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131-125 Great Civilisations A | |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 12.5 1st year |
Coordinator | Professor R Ridley |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject surveys the history and institutions of the Ancient Near East and early Greece (down to the Persian Wars), including Egypt from the beginnings to the 18th dynasty; Sumer in the third millennium; the first empires; the Assyrians and Persians; and Greece down to the Persian wars. Students who complete this subject should be able to: place the great civilisations of the Ancient Near East and early Greece (c 3000 BC- 480 BC) in context and perspective; have gained basic training in source criticism and essay writing; have some familiarity with fundamental questions in the philosophy of history. |
Assessment | One short exercise of 1500 words (30%), one research essay of 2500 words (60%) and tutorial attendance and participation (10%). |
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