GENT 401/1 Pre-History and Early Civilizations
[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. GENT 1 through 15 must be taken in multiples of three (to total three units) in order to transfer to the UC system. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.]
Tuesday [August 20]
8:45-9:40 Visual Cultures of Pre-History, Gamble Prehistoric Europe
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 How We Became Human, Tom Logan
Thursday [August 22]
8:45-9:40 Philosophical Questions and Early Human Thought, Stephanie Philosophical Questions
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Mesopotamian Epic: Inanna and Creation Myth, Me, and Marriage. Alan Inanna, Creation and Holy Marriage
Tuesday [August27]
8:45-9:40 Visual Cultures of the Ancient Near East, Gamble Ancient Near East
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 We Became Farmers: The Neolithic Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon. Tom AncientNearEast2024, AgriculturalRevolution_2024
Thursday [August 29]
8:45-9:40 The Philosophy of Gilgamesh, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Inanna’s Descent, Ascent, and Battle with the Mountain. Alan Inanna-Ebih-Descent-and-Ascent
Tuesday [Sept 3]
8:45-9:40 Art of Egypt: Pre-dynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom. Gamble Ancient Egypt
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids. Tom AncientEgyptOldKingdom, GreatPyramids
Thursday [Sept 5]
8:45-9:40 Myth and Religious Consciousness. Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Survey of Egyptian Literature, Alan Egyptian Literature Survey 2024
Tuesday [Sept 10]
8:45-9:40 Egypt, Middle and New Kingdom Art. Gamble
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Egyptian History II: Empire and Religious Revolution. Tom AncientEgyptComplete2024
Thursday [Sept 12]
8:45-9:40 Dialogue, Team Hammurabi Law Code
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Exam on Canvas for students taking for graded credit
