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SUMMARY:GENT 401/1 Pre-History and Early Civilizations
DESCRIPTION:This course begins with a brief look at human origins and the earliest cave paintings, and then moves on to study the history, literature, religion, and visual culture of two of the earliest cultures on the planet: Sumeria and Egypt.\nLocation: Lecture Form (LF, Bldg. 13) ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FA29L5TKszvhSMVVedUn-X_j-jY0W81Q/view ), rm. 102\nTuesday, 18 August 2026\n8:45-9:40 “Visual creativity in Prehistoric Europe,” Gamble Madsen\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “The late Paleolithic: we become human,” Tom Logan\n\nThursday, 20 August\n8:45-9:40 “Philosophical Questions and Early Human Thought,” Stephanie Spoto\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “Campfire Stories,” Joshua Converse\nTuesday, 25 August\n8:45-9:40 “Early developments in the visual cultures of the ancient Middle East and Egypt,” Gamble\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “The Agricultural Revolution, Civilization, and the formation of the State: Early Egypt and Mesopotamia,” Tom\nThursday, 27 August\n8:45-9:40 “The Philosophy of Gilgamesh,” Stephanie\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “Gilgamesh,” Josh\nTuesday, 1 September\n8:45-9:40 “Ancient Middle Eastern visual culture, continued,” Gamble\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “Egypt: the divine Pharoah and pyramids,” Tom\nThursday, 3 September\n8:45-9:40 “Myth and Religious Consciousness,” Stephanie\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “Egyptian gods,” Josh\nTuesday, 8 September\n8:45-9:40 “Ancient Egyptian visual culture, continued,” Gamble\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 “Egypt: the New Kingdom, the empire and king Tutankhamon,” Tom\nThursday, 10 September\n8:45-9:40 Dialogue, Team\n9:40-9:55 Break\n9:55-10:50 In-person assignment for graded credit students\n\n
URL:https://www.gentrain.org/events/gent-401-1-pre-history-and-early-civilizations/
CATEGORIES:Current and Recent Schedules
LOCATION:MPC LF-102
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