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Type D and Type F activities
COMPETENZE TRASVERSALI
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Fine della "globalizzazione"? Dialoghi sul mondo che cambia | D |
Giovanni Bernardini
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° | Introduction to reading archival documents | D |
Mariaclara Rossi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° | Reading the Middle Ages. Authors, Meetings, Debates | D |
Marco Stoffella
(Coordinator)
|
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Fine della "globalizzazione"? Dialoghi sul mondo che cambia | D |
Giovanni Bernardini
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° | Introduction to reading archival documents | D |
Mariaclara Rossi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° | Reading the Middle Ages. Authors, Meetings, Debates | D |
Marco Stoffella
(Coordinator)
|
History of the Ancient Near East (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S007540
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-OR/01 - HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Period
2 A, 2 B
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
Aim of the course is providing a general knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural history of the civilizations of the pre-classical Ancient Near East, from the earliest phases (III millennium BCE) through the downfall of the Iron age Mesopotamian kingdoms (VI century BCE). It will also provide the critical tools required to study and analyse the documents and sources that are typical of those ages that pre-date the Greek-Roman history, by examining some specific examples that refer to highly significant periods (Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age).
Prerequisites and basic notions
None
Program
The course will regard the historical and cultural development of the civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Among the main topics, the following phases will receive specific attention:
- IV-III millennium, until the Ur III dynasty
- Birth of the great kingdoms of the Late Bronze Age
- The Amarna archives and the dyplomacy in the Ancient Near East
- The collapse of the Bronze age kingdoms and the Dark age
- The Neo-Assyrian rebirth and the small kingdoms of the Iron age
- From the Late Babylonian Empire to the Persian egemony
Students who do not attend the lessons must contact the teacher to define a specific program.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lectures, including seminars, with reading and commenting of ancient sources in translation. Students who miss the lectures because they tested positive to Covid-19 are kindly asked to get in touch with the teacher, who will grant them access to integrative materials.
Learning assessment procedures
Oral test. Questions will regard the political, economic, social and cultural history of the Ancient Near East. The student will also be asked to critically comment one of the sources discussed in class.
During the test, together with the historical knowledge, the teacher will also judge the skill at critically analyse the sources, and the clarity of the exposition.
Evaluation criteria
Assessment of the knowledge acquired in class, of the control of the critical tools of ancient history and of the technical language of the discipline.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Evaluation of the oral exam
Exam language
Italiano
