RELS 315,316 - The Ancient Near East

Institution:

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Description:

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3, 3 credits. A study of the ancient Near Eastern civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia and Syria-Palestine, from the preliterary period to that of the Archaemenid Empire of the Persians. First semester: preliterary period to the end of Kassite rule in Babylonia (c.-1160 B.C.). Second semester: the rise and fall of the great Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hebrew and Persian Empires (c.-311 B.C.).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vcu.edu/

Phone Number:

(804) 828-0100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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