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Course, academic year 2019/2020
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History of Pre Ancient Civilizations - OPBD2D102A
Title: Dějiny předantických civilizací
Guaranteed by: Katedra dějin a didaktiky dějepisu (41-KDDD)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2018 to 2020
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 120 / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Petr Charvát, DrSc.
Teacher(s): prof. PhDr. Petr Charvát, DrSc.
Annotation -
Last update: PhDr. Iva Beránková (27.05.2019)
This is an introductory course to the civilizations which preceded Greek and Roman Antiquity (Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, the American continent). Historical narratives of the individual civilizations are interspersed with short summaries of economic, social and intellectual achievements of the relevant societies. Data on relations to cultures of the Czech-speaking lands are included wherever applicable.
Literature -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jana Kepartová, CSc. (13.05.2019)

CHARVÁT, P. Zrození státu - Prvotní civilizace Starého světa. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Nakladatelství Karolinum 2011.

KEIGHTLEY, D. N. (ed.), The Origins of Chinese Civilization. Berkeley - Los Angeles -
London: University of California Press 1983.
MANZANILLA, L., LÓPEZ LUJÁN, L. (edd.), Historia Antigua de México vol. IV. Ciudad
de México: Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Historia - Instituto de Investigaciones
Antropológicas de Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2001.
PROSECKÝ, J. A KOL. Encyklopedie starověkého Předního Východu. Praha: Libri 1999.
SCARRE Chris (ed.), The Human Past, London: Thames and Hudson 2005.
VAVROUŠKOVÁ, ST. A KOL. Dějiny Indie I-II, Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové Noviny
2004.
VERNER, M., BAREŠ, L., VACHALA, B. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie starého Egypta. Praha:
Karolinum 1997.
WILLIS, R. (ed.), Mytologie světa, Ilustrovaný průvodce. Praha: Nakladatelství Slovart 1997.

Teaching methods -
Last update: PhDr. Iva Beránková (27.05.2019)

Lectures, consultations.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Jana Kepartová, CSc. (13.05.2019)

Examination - written test

Syllabus -
Last update: PhDr. Iva Beránková (27.05.2019)

1. Ancient Egypt - History
2. Ancient Egypt - Society and Culture
3. Ancient Mesopotamia - History
4. Ancient Mesopotamia - Society and Culture
5. Ancient India - History
6. Ancient India - Society and Culture
7. Ancient China - History
8. Ancient China - Society and Culture
9.Civilization of the American continent - history
10. Civilization of the American Continent - Society
11. Civilization of American continent - culture
12. Summary of the formation and development of primary state centres

 
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