HUMA 1845 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Christianization, Enki, Hanif
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The world of late antiquity and the monotheistic traditions of the. Periodization part a: the middle east in antiquity. A method of studying the past by dividing it into blocks of time, with relatively stable characteristics. All based on specific point of view; heavily eurocentric. In most cases; livin through period did not identify themselves as belonging to the period. Geological eras: measured in millions of years and based on fossil remains, extinctions boundaries; jurassic etc. Anthropological eras: based on ancient cultural stages of human development from emergences of the humanoids to the emergence of writing and written historical records: prehistory/ history. Marx"s theory of historical materialism: based on class principle 5 stages. Based primarily on ancient greece and rome. Archaic period- from the beginning of writing and recorded history. Late antiquity - from 4th c ce. Middle ages: christianization of europe and dominicans of the church. Classical period ca 480 bce - 323 bce.