The beginnings of civilization – history and culture of early Mesopotamia 2900-MK1-NCHIK-KL
The lectures will cover the earliest history of Mesopotamia, one of the oldest fully developed human civilisations, viewed on a comparative backdrop of the other areas in the Fertile Crescent of the time. It will cover the Mesopotamian political, social, and economic history, as well as selected questions of its culture and religion, such as:
- ethnic and linguistic affiliation of peoples representing the culture of the Fertile Crescent;
- chronology of the history of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East
- invention of writing;
- main written sources of Mesopotamian history;
- urban revolution;
- polity of the oldest Sumerian city-states;
- religion, politics, and tradition;
Course coordinators
Type of course
general courses
Mode
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students are expected to know the early history of Mesopotamia and understand its cultural ties with the rest of the Fertile Crescent.
Assessment criteria
Methods - lectures and presentations.
Criteria - the assessment is based on the lecture attendance and, in some cases, passing a short written test.
Bibliography
To pass the course, it is enough to know the material presented during the lecture.
G. Roux, Mezopotamia, Warszawa 1998 (i wydania późniejsze);
H. W. F. Saggs, Wielkość i upadek Babilonii, Warszawa 1975;
M. Van De Mieroop, Historia starożytnego Bliskiego Wschodu: ok. 3000 – 323 p.n.e., Kraków 2008.