CLAS488

041248

This course focuses on the ancient history of the Middle East prior to the rise of Christianity and Islam. In reflecting on modern agendas and assumptions that have defined a certain image of \"the classical world\" in distinction to that of \"the ancient Near East\", we take a critical approach to Mesopotamian, Anatolian, Levantine, and Persian history from the development of writing to the conquest of Alexander the Great (fourth millennium to fourth century BCE).

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

CE - CL (Cross Listed), WE - WEC (Writing Emphasis Course)

CLAS588