RELG 433 - Biblical Archaeology
Study Topics and Assignments
Module 5 - Mesopotamia, from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Ages
Module Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to :
- Describe and discuss some of the Paleolithic cultures of Mesopotamia (CLOs C & D)
- Describe and discuss some of the Mesolithic cultures of Mesopotamia (CLOs C & D)
- Describe and discuss some of the Neolithic cultures of Mesopotamia (CLOs C & D)
- Describe and discuss some of the Chalcolithic cultures of Mesopotamia (CLOs C & D)
- Describe and discuss some of the Bronze Age cultures of Mesopotamia (CLOs C & D)
Textbook Readings
- Textbook, chapter 2, "Mesopotamia before Abraham"
- Textbook, chapter 3, "Abraham's Mesopotamia"
Illustrations
Course Notes
- Go here for notes on the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods
- Go here for notes on the Chalcolithic period in Mesopotamia
- Go here for notes on �atal H�y�k
- Go here for notes on the Early Bronze Age in Syria
- Go here for notes on the Mid Bronze Age in Mesopotamia
- Go here for a map of Prehistoric sites
- Go here for the Time Line of Ancient Civilizations
InterNet Resources
- Go here for InterNet links for this Module
Study Questions
Prepare an answer sheet for yoursel, in which you make notes on these topics. Then you may use it, along with the textbook and the course notes, to answer the questions on the Test, and to formulate a thread for the Discussion Board.
Include the course notes and internet resources in your research.
- The Neolithic Age
- The Paleolithic Age
- The Mesolithic Age
- The Chalcolithic Age
- Catal Hoyuk (Catal Hoyuk was in eastern Turkey, near Mesopotamia)
- The Early dynastic Period in Mesopotamia
- Sargon I and Akkad
- Ur-Nammu and the Ur III dynasty
- Mesopotamia at the time of Abraham
- The religious situation in Mesopotamia at the time of Abraham
- Hassunah
- Samarra
- Ubaid
- Ebla (Ebla is in Syria, but it was closely connected to the cultures in Mesopotamia)
Discussion Board 5
Thread - Where/when would you prefer to have lived ?
- as one of the Neolithic population of Catal Hoyuk, or
- in Akkad during the reign of Sargon I
- as a servant of Queen Pu-Ab of Ur (the queen whose burial pit was excavated by Leonard Woolley)
Choose one place/time, describe what your life might have been like, and say why you chose it rather than any of the other options.
Replies to 2 of your classmates' threads :
If possible, choose Threads which deal with different cultures.
Weekly Test
Go to the Test Section of the course on Canvas, and take the test at least once before 12 noon of the Monday following the weekly assignment.
You will have 1 hour to complete the test.
You may take the test three times before the cut-off time.
Questions will vary each time you take the test.
Your highest score will count towards your course grade.
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