History and Culture of Ancient Middle East
Course code
AIG6088.HT
old course code
AIG6088
Course title in Estonian
Muistse Lähis-Ida ajalugu ja kultuur
Course title in English
History and Culture of Ancient Middle East
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To provide a deep insight into the principal sources, events, the social and political structures, ideological concepts of, and the main research problems concerning the societies of the ancient Near East.
Brief description of the course
History, society, religion and culture of Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan and Anatolia. Course begins with birth of Sumerian and Egyptian civilisations and ends with the surrender of the entire region under the rule of Greeks and Macedonians in 4th century BC.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Üliõpilane tunneb muistse Lähis-Ida ajaloo olulisemaid uurimisprobleeme ja näeb nende erinevaid lahendusvõimalusi. Orienteerub muistse Lähis-Ida ajalugu puudutavates tähtsamates allikates ja historiograafias, näeb allikate erinevaid tõlgendusvõimalusi.
Üliõpilane tunneb muistse Lähis-Ida ajaloo olulisemaid uurimisprobleeme ja näeb nende erinevaid lahendusvõimalusi. Orienteerub muistse Lähis-Ida ajalugu puudutavates tähtsamates allikates ja historiograafias, näeb allikate erinevaid tõlgendusvõimalusi.
Teacher
Mait Kõiv, PhD
Prerequisite course 1
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