Course: The Prehistoric and Ancient Society 2

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Course title The Prehistoric and Ancient Society 2
Course code KHV/PSHB2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Holešovský Václav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Čančura Lukáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Richterová Blanka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Events of the Late Bronze Age in the East Mediterranean. 2) Archaic Greece. 3) Classical Greece in the broader international context I. 4) Classical Greece in the broader international context II. 5) Macedonia and the campaigns of Alexander the Great. 6) The Hellenistic World I. 7) The Hellenistic World II. 8) The origins and rise of the Rome Kingdom. 9) The struggle for the Roman Republic. 10) The fall of the Roman Republic. 11) Ancient Rome during the era of the first Roman emperors. 12) The Roman Empire in the 2nd and 3rd century AD in the broader international context. 13) The Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th century AD in the broader international context. 14) The origins and development of the western science about Classical Antiquity (between 16th and 20th century).

Learning activities and teaching methods
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
prerequisite
Knowledge
No prerequisite courses.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to recognize and define the main cultural periods of the development of ancient Mediterranean civilizations from the 12th century BC to the 6th century AD. Also, students will be acquainted with the historical and intellectual circumstances, which led to the establishment of the western science about Classical Antiquity.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Discussion
assessment methods
Written exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • 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.
  • Budil, Ivo T. Úsvit rasismu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triton, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7387-630-2.
  • Burian, Jan; Oliva, Pavel; Vaněčková, Zuzana. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha : Nakl. Svoboda, 1984.
  • Grant, Michael. Dějiny antického Říma. 1. vydání v čes. jazyce. Praha : BB art, 1999. ISBN 80-7257-009-9.
  • Grant, Michael. Klasické Řecko. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. [Praha] : BB art, 1999. ISBN 80-7257-079-X.
  • Grant, Michael. Zrození Řecka. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7341-917-3.
  • Oliva, Pavel. Řecko mezi Makedonií a Římem. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0435-1.
  • Toynbee, Arnold. Lidstvo a matka Země : vyprávění o dějinách světa. Vyd. 1. Praha : Práh, 2001. ISBN 80-7252-053-9.
  • Vernant, Jean-Pierre. Řecký člověk a jeho svět. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2005. ISBN 80-7021-731-6.


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