PRESENTATION CALENDAR

The assignment, which is to be done in pairs, involves reading the article on the topic in J. Sasson (ed.), Civilizations of the Ancient Near East (B-H REF DS57 .C55 1995), and digesting it into a lucid, CONCISE Powerpoint of 15 minutes

length MAXIMUM (You may of course consult additional sources, and may wish to look for relevant images online).

1/31: The Agricultural Cycle, Farming, and Water Management in the Ancient Near East. Danny and Holly

2/2: Pastoral Nomadism in Ancient Western Asia. Nhi and Emily Allen

2/4: Ancient Mesopotamian Military Organization. Alan Bolder, Roger Bombardier

2/7: Ebla: A Third-Millennium City-State in Ancient Syria Charlie Haragely, Emily Demicco

2/9: Royal Ideology and State Administration in Sumer and Akkad. Quinn Dray + Whit Montgomery-Nassi

2/11: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Mesopotamian Thought. Devin Malinowski, Christine St. Clair

2/23: Kanesh: An Assyrian Colony in Anatolia, Andrews, Matthew D., Bailey, Alex R.

2/25: Legal and Social Institutions of Ancient Mesopotamia. Casey Ann Smith, Kristen Valerio

2/28: Amorite Tribes and Nations of Second-Millennium, Clark, Caleb C., Crowley, Nathan J.

3/2: Erotic Art in the Ancient Near East. Mike Wade, Natalie Brown

3/14: The Scribes and Scholars of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jeremy Karpf, Chris O’Mara

3/16: Messengers and Ambassadors in Ancient Western Asia. Flanigan, John A., Gottschalk, Genna

3/18: Royal Ideology and State Administration in Hittite Anatolia, Graves, Addison E., Haller, Alexander J.

3/21: Legal and Social Institutions of Hittite Anatolia. Alyssa Peteani + Kay, Nathaniel S.

3/23: Administration of the State in Canaan and Ancient Israel. Johnson, William E. + TBA

3/25: Death and the Afterlife in Canaanite and Hebrew Thought. Sam Roberts, Elizabeth Andrews

3/28a: The Kassites of Ancient Mesopotamia: Origins, Politics, and Culture. Lamer, Craig, MacLeod, Blaine E.

3/28b: The History of Elam. Joseph Harlow + McDermott, Nicholas I.

4/4: The “Sea Peoples” and the Philistines of Ancient Palestine. Michael Edmonson / Scott Scribi

4/6: Prophecy and Apocalyptics in the Ancient Near East. Anne Lerch, Daniel Wyman

4/11: Legal and Social Institutions in Canaan and Ancient Israel. Mike White, Katie Kimball

4/13: Theology, Priests, and Worship in Canaan and Ancient Israel. Tyler, Katie Ross

4/15a: The Kingdom of Urartu in Eastern Anatolia. Hugh and Sergei

4/15b: Karkamish and Karatepe: Neo-Hittite City States in North Syria. Marty Schnedier, Jim Turvey

4/15c: The Phoenicians. Fay Clark, + Neilson, Rose M.

4/18: Progress, Science, and the Use of Knowledge. Marie Grady, Dylan Hudson

4/20: Assyrian rule in the West, Paisner, Ian P., Prasch, Jeremy M.

4/22: Aramaean Tribes and Nations of First-Millennium Western Asia, Saladin, Mathew D., Shellabarger, Zachary B.

4/25: Archives and Libraries in the Ancient Near East. Jane Herath + Suzuki, Yuta

4/27a: Distant Shores: Ancient Near Eastern Trade with South Asia and Northeast Africa. Ted Crook + Vallee, Emily M.

4/27b: North Arabia in the First Millennium BCE. Ward, Nathanial O., Waters, Lindsey R.