ORIGINS OF CITIES   [Archived Catalog]
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ANTH 1530 - ORIGINS OF CITIES


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A broad introduction to the process of urbanism and the rise of early pre-industrial cities in both the new and old worlds. Specific cases from MesoAmerica, the Andes, North America, Egypt, and the near East are examined in order to elucidate the varying roles cities played in ancient civilizations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Global Issues General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, Latin American Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies, Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)


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