Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : History
Prev 131-043 Roman History: Three Centuries of Empire
Next 131-047 From Great Exhibition to Great War: British Society 1850-1918

 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation

Note

Formerly available as 131-238/338. Students who have completed 131-238/338 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr A Saeed & Dr R Pennell

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

The subject is designed to introduce students to the history of the great empires of the Islamic world, west of India. The subject will deal with the period between the rise of Islam in the seventh century and the decline of the Ottomon Empire. The central theme of the subject will be the question of the rise and fall of empires, the role of religion in integrating and disintegrating multi-ethnic states, and the relationship between the Islamic world and the European world, from the intellectual and cultural flowering of Islam, the Crusades, to the period of the economic and political preponderance of Europe.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.



Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : History
Prev 131-043 Roman History: Three Centuries of Empire
Next 131-047 From Great Exhibition to Great War: British Society 1850-1918
Status:                   Official 1999
Last Modified:            Tuesday October 20 11:47
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Technology Services
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Email Enquiries:          Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au