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KHV / PSHB2
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KHV
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PSHB2
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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The Prehistoric and Ancient Society 2
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
7
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Written
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Type of completion
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Written
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Time requirements
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Lecture
4
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is acquaint students with the development of human society in the prehistoric and ancient times. Students will become familiar with the hominization process and the origins of anatomically modern human, as well as with the main cultural complexes of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, including the Broze and Iron Age. Also, they will get acquainted with development of the first state formations and civilizations of the ancient Near East, Aegean area, south and east Asia, and central and south America. The lectures will be also focused on intellectual, ideological and historical circumstances, which gave rise to western science about prehistoric and ancient times (between the 18th and 20th century).
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Requirements on student
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Students are expected to attend and actively participate in lectures/seminars by a discussion and analysis of scholarly texts, and by self-study of literature as well. They will also write a seminar paper on a self-chosen topic. Students prove their knowledge by the written test.
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Content
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1) Events of the Late Bronze Age in the East Mediterranean. 2) Archaic Greece. 3) Classical Greece in the broader international context I. 4) Classical Greece in the broader international context II. 5) Macedonia and the campaigns of Alexander the Great. 6) The Hellenistic World I. 7) The Hellenistic World II. 8) The origins and rise of the Rome Kingdom. 9) The struggle for the Roman Republic. 10) The fall of the Roman Republic. 11) Ancient Rome during the era of the first Roman emperors. 12) The Roman Empire in the 2nd and 3rd century AD in the broader international context. 13) The Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th century AD in the broader international context. 14) The origins and development of the western science about Classical Antiquity (between 16th and 20th century).
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Grant, Michael. Dějiny antického Říma. 1. vydání v čes. jazyce. Praha : BB art, 1999. ISBN 80-7257-009-9.
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Basic:
Grant, Michael. Klasické Řecko. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. [Praha] : BB art, 1999. ISBN 80-7257-079-X.
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Basic:
Grant, Michael. Zrození Řecka. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7341-917-3.
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Extending:
Oliva, Pavel. Řecko mezi Makedonií a Římem. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0435-1.
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Extending:
Vernant, Jean-Pierre. Řecký člověk a jeho svět. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2005. ISBN 80-7021-731-6.
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Extending:
Anthony, David W. The horse, the wheel, and language : how bronze-age riders from the eurasian steppes shaped the modern world. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-691-05887-0.
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Recommended:
Burian, Jan; Oliva, Pavel; Vaněčková, Zuzana. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha : Nakl. Svoboda, 1984.
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Recommended:
Toynbee, Arnold. Lidstvo a matka Země : vyprávění o dějinách světa. Vyd. 1. Praha : Práh, 2001. ISBN 80-7252-053-9.
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Recommended:
Budil, Ivo T. Úsvit rasismu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triton, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7387-630-2.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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64
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Practical training (number of hours)
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26
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Total
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182
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
No prerequisite courses. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Students will be able to recognize and define the main cultural periods of the development of ancient Mediterranean civilizations from the 12th century BC to the 6th century AD. Also, students will be acquainted with the historical and intellectual circumstances, which led to the establishment of the western science about Classical Antiquity. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Written exam |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Group discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
One-to-One tutorial |
Discussion |
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