ClassInfo - Spring 2021 Anthropology Classes

Spring 2021 | ANTH 3009 Section 001: Prehistoric Pathways to World Civilizations (48709)

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:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Mode
Online Course
Meets With:: ANTH 8009 Section 001
HIST 3066 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021

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

Off Campus

UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:: Open (29 of 75 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 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
Exam Format:: multiple choice, essay
Class Format:: 95% Lecture
5% Discussion
Workload:: 25 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/48709/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 27 October 2016

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