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Lecturer(s)
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Komorousová Alžběta, Mgr. Th.D.
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Course content
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1. Settled and nomadic population, relations between them 2. Status and role of the ruler 3. The social structure of the settled society 4. Administration of the state and administrative structure 5. Military and war conflicts 6. Law and justice 7. Forms of the living 8. Crafts and arts 9. Construction and architecture 10. Scribal work and writing 11. Archives and libraries 12.Medicine and other scientific disciplines
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 18 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to describe history of the Middle East in the Antiquity - to identify relevant academic literature - to identify and characterize the most important archaeological localities - to characterize cultures of ancient Middle East - to identify various ancient religious systems |
| Skills |
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| - to work individually with the relevant literature written in Czech as well as English - to grasp information from the current information sources, to critically evaluate and interpret them - to use effectivel modern information technologies - to work with various kinds of sources |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to identify and characterize various cultures and societies of ancient Middle East - to explain relations between these cultures and societies - to characterize different groups of population of ancient Middle East - to identify relevant material and written sources - to differentiate various religious traditions - to describe art and handicraft traditions |
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| - to interpret meaning of various artifacts - to analyze relevant material and written sources - to characterize different segments of the population of the ancient Middle East |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Group discussion |
| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Written exam |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Jiří Prosecký (ed.). Encyklopedie starověkého Předního východu. Libri Praha, 1999.
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Klíma, Josef. Společnost a kultura starověké Mezopotámie. Praha : Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1963.
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Klíma, Josef. Zákony Asýrie a Chaldeje : Pokračovatelé Chammurapiho. Praha : Academia, 1985.
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Leick, Gwendolyn. Mezopotámie : počátky měst. Praha : BB/art, 2005. ISBN 80-7341-555-0.
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Meyers, Eric M. The Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East. Volume 5. New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-19-511219-9.
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Oppenheim, A. Leo. Starověká Mezopotámie: portrét zaniklé civilizace. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0749-0.
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