DSMgrZk M. A. State Final Exam

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: SZK (final examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Michal Habaj, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
In order to be admitted to the M. A. State Exam from the Ancient History, the student must succesfully complete B.A. State Exam from the Ancient History, must gain the prescribed amount of credits in M.A. Degree programme, must successfully complete the courses compulsory for all students of the Faculty of Arts and must also submit the M.A. Diploma Thesis or submit the M.A. Final Thesis.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the exam is to examine student's knowledge and skills gained in Master's Degree programme (see course syllabus).
Syllabus
  • 1) Analogies and differences between the state in the Ancient Near East and Classical Antiquity
  • 2) Main contribution of Mesopotamian civilizations, ancient Egypt, India, and China to world cultural heritage
  • 3) Main contribution of cultures of the ancient Mediterranean for further development of civilization
  • 4) The significance and character of "intermediate periods" in ancient development and the characteristics of the intermediate period between Antiquity and Middle Ages
  • 5) The significance of sacral kingdom in ancient history
  • 6) Methodology of studying ancient history
  • 7) Evolutionary changes between Europe and Near East
  • 8) The significance of religion in antiquity
  • 9) Ethics of ancient civilizations (summary characteristics)
  • 10) Daily life in ancient Greece
  • 11) Daily life in ancient Rome
  • 12) Life and culture of Roman provinces
  • 13) Barbarian states between Antiquity and Middle Ages
  • 14) Sources for ancient history (in accordance with language training and specialization of the student)
  • 15) Contacts of ancient civilizations with the outer world (in accordance with specialization of the student)
  • 16) Ancient epigraphics, numismatics, and papyrology (their significance for understanding of a given period)
  • 17) Slavery and human rights in antiquity
  • 18) Classical antiquity, renaissance and humanism, classical antiquity and Czech culture
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Bič boží-sakrální král (The Scourge of God - Sacral King). In Bořivoj, Marek. Visuque et auditu iuxta venerabilis adrogantiam effugerat. Vyd. 1. Praha: Jednota klasických filologů, 2013, p. 195-204. ISBN 978-80-904945-2-7. info
  • The Oxford handbook of the state in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Edited by Peter F. Bang - Walter Scheidel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013, xii, 555. ISBN 9780195188318. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Stěhování národů (The great migration of peoples). III. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 416 pp. Historica. ISBN 978-80-7021-705-4. info
  • Antika a česká kultura. Edited by Ladislav Varcl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1978, 575 s. URL info
  • The Cambridge Ancient History I-XII. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1924. info
Teaching methods
Written and oral exam. Examination by committee.
Assessment methods
Vote of State Exam Committee.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
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