Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Ancient History I
Course Number:
L_GOBAGES102
Course Description:
In this course we approach the globalizing worlds of ancient Western Asia, Egypt, and Greece from a non-Eurocentric perspective. From the late 4th to late 2nd millennia BCE we witness the emergence of complex societies using script in Mesopotamia and Egypt, and the rise of expanding, territorial states in Mesopotamia, followed by competing super-powers in Anatolia, Syria and Egypt. After a temporary breakdown in smaller entities we find that during the first millennium BCE a sequence of empires were carved out by Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. In about the same period, we can follow the evolution of the Greek city-states, notably Sparta and Athens, which eventually clashed with the Persian empire. The struggle for hegemony in the Aegean world between some of the larger Greek city states and the emergence of the Macedonian kingdom as the hegemonic power form the prelude to Alexander the Great conquering the Persian Empire.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (2)_17.pdf
