وصف المقرر                     د ميثم علي نافع

Description of the course: Dr. Maitham Ali Nafi’

This course description provides a summary of the most important characteristics of the course and the learning outcomes that the student is expected to achieve, demonstrating whether he or she has made the most of the learning opportunities available. It must be linked to the program description.

1. Educational institution, College of Arts/University of Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)

2. Scientific Department/Center, History Department

3. Course name/code History of the Ancient Near East 210H NEH

4. Attendance forms available are mandatory

5. Semester/Year Annual

6. Number of study hours (total) 90

7. The date this description was prepared: 9/17/2022

8. Course objectives

Developing academic education at the university and college in accordance with quality standards in higher education, which enables universities to produce outputs that are able to be produced in the labor market.

The students of the second stage learned about an important era in the history of the ancient world, which is the civilizations of the ancient Near East.

Identifying the achievements of the civilizations of the Nile Valley, the Levant, Persia (Iran), and Anatolia (Turkey) in the fields of politics, such as knowing the governance systems of those kingdoms and countries, religious beliefs, and architecture.

Studying the manifestations and mutual influences between ancient societies (religious - cultural).

10. Course outcomes and teaching, learning and evaluation methods

A- Cognitive objectives

A1- Introducing the student to ancient policies in the kingdoms and countries of the ancient Near East.

A2- Drawing maps showing the cultural locations of the kingdoms and countries of the ancient Near East.

A3- Preparing the student for an advanced academic level through scientific research and reports.

A4- Students absorb as much of the prescribed curriculum as possible.

A5- Preparing the student psychologically and intellectually to accept the academic material.

A6- Knowledge and understanding.

B - The skills objectives of the course.

B1 - The student realizes the extent of similarities and differences between the kingdoms and countries of the ancient Near East.

B2 - The student realizes the importance of political and military relations in the development and expansion of countries and kingdoms.

B3 - Using oral questions to clarify the subject’s vocabulary and to familiarize the student with the concepts and terminology related to the subject.

B4- Acquire the greatest amount of knowledge about the subject.

      Teaching and learning methods

Giving lectures, assigning the student to prepare research papers, and participating in lectures and discussions.

      Evaluation methods

Attendance and participation, completion of reports and research papers, midterm exam, final exam.

C- Emotional and value goals

C1- Testing the student’s abilities to understand and memorize historical material and give the correct answer.

C2- The ability to analyze and conclude the subject matter.

C3- Weekly evaluation of the student.

C4- Testing the student with quarterly exams.

     Teaching and learning methods

The method used in the paragraph above

    Evaluation methods

The method used in the paragraph above

D - Transferable general and qualifying skills (other skills related to employability and personal development).

D1- Classroom management skills.

D2- Encouraging the student to discuss and ask questions.

D3- Evaluation and excellence skills (individual differences) among students according to scientific abilities and mental skills.

11. Course structure

Week Hours Required learning outcomes Name of unit/or subject Teaching method Evaluation method

1-2 3 History of ancient Egypt, geographical background of the country

Egypt, naming Egypt, sources for studying Egyptian history, history of the ancient Near East, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

3-4 3 Pre-Dynastic Era, Old Kingdom Era, History of the Ancient Near East, Exam Lecture

monthly

And reports

5 3 The era of the Middle Kingdom, the era of the Hyksos, history of the ancient Near East, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

6-7 3 New Kingdom era

History of the ancient Near East exam lecture

monthly

And reports

8-9 3 The era of the Achaemenid occupation, Alexander the Great and the era of the Ptolemies, history of the ancient Near East, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

10 3

Egyptian civilization, history of the ancient Near East, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

11-12 3 History of the Levant, location and geographical background of the Levant, environment and climate, nomenclature, history of the ancient Near East, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

13-14 3 Migrations of ancient tribes (the Jazarians), the Amorites (their origin, name, most famous kings and kingdoms), history of the ancient Near East, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

15 3 The Canaanites (Phoenicians) (their origin, name, economic activity) History of the Ancient Near East Exam Lecture

monthly

And reports

16 3 Arameans (their origin is their most famous kingdom) History of the Ancient Near East Exam Lecture

monthly

And reports

17-18 3 History of Iran ‘The geographical background of the country of Iran, the Elamites. History of the ancient Near East exam lecture

monthly

And reports

19-21 3 Medes, Achaemenids, Parthians. History of the ancient Near East exam lecture

monthly

And reports

22-25

what's left of

Weeks

Exams

For students 3: Anatolia: The geographical background of Anatolia, the Hittites in Anatolia, the Hittites in northern Syria. History of the ancient Near East exam lecture

monthly

And reports

12. Infrastructure

1- Required prescribed books

2 - Main references (sources) * Taha Baqir, Introduction to the History of Ancient Civilizations (The Nile Valley - Arabia and the Levant - Some Ancient Civilizations and Nations - Iran and Alexander the Great - Greece and the Romans), 2nd edition (Baghdad: Trade and Printing Company Limited, 1956) Part 2

  * Muhammad Bayoumi Mahran, Egypt and the Ancient Near East,

*Jabagh Qablo and Imad Samir, The History of the Ancient Arab World (Mesopotamia - Syria - Egypt), (Damascus: Damascus University Press, 2008 AD).

*Eid Marei, History of Ancient Syria (3000-333 BC),.

Recommended books and references (scientific journals).