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Lecturer(s)
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Holešovský Václav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Vaněk František, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Černý Radek, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Čančura Lukáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction. Theory and Methods of Prehistoric and Ancient studies. 2) The hominization process and the origins of anatomically modern human. 3) An overview of the European Lower and Middle Paleolithic. 4) An overview of the European Upper Paleolithic. 5) The Mesolithic and the Neolithic Revolution. 6) The Neolithic and Chalcolithic in Europe. 7) Europe in the Bronze and Iron Age. 8) The origins and development of the early civilizations in Mesopotamia. 9) Ancient Egypt. 10) The early civilizations of South and East Asia. 11) The Pre-Columbian civilization of Central and South America. 12) Ancient Aegean: Crete and Mycenae. 13) The origins and development of the western science about prehistoric and ancient times (between the 18th and 20th century) I. 14) The origins and development of the western science about prehistoric and ancient times (between the 18th and 20th century) II.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Group discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Lecture, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Practical training (number of hours)
- 26 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 64 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| No prerequisite courses. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Students will be able to recognize and define the main cultural complexes and periods of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, the Bronze and Iron Age. They will be also able to describe basic issues of hominization process as well as the factors which gave rise to the first state formations and civilizations. Students will be acquainted with the historical and intellectual circumstances, which led to the establishment of the western science about prehistoric and ancient times. |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Group discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Discussion |
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| Written exam |
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Recommended literature
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Anthony, David W. The horse, the wheel, and language : how bronze-age riders from the eurasian steppes shaped the modern world. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-691-05887-0.
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Bič, Miloš. Při řekách babylónských : Dějiny a kultura starověkých říší Předního Orientu. Praha : Vyšehrad, 1990. ISBN 80-7021-032-X.
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Bouzek, Jan. Pravěk českých zemí v evropském kontextu. 2., přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Triton, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7387-463-6.
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Donald Merlin. Origins of the Modern Mind. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1991.
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Charvát, Petr. Zrod českého státu : 568-1055. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7021-845-7.
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Oppenheim, A. Leo. Starověká Mezopotámie: portrét zaniklé civilizace. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0749-0.
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Pečírková, Jana. Asýrie : od městského státu k říši. Praha : Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-0348-7.
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Svoboda J. Paleolit a mezolit: Myšlení, symbolismus a umění. Brno, 2002.
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Svoboda, J. Paleolit a mezolit: pohřební ritus. Brno, 2003.
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