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History 101. Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East. For today…. Syllabi Website: www.uiowa.edu/~c16e101/index.htm WebCT: You will be auto-registered by Wednesday Lecture outlines available here. Reading assignments. Books are at Iowa Book Shaw’s History of Ancient Egypt is late
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History 101 Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East
For today… • Syllabi • Website: www.uiowa.edu/~c16e101/index.htm • WebCT: • You will be auto-registered by Wednesday • Lecture outlines available here
Reading assignments • Books are at Iowa Book • Shaw’s History of Ancient Egypt is late • Other reading online/WebCT • Have it done before lecture.
Class format • Lecture with discussion • Attendance will be taken • “3 Questions” - based on the previous lecture • Closed book! • 4 unexcused before your attendance grade is lowered.
Assignments • 2 in-class exams • Final exam • 2 short essays
Subjects • The Ancient Near East from ca. 3000BCE to 323BCE • Mesopotamia • Syria and the Levant • The modern “Middle East” minus (generally) Arabia
Subjects • Ancient Egypt from ca. 3500BCE to ca. 1000BCE (the end of the “New Kingdom”)