This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2024-2025 !
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Content
The economy of great empires (late 13th-late 15th c.)
The aim is to present and compare the economic driving forces behind the vast areas that came into closer contact with each other at the end of the Middle Ages, helping to shape today's world. Europe will not be forgotten (Hanseatic League, Portuguese Empire), but the spotlight will be on Koubilaï's China, Lankan Moussa's Mali, the Delhi Sultanate and the Ottoman, Japanese, Aztec and Inca empires. A sketch of world history, in short, in the wake of gold and, above all, spices.
The aim is to present and compare the economic driving forces behind the vast areas that came into closer contact with each other at the end of the Middle Ages, helping to shape today's world. Europe will not be forgotten (Hanseatic League, Portuguese Empire), but the spotlight will be on Koubilaï's China, Lankan Moussa's Mali, the Delhi Sultanate and the Ottoman, Japanese, Aztec and Inca empires. A sketch of world history, in short, in the wake of gold and, above all, spices.
Teaching methods
A chronological and geographical journey will be punctuated by numerous documents, often iconographic, archaeological and artistic. The latter, unusual in classical training, will provide an opportunity to take a fresh look.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam (summary topic)
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