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Syllabus
Course: World Prehistory
Department: Anthropology
Course Number: &104
Credits: 5
Course Description:
A survey of human prehistory from the origin of humans through the emergence of early
civilizations, providing the foundation for understanding modern human societies. Attention is
given to civilizations from both the Old World, including ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China,
and India, and the New World, including the Maya, Inca and Aztec.
Prerequisite: None
Materials Required:
Chris Scarre (2009). The Human Past, 2nd edition. New York: Thames & Hudson
COURSE FEATURES/POLICIES:
Academic Honesty: All work is to represent own efforts rather than to be copied from another.
Cheating will result in an F grade for the class. For the academic honesty policy, refer to the
Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities found on the college’s website.
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Financial Aid: Students receiving financial aid should ALWAYS check with Financial aid prior to
withdrawing, signing an incomplete contract, changing to an audit, or receiving an F or V grade
in a class.”
Class Participation/Attendance: Attendance is not taken but failure to attend class negatively
impacts your grade.
No makeup exams are given. If you miss a test the lost points will be added onto your final
exam total. Thus, if you miss a test your final exam will be worth 300 points instead of 200
points. If you take all of the tests and the final, and one of your test scores is 10% or more lower
than all of your other test scores, then that test will be dropped – this does not apply to the
final exam. If your final exam is 10% or more lower than all of your other test scores, and you’ve
taken them all, then the final exam will be reduced to 100 points instead of 200 points.
Grading Scale:
A 93-100%
A- 90-92%
B+ 87-89%
B 83-86%
B- 80-82%
C+ 77-79%
C 73-76%
C- 70-72%
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D+ 67-69%
D 63-66%
D- 60-62%
F 0-59%
A. A general understanding of the four main subfields of anthropology and how they contribute to
our understanding of the past
B. A general understanding of the anthropological explanation of the biological and the cultural
nature of our species
C. A general understanding of how humans developed biologically, culturally, and linguistically
D. An understanding of the human past
E. An understanding of the development of the early civilizations
F. An understanding of how the human present is shaped by the human past
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COLLEGE WIDE ABILITIES :
A. Think logically and critically
B. Communicate effectively
COURSE CONTENT:
A. Overview of anthropology
B. Human evolution
C. The Human diaspora
D. The domestication of plants and animals
E. The development of chiefdoms and state societies
F. Overview of early Old World civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and
China
G. Overview of early New World civilizations, including the Maya, Inca, and Aztec