640131 VU Cultural Contacts: The Aegean and the Ancient Near East
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VU Cultural Contacts: The Aegean and the Ancient Near East
VU 2
3,75
weekly
annually
German
Broadening and deepening of general knowledge by dealing with exemplary topics, i.e. societies and languages of the Middle East and the Mediterranean as well as their interactions.
This course deals with the various kinds of interaction between the regions of the Aegean and the Ancient Near East, especially in the 8th and 7th entury BCE. We will discuss, in what ways Assyrians, Phoenicians or Babylonians influenced "Western" culture (eg. in philosophy, art, science, religion or war).
Lecture with discussion.
Final exam (essay).
will be anounced in the course
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