ANTH 105 - Introduction to World Archaeology

Credits: 3

Description
Development of human society and technology from the earliest traces of culturally patterned behavior to the emergence of civilization in the Old and New Worlds.

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze relationships between archaeology, prehistory, and history.
Explain the origins of human material culture.
Explain human cultural evolution.
Explain the transition from foraging to farming.
Define the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages.
Memorize key facts about the great civilizations of the ancient world including Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley, China, Mesoamerica, and Andean South America.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade