HIST 239

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Ancient Near East, 330 BC - 640 AD

History College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Cultures and empires of the Near East (Persia, Hellenistic kingdoms, Judaism, early Christianity, Rome, and Byzantium) from Alexander the Great to the Arab conquests.

When Taught

Winter

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Historical Knowledge of Hellenistic, Christian Near East

Learning Outcome

Gain a firsthand understanding of the Hellenistic and Christian Near East through studying and analyzing primary sources, using a template of (suggested) questions

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Critical Analysis

Learning Outcome

Understand how the political and social changes in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Hellenistic period contributed to the development of science, technology, philosophy, and religion

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Historical Knowledge of Origins of Christianity

Learning Outcome

Understand the basic historical issues surrounding the origin of Christianity

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Historical Knowledge of Christian Roman Empire

Learning Outcome

Understand the development of the Christian Roman Empire (Byzantium)

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Understand Faith and Reason

Learning Outcome

Understand basic issues of faith and reason, as they relate to Christianity and Judaism in the formative period of the former

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Research Literature

Learning Outcome

Master an early Christian primary source well enough to present, as a group, its gist, meaning, and significance