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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the history of Mesopotamia. We begin with the origins of writing and cities in Sumer (ca. 3200 BC); then cover the great empires of Assyria, Babylon, and Persia; and end with the arrival of Alexander the Great in the late fourth century BC. S. Richardson. Winter.
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This course surveys the political, social, and economic history of ancient Anatolia and the Levant (Syria-Palestine) from ca. 2300 BC until the conquest of the region by Alexander that inaugurated the Hellenistic period in the Near East. Th. van den Hout, P. Goedegebuure. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Taking these courses in sequence is not required. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. Students in this sequence explore the thought and literature of the ancient Near East, where writing was invented more than five thousand years ago, yielding documents in diverse languages and genres that shed light on politics, religion, and society at the dawn of civilization. Each course in the sequence focuses on a particular cultural region. Texts in English. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys a wide range of poetic and prose compositions written in Sumerian and Akkadian in the period from ca. 2500 to 500 BCE, including the famous Epic of Gilgamesh. The role these compositions played in ancient Mesopotamian society is considered, as well as questions of content and style. C. Woods. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a reading of literature that was composed in the area of Syria and Palestine in the period from ca. 1300 BCE to 400 CE. We start with the mythological texts from the north Syrian city of Ugarit (1300 to 1200 BCE) that have often been compared with biblical poetry in style and content, providing important insights into the cultural and religious background of early West Semitic societies. In addition, we read selected passages from the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew texts from Qumran ( i.e., the Dead Sea Scrolls), and Phoenician inscriptions. We then move on to literary texts from the vast corpus of Aramaic writings that span the period from ca. 500 BCE to 400 CE and various cultural and religious groups. Texts in English. R. Hasselbach. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
Knowledge of Arabic helpful but not required. Spanning seven centuries and three continents, classical Arabic literature developed in diverse artistic directions. Poetic genres (e.g., brigand poetry, love lyrics, court panegyrics, satires, mystical poetry) and prose genres (e.g., scripture, orations, epistles, fables, mirrors for princes, popular tales) all developed their own fascinating features. Students explore the culture and thought of the medieval Arabic-speaking world through the texts. Texts in English. T. Qutbuddin. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
G. Emberling. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
Taking these courses in sequence is not required. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. Three great empires of the ancient world are introduced in this sequence. Each course focuses on a particular empire, with attention to the similarities and differences among the empires covered in the sequence. By exploring the rich legacy of documents and monuments that these empires produced, students are introduced to ways of understanding imperialism and its cultural and societal effects-both on the imperial elites and on those they conquered. Extensive use is made of visual materials, including artifacts on display in the Oriental Institute Museum. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
C. Ando. Spring.
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