Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2017 - ARCH 100 D900

Ancient Peoples and Places (3)

Class Number: 2471

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 11, 2017
    Mon, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Instructor:

    David Maxwell
    dma50@sfu.ca
    778.782.9783
    Office: SWH 9103
    Office Hours: TBA

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:

An overview of the general development of human cultures from the appearance of anatomically modern humans in the Upper Paleolithic period to the rise of complex societies and empires in both the Old and New Worlds. Emphasis is on the development of cultures worldwide over the last 40,000 years.  We cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from the spread of humans into the Americas, to the development of food production, and the rise of social complexity. Topics include the earliest writing, Pre-Columbian long-distance trade in the Americas, the creation of Stonehenge and other monuments, the Nazca lines of South America, and the ancient calendars of Mesoamerica. Cultures studied include the Egyptians, Maya, Mesopotamians, cliff dwellers of the American southwest, the earliest dynasties in China, and the civilizations of the Andes.

Grading

  • Exam I 33%
  • Exam II 33%
  • Final Exam 34%

NOTES:

Breadth: Social Sciences

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Deborah I. Olszewski. Archaeology and Humanity’s Story. A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory. Oxford University Press, New York.
ISBN: 978-0-1997-6456-3

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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