Checking date: 26/04/2022


Course: 2022/2023

Prehistory and ancient history
(13791)
Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Humanities Studies (Plan: 414 - Estudio: 282)


Coordinating teacher: ROMERO RECIO, MARIA MIRELLA

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: History, Geography and Art Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:

Branch of knowledge: Arts and Humanities



Objectives
1. Knowledge of the long-term historical processes that affect the study of Prehistory and Early History. 2. Knowledge of economic, social, political and cultural processes in Antiquity with special emphasis on the most relevant aspects for the expert in Humanities. 3. Knowledge of the main historiographical trends concerning the Ancient World. 4. Knowledge of the interconnection between past and present. 5. Acquisition of basic understandings regarding the sources and the methodology of the subject. a. Archaeology as an instrumental source and its problems. Current trends for the analysis of cultures with and without writing. b. Writings in the Ancient World and the problems arising from the use of the written sources. 6. Acquisition of skills in locating and using the different sources of information in the field of the Classical Studies (ancient sources and secondary literature). 7. Acquisition of specific skills in developing the ability to analyze and synthesize historical problems, as well as to undertake book reviews and basic research. 8. Acquisition of skills related to research and information management.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
UNIT 1. PREHISTORY Item 1. Prehistory: UNIT 2. THE MIDDLE EAST AND EGYPT Item 2. The origin of the state in Mesopotamia and Egypt and its evolution until the end of the third millennium. Item 3. The second millennium in the Middle East and Egypt. Item 4. The first millennium in the Middle East and Egypt. UNIT 3. GREECE Item 5. The Greek world, from its origins to the Homeric times. Item 6. The origins of the polis. The Archaic period in Hellas. Item 7. Greece in the Classical times. Item 8. Greece in the fourth century and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Item 9. The Hellenistic world. UNIT. ROME Item 10. The origins of Rome and the early Republic. Item 11. The imperialist Republic until Julius Caesar. Item 12. Augustus. Item 13. The Early Empire. Item 14. The Late Antiquity.
Learning activities and methodology
Total hours of student work : 150 h. Number of hours : Basic teachings : 21 h ( 14 classroom sessions of 1.30 h ) . Following the course schedule, the keys for the study of each topic will be presented to the students in order to provide them with an understanding of the historical processes that they will have to address in their individual training. Practical teachings: Tasks ( text commentaries and images, reviews, questionnaires , work) : 21 h given in 14 h of face-to-face classes of 1:30 h each. Specialised tutorials (online): 16 h. Individual autonomous learning : 98 h . a ) Study of basic lessons : 50 h. b ) Study - development of practical works : 48 h. Assessment tests and / or exams: 10 h. Assessment test and / or written exams : 3 h.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40
Calendar of Continuous assessment
Basic Bibliography
  • A. LEROI-GOURHAN,. La Prehistoria en el mundo.. Akal. 2003
  • F. J. GÓMEZ ESPELOSÍN. Historia de Grecia Antigua. Akal. Madrid, 2001
  • J. ALVAR et al.. Manual de Historia Universal 2. Historia Antigua,. Historia 16. Madrid, 1992
  • J. SANMARTÍN, J.M. SERRANO. Historia Antigua del Próximo Oriente. Mesopotamia y Egipto,. Akal. Madrid, 2008
  • J.M. ROLDÁN. Historia de Roma. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca, 1995
  • P. BARCELÓ. Breve Historia de Grecia y Roma. Alianza. Madrid, 2007.
  • V. FERNÁNDEZ. Prehistoria. El largo camino de la humanidad. Madrid, Alianza. 2017
Additional Bibliography
  • M. PATOU-MATHIS. El hombre prehistórico es también una mujer. Una historia de la invisibilidad de las mujeres. Lumen. Barcelona, 2021
  • R. WRAGG SKYES. Neandertales La vida, el amor, la muerte y el arte de nuestros primos lejanos. Planeta. Barcelona, 2021
  • A. DOMÍNGUEZ MONEDERO. Las colonizaciones en el Mediterráneo Antiguo. SÍNTESIS. 2022
  • A. DOMÍNGUEZ, J. PASCUAL,. Atlas histórico del mundo griego antiguo,. Síntesis. Madrid, 2006.
  • A. DUPLÁ. La República Romana Arcaica, . Síntesis. Madrid, 2003
  • A. EGGEBRECHT. El antiguo Egipto: 3000 años de historia y cultura del imperio faraónico. . Plaza & Janés.. Barcelona. 1984.
  • A. GIARDINA, J. ANDREAU. El hombre romano. Alianza. Madrid, 1991
  • A. IRIARTE. Democracia y tragedia: la era de Pericles. Akal. Madrid, 1996
  • AA.VV. Historia del Mundo clásico a través de sus textos, 2 vols.. Alianza, Madrid, 1999.
  • C. GONZÁLEZ WAGNER. Historia del Cercano Oriente. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. . Salamanca. 1999.
  • F.J. GÓMEZ ESPELOSÍN. Memorias perdidas: Grecia y el mundo oriental. Akal. Madrid, 2013.
  • G. ROUX. Mesopotamia. Historia política, económica y cultural. Akal. Madrid, 2002
  • I. SHAW. Historia del Egipto Antiguo. La Esfera de los libros. Barcelona, 2010
  • J. FERNÁNDEZ UBIÑA. El imperio romano bajo la anarquía militar. Madrid. 1990
  • J.L. ARSUAGA, I. MARTÍNEZ. La especie elegida. Temas de hoy. Madrid, 1998
  • J.M. ROLDÁN. La República Romana. Cátedra. Madrid, 1989
  • J.M. ROLDÁN HERVÁS. La República Romana. Cátedra. Madrid, 2007
  • K. RAAFLAUB, H. VAN WEES (eds.). A Companion to Archaic Greece. Wiley-Blackwell. Oxford, 2009
  • M. BEARD, J. HENDERSON. El mundo clásico: Una breve introducción. Alianza. Madrid, 2016.
  • M. LIVERANI. Antiguo Oriente. Historia, sociedad y economía. Crítica. Barcelona, 1995
  • P. CARTLEDGE. Los griegos. Barcelona. 2000
  • P. GARNSEY, R. SALLER. El Imperio Romano. Economía, sociedad y cultura. Crítica. Barcelona, 1990
  • P. LÓPEZ BARJA, F.J. LOMAS. Historia de Roma. Akal. Madrid, 2004
  • Robin Lane FOX. El mundo clásico. La epopeya de Grecia y Roma. Crítica, Barcelona 2007.
  • S. BAKER. Roma. Auge y caída de un imperio. Barcelona. 2007
  • S.B. POMEROY et alii, . La Antigua Grecia. Historia política, social y cultural. Crítica. Barcelona, 2001
  • W. CERAM. Dioses, tumbas y sabios. Destino Libros. Barcelona, 1974
  • W. SHELMERDINE. The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, 2008.

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