intermediate Paleography: A Script from the 13th Century
- Advanced Paleography: A Script from the 15th Century
- 18th-19th Century Paleography Problem A - Set 1
- 18th-19th Century Paleography Problem A - Set 2
- Introductory 18th-19th Century Paleography Quiz
- 13th Century Paleography Problem Set A
- 13th Century Paleography Problem Set B
- 13th Century Paleography Problem Set C
- Intermediate 13th Century Paleography Quiz
- 15th Century Paleography Problem A - Set 1
- 15th Century Paleography Problem A - Set 2
- 15th Century Paleography Problem A - Set 3
- Advanced 15th Century Paleography Quiz
- The SILReST Paleography Method for 15th Century Manuscripts
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Transcription Strategies - SILReST (sÄll-rÄ•st)
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #1 - Scan the document
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #2 - Identify easy letters
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #3 - Locate common words
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #4 - Recognize abbreviations
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #5 - Search for cognates
- Advanced Spanish Paleography: Essential Strategy #6 - Type your transcription
- Advanced Paleography: Learning a Script from the 15th Century (Part 1)
- Advanced Paleography: Learning a Script from the 15th Century (Part 2)
- Week Five Overview
- The SILReST Paleography Method
- SILReST Paleography - Problem A - Strategies 1 and 2
- SILReST Paleography - Problem B - Strategies 3 and 4
- SILReST Paleography - Problem C - Strategies 5 and 6
- SILReST Paleography Method Quiz: A Quick Reminder
- The Global Team at Work: Transcription & Interpretation Project
- Overview of Paleography Projects and a Farewell
- Week Six Overview
- Introductory 18th-19th Century Manuscripts
- Intermediate 13th Century Manuscripts
- Advanced 14th-15th Century Manuscripts
- The Global Team at Work: Transcription & Interpretation Project: Lesson Choices
- Optional Practice Collaborative Project: Introductory 18th-19th Century Paleography
- Optional Practice Collaborative Project: Intermediate 13th Century Paleography
- Optional Practice Collaborative Project: Advanced 14th-15th Century Paleography
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- Lack of interaction with other students
- No opportunity for hands-on learning
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