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This course introduces key developments in prehistoric Mesoamerican cultural change, from the origins of settled life and agriculture to the Aztec empire encountered by the Spanish. Major civilizations such as the Olmec, Maya, Zapotecs, Teotihuacan, Tula, and the Aztecs provide a historical framework for examining broader developmental process such as sedentism, the origins of agriculture and writing, the emergence of social complexity, and urbanism
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Prehistory of Africa, Asia, and Europe from Paleolithic to Early Bronze Age. Hunter-gatherer adaptations, emergence of village-based agriculture, and appearance of cities.
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Development of complex society in the Fertile Crescent and surrouding lands in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Mediterranean from origins of agriculture to Alexander the Great.
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Cultural sequence in Europe from early occupations until written records. Upper Palaeolithic art, Stonehenge, and origins of village life.
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What happens to culture and the social organization of groups after they migrate from one country to another? This course focuses on two possible responses: (1) How immigrants assimilate to the host society through a process of becoming disorganized or uprooted and then reorganizing themselves in a new context, and (2) How immigrants, or transnationals are influenced by their persisting ties to their home countries and elsewhere.
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It is traditionally claimed that the U.S. is a "Christian Nation," and yet the nation finds itself home to a wide range of religions and spiritualities. From Hippies and Mormon Polygamists, to Internet Paganism and Self-Help Christianity, many are the ways one can be spiritual, and in this course we seek to understand how religion shapes and is altered by American culture.
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Ethnology of indigenous peoples of South America including ecological adaptation, social organization, religious systems, and culture change. Emphasis on lowland South Americans.
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Local and regional African cultures. Geographical, racial, and historical backgrounds; contemporary African social systems.
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This course introduces the Prehistory through Bronze Age in Greece, the Aegean, and Anatolia (i.e., Ancient Turkey), covering the archaeology, art, architecture, religion, and history of this dynamic region. It examines the magnificent Minoan palace states on Crete, featuring Knossos, the Greek mainland, including Mycenae, and the neighbouring cultures of Ancient Turkey, from Catal Huyuk to the Hittite empire. The coverage culminates in the Trojan War, illuminated by Homer's Illiad and archaeology, which forms only part of a vast maritime and overland dispersal of Sea Peoples and refugees throughout the entire Mediterranean.
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Varied influences upon peopling and cultural development of islands in Pacific. Major areas (Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia) followed by focus on one culture found therein.
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