Pre-classical Civilizations
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Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Objectives
Analyse the contribution and influence of the great Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Central European civilizations in the cultural genesis and evolution of the Classical World.
Program
I. General view of Pre-classical civilizations
1. The qualitative leap of the Bronze Age: Urbanization and writing
2. General overview of the Middle East
II. The civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
1. Pharaonic dynasties and their chronology
2.2. Society, Culture, Religion, Art and Economy.
III. The Mesopotamian civilizations
1. The Sumerian cities.
2. The Assyrians and the Babylonians
IV. Canaan and the diffusion of the alphabet
1. The Hittites, Ugarit, Mari and Ebla.
2. Israel and the Semitic world
V. An overview of other civilizations
1. Minoan, Mycenaean and Celtic civilizations.
2. The Yellow River and the Amerindian civilizations
Main Bibliography
PRITCHARD, JB - Ancient Near East Texts (ANET/ANEO), 3ª Ed., Princeton University Press, 1973.
Guias de Curso:
CARREIRA, José Nunes - Introdução à História e Cultura Pré-Clássica, Mem Martins, Europa-América, 1992.
TAVARES, António Augusto - As Civilizações Pré-Clássicas. Guia de Estudo, Lisboa, Ed. Estampa, 1980.
Obras gerais (com bibliografia a complementar):
CARREIRA, José Nunes - História antes de Heródoto, Lisboa, Ed. Cosmos, 1993.
GARELLI, Paul - El Proximo Oriente Asiático, 2 vols, Barcelona, Ed. Laboe, 1980/85 (Tradução da col. “Nouvelle Clio”).
HUOT, Jean Louis - Les sumériens, Paris, A, Colin, 1989.
LIVERANI, Mario - Antico Oriente : Storia, Società, Economia, Bari, Ed. Laterza, 1988.
PADRÓ; Osep - História del Egipto faraónico, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1997.
ROUX, Georges - La Mésopotamie, Paris, Seuil, 1985.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures and discussion of subject matters, and research work carried out by students with the lecturer’s supervision and feedback.
Software
No specific software required.
Evaluation Type
Eligibility for exams
According to the Assessment Regulations in force.
Calculation formula of final grade
Average of the marks obtained in the work submitted (continuous evaluation) or mark obtained in the final exam (final evaluation).
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Not applicable.
Classification improvement
According to the Assessment Regulations in force.
Observations
Language of instruction: Portuguese