Undergraduate - UnitATS1248 - Ancient civilisations 2

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Clayton - Dr Gillian E. Bowen

Notes

Previously coded AAH1020

Synopsis

An overview of the cultures of the Mediterranean from the end of the Bronze Age to the triumph of Christianity. The major focus is upon the classical cultures: Greece and Macedon, Hellenism and Rome; also surveyed are Egypt, Iraq and Persia. Themes and source material as ATS1247.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

Acquired a basic knowledge of those cultures of the ancient Mediterranean studied.
Developed an awareness of the different political, social, economic and religious systems which each of these cultures developed.
An awareness of the cultural exchange which operated in the Mediterranean region.
An awareness of the range of material - monuments, artefacts, texts - available for use in the reconstruction of ancient societies.
An understanding of the basic methods of archaeology and ancient history.
Acquired basic training in the development of a critical appraisal of source material of all kinds.