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Advent Semester—2025
Apr 01, 2025 |
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| ANTH 109 - World Prehistory |
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This course introduces human prehistory. Referencing the influence of regional environments and technological innovations on early human societies’ attempts to resolve panhuman challenges, the class examines the earliest evidence for ritual, architecture and art in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic. Next, considering the irrevocable changes in human life caused by the development of agriculture, the course surveys early complex societies in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China. Course topics also explore transitions from tribal societies to chiefdoms and proto-states in Asia, pre-Roman Europe and Mesoamerica to identify patterns in human social organization and perceptions of the supernatural.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Final Examination, Lecture/Seminar, Course Offered Independently Social Sciences Division Anthropology Department Course Attributes: G3, G4 |
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