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This course is an introduction to excavation techniques and material culture. It includes principles of excavation and recording, material culture identification/processing, and fieldstudy tours. Early synagogues and church architecture serve as foci for analysis. This course contains a full introduction to the methodology of Near Eastern archaeology from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, practical instruction in ceramic typology and Semitic inscriptions, and a survey of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine society. Daily field-school instruction is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (total: 15 days of excavation). Lectures and workshops take place each afternoon. This course is linked to an integrated companion course, Archaeology of the Land of Israel. All students will complete field- and class work for both courses.
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3.00 Credits
A critical introduction to the history and literature of the Hebrew Bible in light of its setting in the ancient Near East, utilizing the discoveries of recent scholarship, including archaeology, literature, and textual criticism.
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The development of Muslim civilization from the time of Muhammad until Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Topics include the revelation of the Prophet and its transformation into a political and social system; the flowering of Muslim culture and the growth of the Arab, Turkish, and Persian empires; and the intellectual and political decline of Islam. Prerequisite: HIS 100 or HIS 101, or permission of instructor.
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This course introduces the student to the history and literature of the Talmud, the central work of Jewish law and lore that evolved from about 200 B.C.E. (= B.C.) to 500 C.E. (= A.D.). By examining the pertinent texts in their historical context, students will concentrate on major issues that also engrossed Greek and Roman thinkers. Such matters as the sanctity of life, theories of democracy and justice, capital punishment, civil and criminal law, and the roles of women and their rights will be analyzed amid the relevant historical events and trends and the larger societies that surrounded the Jews.
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This course introduces the student to the writing, life, and historical context of Moses Maimonides. After a survey of the history of Rabbinic Judaism and Islamic culture, the life and times of Maimonides will be treated. The science, metaphysics, and philosophy shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims will be examined using Maimonides' life and his philosophical, legal, and medical works as implements of analysis. Prerequisite: HIS 101 or permission of instructor.
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The processes of industrialization and economic growth; the first industrialization in England; the subsequent spread of industrialization in the Western world; the social, political, and intellectual concomitants of industrialization.
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3.00 Credits
Varied expressions, in ideology and action, of the revolutionary impulse in the non-Western world since 1898; case studies of the major revolutionary experiences in Turkey and China, and lesser movements elsewhere. Prerequisite: HIS 100 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The course traces the intellectual roots and political development of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Some of the topics include traditional Muslim-Jewish relations, the development of Arab Nationalism and Zionism, and the factors leading to the creation of the state of Israel. Contemporary topics include the creation of an Israeli nationality, the effects of the four wars fought since 1948, and the ever-continuing search for peace.
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3.00 Credits
Academically supervised work experience for qualified history majors in area facilities offering curatorial, archival, research, and museum activities. Prerequisites: Major or minor in history, 2.5+ GPA, and permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the experience of the world's largest geographical region from the Russian Revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond. Geographic, economic, philosophic, cultural, and political continuities and transformations from 1917 to the present will be studied. Prerequisite: HIS 100 or permission of instructor.
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