Pre-classical Civilizations

Code:

FLUP0178

Acronym:

CIVPCL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	General History

Instance: 2007/2008 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HIS	2	Official Study Plan - LHIS	1	-	6	-
			2
			3
			4
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

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 overview 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

Anthology of Texts:
PRITCHARD, JB - Ancient Near East Texts (ANET/ANEO), 3ª Ed., Princeton University Press, 1973.

Course Guides:
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.

General Works (with supplementary bibliography)
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.

Complementary Bibliography

To be indicated in the course of the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and discussion of subject matters, with resource to research work carried out by students under the lecturer’s supervision and feedback.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average mark of the assignments accomplished throughout the academic year (continuous evaluation) or final exam mark (final evaluation).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese