Course: Introduction to the Ancient History

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Course title Introduction to the Ancient History
Course code KHV/UDSB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Richterová Blanka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Mediterranean world at the turn of the 2nd and 1st century BC 2) Archaic Greece 3) Classical Greece I 4) Classical Greece II 5) Rise of Macedonia and the campaigns of Alexander 6) Hellenistic world 7) Birth of the Roman Republic 8) Roman Republic I 9) Roman Republic II 10) Birth of the Roman Empire 11) Roman Empire 12) Causes of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to know the ancient civilizations at high school level
Skills
to understand a scientifically structured lecture
to read and understand an academical text in Czech
to read and understand an academic text in English
to use adequate terminology in Czech
use electronic information resources
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to distinguish the basic epochs of the history of antiquity
to know the history of Greece and Rome at an advanced level
to characterize individual personalities and events of the history of the ancient world
Skills
independently analyze the most important problems of ancient history
interpret the meaning of individual events in the history of antiquity
critically evaluate the role of individual personalities in the history of antiquity
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Self-study of literature
Competences
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Burian, Jan; Oliva, Pavel. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 2. vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-87867-20-4.
  • 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.
  • Vernant, Jean-Pierre. Řecký člověk a jeho svět. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2005. ISBN 80-7021-731-6.


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