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AC011: Ancient civilisations: history and archaeology fellowship study programme.

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Fellowship study programmes and are intended to suit students who already have some background knowledge in the relative field, either from self interest, employment in the related area, or from previous study.

Without doubt the most comprehensive course in Ancient World Studies we have ever offered for home study, the programme allows suitable students to gain a thorough working knowledge of the culture, principal monuments and surviving antiquities of each of the main Ancient World Civilisations. Topics covered within the course include detailed sections on the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Ottoman, and South Americans, each section consisting of a comprehensive study of the changing culture, myth, religion and history across the period.

Presented in our standard flexible study format, the course is intended to last approximately 18 months. All materials and supporting text books are included and assessment is on a continuous basis with 12 marked assignments and a final thesis.

>> FELLOWSHIP STUDY PROGRAMME:	CODE	PRICE
ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS: HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY	AC011	£525
		€776*
		$1035*
SECTION A: DYNASTIC EGYPT Introduction to the Old Kingdom Chronology; principal rulers and events The Pyramids The Intermediate Periods The Middle Kingdom Chronology; principal rulers and events The New Kingdom Chronology; principal rulers and events Decline and transition of pharaonic Egypt SECTION B: ANCIENT GREECE AND ALEXANDER THE GREAT Ancient Greece - an introduction Minoans - circa 2000 BC Early settlements Early conflicts Early period art and culture Alexander the Great - an introduction The rise of Alexander Early campaigns and conflict Alexander’s eastern campaigns and conquests The later campaigns The fall of Alexander Roman conquest Decline of an empire Cultural and artistic legacy SECTION C: THE ROMAN EMPIRE The Foundation of Rome The Roman republic 500BC The foundation of an empire 30BC Roman gods and myths Culture, art and religion Tombs and funerary customs Pompeii and Herculaneum Expansion of an empire Christianity Byzantium Decline and fall of an empire SECTION D: THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE c1300 TO 1922 Islam and Byzantine Christianity Rise of the Ottomans Osman Hungary to Aden, Algeria to Iran Conquest of Constantinople and Byzantium 1453 Mehmet the Conqueror Suleiman the Magnificent Culture and art Society and economics A medieval empire in a changing world Ottoman decline Principal exhibits - British Museum SECTION E: SOUTH AMERICAN STUDIES South American history: an overview Early history The Incas: culture The Mayas: culture The Aztecs: culture The Spanish conquest The Portuguese conquest New empire Columbus Cortes Pizarro Decline of the Aztecs Decline of the Inca The programme also includes four supporting limited order text books.

Duration: Presented in our standard flexible study format, approximately 800 hours home study. Students work at their own pace, but by working 5 to 6 hours per week can expect to complete the course within 18 months.
Assessment: Continuous: 12 marked assignments and a final thesis.

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Ancient civilisations: history and archaeology fellowship study programme

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