This week we examine the medieval world and its relationship with
knowledge and education. Specifically, we explore how people have
measured time in various civilizations around the world. We also
analyze how medieval Europeans experienced their world, to include
what their daily lives were like with the technology available to
them, as well as what they considered a sound and full education.
Some guidance regarding posts and replies:
Citations and bibliographic references should be in the University of
Chicago/Turabian style. For works in history, foot-notes or end-notes
are required. (Avoid social science parenthetical citations). When in
doubt, cite your sources of information. Work to write clear and
flowing essays with smooth transitions from point to point. The
instructor encourages the use of outside sources but does not require
it. Do not use Wikipedia, ask.com, about.com, or other similar sites.
Use academic or scholarly sources wherever possible.
Here is a useful site for citations: “Chicago-Style Citation Quick
Guide,” http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.
The instructor uses this style in his replies to students in the
weekly discussions. Use the Notes and Bibliography format.
E-books often do not have page numbers. When copying from a Kindle, it
generates locations as a substitute for the lack of page numbers. For
example, James Burke noted in the Preface that “[t]oday we live
according to the latest version of how the universe functions.” The
Kindle provides the following citation:
Burke, James (2009-11-11). Day the Universe Changed (Kindle Locations
37-38). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.
To translate this into the University of Chicago Style, your citation should be:
James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed (New York: Little, Brown and
Company, 2009), Kindle locations, 37-38.
The bibliographic note should be:
Burke, James. The Day the Universe Changed. New York: Little, Brown
and Company, 2009. Kindle edition.
What is the concept of time and how did humans keep time in the period
500-1500? Did the lack of a means to keep time affect how society
viewed time? Contrast this period with the pre-500 era. Did
technology drive the development of time-keeping/-measuring? Was time
more important at the end of this period compared to the previous
period?
LEARNING RESOURCES
http://www.nist.gov/pml/general/time/
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13144?msg=welcome_stranger
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