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Fall 2021  |  HIST 3051 Section 001: Ancient Civilization: Near East and Egypt (34551)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Blegen Hall 425
Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
A broad survey of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian history and culture from the prehistoric to the rise of Persia around 550 B.C.
Class Description:
From peasants to pharaohs, potsherds to pyramids, promissory notes to poetry, the societies of the ancient Near East include humble and proud, mundane and transcendent, and everything in between. For they are us, just long ago and far away. What does the phrase "ancient Near East" denote? This oversize umbrella term encompasses the lands of Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa: Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, and neighboring regions, from the Neolithic (beginning c. 9000 BCE) through the Hellenistic period (roughly the last three centuries BCE). Over these nine millennia, the peoples of the Near East developed agriculture, writing, and monotheism, to name only a few inventions of lasting significance. Their most famous achievements are the monuments of kings like Rameses II, Midas, and Nebuchadnezzar, but these should not overshadow their less often celebrated social and cultural accomplishments, such as the articulation of systems of justice and ethics ancestral to our own. This survey course will highlight some of the most important technological developments, communities, and literary works of the ancient Near East, within the framework of a broad historical overview. The course will emphasize the construction of knowledge about past cultures on the basis of the texts and artifacts produced by those cultures. This course meets the LE Historical Perspectives core requirement.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone who desires to explore ancient societies and cultures. Note that this is a 4-credit class with a commensurate workload.
Learning Objectives:
Knowledge of ancient history, and of how we know about it.
Grading:
25% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
35% Written Homework
13% social reading assignments
12% class participation
Exam Format:
Essay, maps, and identifications/definitions
Class Format:
75% Lecture
25% Discussion
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
6 Homework Assignment(s)
7 Quiz(zes)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34551/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 June 2021

Fall 2021  |  HIST 3051 Section 002: Ancient Civilization: Near East and Egypt (34552)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Wed 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Blegen Hall 115
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 25 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
A broad survey of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian history and culture from the prehistoric to the rise of Persia around 550 B.C.
Class Description:
From peasants to pharaohs, potsherds to pyramids, promissory notes to poetry, the societies of the ancient Near East include humble and proud, mundane and transcendent, and everything in between. For they are us, just long ago and far away. What does the phrase "ancient Near East" denote? This oversize umbrella term encompasses the lands of Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa: Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, and neighboring regions, from the Neolithic (beginning c. 9000 BCE) through the Hellenistic period (roughly the last three centuries BCE). Over these nine millennia, the peoples of the Near East developed agriculture, writing, and monotheism, to name only a few inventions of lasting significance. Their most famous achievements are the monuments of kings like Rameses II, Midas, and Nebuchadnezzar, but these should not overshadow their less often celebrated social and cultural accomplishments, such as the articulation of systems of justice and ethics ancestral to our own. This survey course will highlight some of the most important technological developments, communities, and literary works of the ancient Near East, within the framework of a broad historical overview. The course will emphasize the construction of knowledge about past cultures on the basis of the texts and artifacts produced by those cultures. This course meets the LE Historical Perspectives core requirement.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone who desires to explore ancient societies and cultures. Note that this is a 4-credit class with a commensurate workload.
Learning Objectives:
Knowledge of ancient history, and of how we know about it.
Grading:
25% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
35% Written Homework
13% social reading assignments
12% class participation
Exam Format:
Essay, maps, and identifications/definitions
Class Format:
75% Lecture
25% Discussion
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
6 Homework Assignment(s)
7 Quiz(zes)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34552/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 June 2021

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