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1. Understand that the study of the past constitutes an essential condition for the explanation and understanding of the present, and provides the best possible disposition to face the future. 2. Know the political, social and cultural reality of past times thanks to a comparative historical-critical method. 3. Know and understand the processes of political, social, economic and cultural change in the society of a certain period. 4. Develop the ability to identify, organize and analyze relevant information autonomously, critically and systematically about primary and secondary sources. 5. Develop the ability to debate and formulate critical reasoning. 6. Develop the ability to argue scientifically and historically for a cultural position regarding the problems of the past.

Block 1 - General Introduction to the Middle Ages - The Middle Ages as a set of historiographical and cultural problems - East vs. West: Greek and Latin Middle Ages - Migrations and invasions in Late Antiquity; the Germanic component of the Middle Ages - Birth and development of Islam. The Case of Al-Andalus Section 2 - Ecclesiastical Institutions and Church History - Christianity and its Political and Social Implications in the Early Middle Ages - Birth and Development of the Church State - The Case of the Kingdom of Toledo: From the General Councils to the Liber Iudiciorum Section 3 - European Imperial Ideology - Charlemagne: From the Frankish Kingdom to the Holy Roman Empire - The Holy Roman Empire - Alternative Models of Kingdom and Empire - The Iberian Peninsula between Ferdinand III and Alfonso X the Wise Section 4 - Society and its Estates - The European Peasantry during the Early Middle Ages - Gender Perspectives The Condition of Women - Origin and Development of Feudal Structures - Local Communities and Feudal Powers in the Iberian Peninsula Section 5 - The Middle Ages and the Digital Age - Fictional Medieval Period - The Hundred Years' War and Game of Thrones - Historical Aspects of Video Games Set in the Middle Ages: The Crusades

AF1. THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CLASSES. Formal presentation of the knowledge that the students must acquire. They will receive the class notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitate the follow-up of the classes and the development of the subsequent work. Exercises, practical problems will be solved on the part of the student and workshops and evaluation tests will be carried out to acquire the necessary skills. AF2. TUTORIALS. Individual assistance (individual tutorials) or group tutorials (group tutorials) to students by the teacher. AF3. INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WORK OF THE STUDENT. MD1. MAGISTRAL LECTURES. Presentations by the teacher with the support of audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the materials and bibliography are provided to complement the students' learning. MD2. PRACTICES. Resolution of practical cases, problems, etc. raised by the teacher individually or in groups. MD3. TUTORIALS. Individual assistance (individual tutorials) or group tutorials (group tutorials) to students by the teacher.