Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2023 - ARCH 100 D100

Ancient Peoples and Places (3)

Class Number: 4001

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 21, 2023
    Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

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:

Through in-person lectures, this course provides a journey into the origin of modern society and on how some profound subsistence and cultural changes shaped it through the millennia. Students will be introduced to the origin of our species, the appearance of modern behavior, and the earliest complex societies in Africa, Eurasia, Australia and the Americas. Along this path, major cultural and technological developments will be examined such as the appearance of art and symbolism, the Neolithic and the urban “revolutions”, the emergence of warfare and social inequality, and the first Chiefdoms, States, and Empires. Finally, the students will learn about pre-modern civilizations such as the Sumer, the Egyptians, the Mycenaeans, the Chinese Dynasties, the Maya, the Aztec and the Incas.

Grading

  • Midterm 1 (Multiple choice quiz, non-cumulative) 25%
  • Midterm 2 (Multiple choice quiz, non-cumulative) 35%
  • Final Exam (Multiple choice quiz, non-cumulative) 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Deborah I. Olszewski (2020), Archaeology and Humanity's Story: A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory, 2ndEdition, Oxford University Press.

Print ISBN: 9780190930127 (new or used)

eText ISBN: 9780190930134 (rentable at: https://www.vitalsource.com)


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) 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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