ClassInfo - Spring 2018 History Classes

Spring 2018 | HIST 3066 Section 001: Prehistoric Pathways to World Civilization (51426)

Instructor(s): Peter Wells
Rachel Cartwright (TA)
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:: ANTH 3009 Section 001
ANTH 8009 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 5
Enrollment Status:: Open (19 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2024
(Tentative) Fall 2023
(Tentative) Fall 2022
(Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: How did complex urban societies first develop? This course addresses this question in ten regions of the world, including Maya Mesoamerica, Inca South America, Sumerian Near East, Shang Civilization in East Asia and early Greece and Rome.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?wells001+HIST3066+Spring2017
Class Description:: How did complex, urban societies first develop around the world? This course examines processes of change from early hunter-gatherer groups, through settled village farmers, to the rise of urban communities called civilizations. Comparison of processes in 10 regions of the world. Intended for all undergraduates.
Grading:: 45% Midterm Exams
30% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51426/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 27 October 2016

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