Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2017 - ARCH 100 D200

Ancient Peoples and Places (3)

Class Number: 2470

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 12, 2017
    Tue, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Francesco Berna
    fberna@sfu.ca
    778.782.9674
    Office: EDB 9613
    Office Hours: TBD

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A broad survey of human cultural development from the late Palaeolithic/PalaeoIndian periods (ca 40,000 BP) to the rise of civilization and empires, in both the Old and New Worlds. Breadth-Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course provides a worldwide overview of human cultural developments starting 100,000 years ago with early anatomically modern humans and the Middle Paleolithic culture and continuing into the Upper Paleolithic, the origin of agriculture, and the development of complex societies. We will overview archaeological finds in both the Old and New World, including case study examples from the Americas, Mesopotamia, the Aegean, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and East Asia.

Grading

  • Midterm I (multiple choice quiz) 20%
  • Midterm II (multiple choice quiz, non-cumulative) 25%
  • Homework (1250 word Essay) 10%
  • Final Exam (multiple choice quiz, cumulative) 45%

NOTES:

Breadth: Social Sciences

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Michael Chazan. 2015. World Prehistory and Archaeology, 3rd Canadian Edition, Routledge (ISBN: 978-0-2058-9670-7) NEW or USED  
OR  
Michael Chazan. 2015. World Prehistory and Archaeology, 3rd Canadian Edition, SFU Custom edition, Pearson, Toronto. (ISBN: 978-1-3230-3924-3) USED  
OR  
Michael Chazan. 2015. World Prehistory and Archaeology, 3rd Canadian Edition, Pearson, Toronto. (ISBN: 978-0-2059-9054-2) USED

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


Registrar Notes:

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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