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Lecturer(s)
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Vodičková Radka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Emergence of Islam, early islamic expansion 2) Period of Umayyad caliphate 3) Period of Abbasid caliphate 4) Period of Fatimid and Ayyubid dynasty 5) Crusades and Christian states 6) Seljuq period 7) Mongol invasion of the Middle East 8) Period of Ilkhans and Timurids 9) Period of Mamluk dynasty 1 10) Period of Mamluk dynasty 2 11) History of Maghreb 12) History of Al-Andalus 1 13) History of Al-Andalus 2
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 13 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to identify and characterize events, processes and trends in ancient history of the Middle East - to identify different eras, dynasties, cultural trends etc. - to orientate in general world history |
| Skills |
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| - to work individually with academic sources - to use effectively modern information technologies - to identify relevant expert sources |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to enumerate and describe in a broader context individual historical events and wider historical processes within the region - to identify major historical milestones in the period (7th to 14th century) and explain their importance - to describe specifics of individual historical periods, governments, states, etc. - to have a comprehensive idea of the history of the region in a given period and all crucial contexts and backgrounds. |
| Skills |
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| - to use relevant literature for study of selected problems - to use Czech and English academic sources - to evaluate the relevance of available sources |
| Competences |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
| Skills |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Individual study |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
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Recommended literature
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Cook Michael et al. (eds.). The new Cambridge History of Islam. 6 Volume Set.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Hourani, Albert. A history of the Arab peoples. London : Faber and Faber, 2005. ISBN 0-571-22664-7.
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Lapidus, I. M. A History of Islamic Societies. New York, 2002.
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Lewis, Bernadr. Děliny Blízkého východu. Praha, 1996.
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Veselý, R. Přehled politických a kulturních dějin islámských zemí od vzniku islámu do konce osmnáctého století. Praha, 1991.
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Veselý, Rudolf. Dějiny arabských zemí. Praha : Ústav pro učitelské vzdělání na UK, 1972.
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