CLCV 2906 Lecture 1: ANE topic 1 notes

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 2906
• Professor: George Harrison

Document Summary

Sometimes due to interest expressed in subjects. Course designed to run on track parallel to egyptian art and archaeology. Regulations at end of course outline are taken seriously. As a new course, there will be considerable flexibility. If you opt for optional/substitutional term essay, you can choose subjects not covered in class as there is too much to cover. Important peoples in the near east not normally covered: persians, greeks, parthians, romans, sassanians. The ancient near east is an amorphous collection of cultures, both indo-european and. Semitic which opposed and succeeded one another, but also combined with one another in multiple ways that still resonate in the mid-east and eastern mediterranean. The earliest of these civilizations are older than the egyptian dynasties, and egypt owes much of her development to near eastern innovations and culture. Eventually, the persians, greeks, romans and sassanians made their presence felt in these regions; their awe at and perplexity over the cultures is palpable.