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Lecturer(s)
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Šašková Kateřina, Mgr. Th.D.
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Course content
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1. Region until the end of the 3rd millennium BCE 2. Old Assyrian trade in Anatolia 3. Mari 4. Old Hittite period 5. Neo-Hittite period 6. Hurrians and Mitanni 7. Ugarit and Amarna period 8. The Sea Peoples 9. Urartu 10. Lydia and Phrygia 11. Syro-Palestinian region under Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian domination 12. Hellenistic period 13. Relations with the Greeks and Rome
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Self-study of literature, Seminar
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 26 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills. |
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| Student will be able to draw up a timeline of important events of ancient Asia Minor and Syro-Palestinian territory. He identifies particular state units in concrete periods and evaluates their historical development, relations with neighboring areas, particularly Egypt and Mesopotamian states in earlier periods, and with the Greeks and Romans in later periods. He will also be able to characterize the differences in their material culture, social organization and spiritual life. |
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| Self-study of literature |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Cohen, Raymond; Westbrook, Raymond. Amarna diplomacy : the beginnings of international relations. Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8018-6199-3.
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Gurney, O. R. The Hittites. London : Penguin Books, 1990. ISBN 0-14-012601-5.
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Kuhrt, Amélie. The ancient Near East : c. 3000-330 BC. Vol. II. London : Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-16764-7.
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Kuhrt, Amélie. The ancient Near East : c. 3000-330 BC. Vol. I. London : Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-16763-9.
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Prosecký, Jiří. Encyklopedie starověkého Předního východu. Praha : Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-58-3.
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Roaf, Michael. Svět staré Mezopotámie a starověkého Blízkého východu. Praha : Knižní klub, 1998. ISBN 80-7176-755-7.
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Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the ancient Near East. Vol. I, II. Peabody : Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. ISBN 1-56563-607-4.
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Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the ancient Near East. Vol. III, IV. Peabody : Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. ISBN 1-56563-607-4(2.
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Shaw, Ian. Dějiny starověkého Egypta. Praha : BB art, 2003. ISBN 80-7257-975-4.
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