World Archaeology II

Description

Through knowledge and understanding, students will be able to: • Recognize the world heritage chronology • Know the different civilizations and their geographic location • Appreciate the world cultural complexity and cultural production • Analyze the evolution and demise reasons for the world cultures • Gain an overview of the World’s Archaeology Through intellectual skills, students will be able to: • Comprehend short readings about the different world civilizations • Discern what is fact from fiction of the different world cultures • Be able to conduct small research studies that can be submitted as a Wikipedia entry • Use library sources effectively • Form historical arguments and professionally debate them Through professional and practical skills, students will be able to: • Write well-researched entries for the public Be able to give a 10-minute presentation on a topic of choice in World Archaeology • Observe and write down observations in a reflective journal • Be able to debate arguments professionally Through general and transferable skills, students will be able to: • Be able to give correct information on the subject matter. • Work with colleagues on a group project or a presentation and understand team work dynamics • Discover cultures that are very different from one’s own to foster cultural diversity

Program

Egyptian Archaeology

Objectives

• This course continues its pre-requisite World Archaeology I and focuses on a lateral approach to the different cultures in terms of the evolution and collapse. It will discuss the different civilizations and their rise and downfall. It will also discuss various across the different cultures focusing on economy, trade, wars, rites of passage, gender and religion. The course targets giving a general overview on the archaeology, history, art and architecture of the human civilization post the Roman Empire. The course ends with the position of the different civilizations in a global perspective and opens discussion of space, culture and identity.