Ancient History
Code: 106846Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeology | FB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Isaias Arrayas Morales
- Email :
- isaias.arrayas@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Any Ancient History textbook published in the last years can be a good starting point for the subject.
Objectives
This course will analyze the main political, social and economic processes of ancient civilizations. It will explain how the main political and social models that emerged throughout Antiquity were generated and developed. To achieve our goal we will study the political, social and economic models of the Near Eastern and Greco-Roman worlds.
Learning outcomes
- CM02 (Assess the potential of certain findings for preservation and adaptation to a wider audience.) Assess the potential of certain findings for preservation and adaptation to a wider audience.
- CM03 (Preserve historical archaeological materials to provide a fair, ethical vision of societies in the past.) Preserve historical archaeological materials to provide a fair, ethical vision of societies in the past.
- KM05 (Match materials with their corresponding period to recognise their chronology and their function within an archaeological context.) Match materials with their corresponding period to recognise their chronology and their function within an archaeological context.
- SM04 (Apply historical knowledge to explain the archaeological remains at a certain historical site.) Apply historical knowledge to explain the archaeological remains at a certain historical site.
- SM05 (Analyse materials from different periods to associate them with specific activities of a historical moment.) Analyse materials from different periods to associate them with specific activities of a historical moment.
- SM06 (Describe in written or oral form the result of the interpretation of certain materials in a specific archaeological structure.) Describe in written or oral form the result of the interpretation of certain materials in a specific archaeological structure.
Contents
1.- Ancient History: The Emergence of the Discipline and Its Chronological Boundaries.
2.- The Origins of Ancient States: Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Fourth and Third Millennia BCE.
3.- Geopolitics in the Ancient Near East (ANE) during the Second and First Millennia BCE.
4.- The Genesis of the Greek World: The Pre-Hellenic Civilizations and the “Dark Age.” The Emergence of the Polis: Sparta and Athens.
5.- The Fifth Century BCE in the Greek World: From the Persian Wars to the Peloponnesian Wars.
6.- The Fourth Century BCE and the Hellenistic Monarchy: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
7.- The Origins of Rome: The Monarchy.
8.- The Roman Republic and the Conquest of the Mediterranean.
9.- The Crisis of the Roman Republic: Augustus and the Empire.
10.- The High Empire: From the Principate to the Dominate.
11.- The Late Empire: Diocletian and Constantine.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of the course documents, and commentary of sources and maps | 79 | 3.16 | |
| Lectures | 41 | 1.64 | |
| Classroom practices | 13 | 0.52 |
- Attendance to the lectures led by the teacher.
- Attendance to classroom practice sessions led by the teacher.
- Comprehensive reading of texts and interpretation of cartographies, graphics, tables, and archaeological documents.
- Carrying out reviews, works, and analytical comments.
- Personal study.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Assessement Work. | 30% | 7 | 0.28 | CM02, CM03, KM05, SM04, SM05, SM06 |
| Partial Exam (Classical World). | 35% | 5 | 0.2 | CM02, KM05, SM04, SM05, SM06 |
| Partial Exam (Ancient Near East). | 35% | 5 | 0.2 | CM02, KM05, SM04, SM05, SM06 |
The evaluation will be done from three notes:
- Continuous Assessment Work (30%): A Continuous Assessment activity will be proposed, to be carried out during the course, where students will have to study some specific aspect of the Ancient World.
- Partial Exam 1 (Ancient Near East) (35%): A partial exam (dedicated to Near Eastern civilizations and Pharaonic Egypt) will be carried out during class time, which will consist of developing two topic-questions, to choose from four options. It could also incorporate a test question section.
- Partial Exam 2 (Classical World) (35%): A second partial exam (dedicated to the ancient Greece and Rome) will be carried out at the end of the course, during class time, with the same running as the first one.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event that the evaluation activities cannot be done in person, their format will be adapted (maintaining their weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB’s virtual tools. Homework, activities and class participation will be done through forums, wikis and / or exercise discussions through Teams, ensuring that all students can access them.
Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.
This subject does not allow a single assessment.
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
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(*) To cite bibliography, see: 'Com citar i elaborar la bibliografia: https://www.uab.cat/web/estudia-iinvestiga/com-citar-i-elaborar-la-bibliografia-1345708785665.html\'.
Software
Virtual campus (Moodle).
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |