SSE2141: ANCIENT HISTORY, MIDDLE AGES AND MODERN PERIOD

In this module, you will learn about cultures and civilisations from antiquity to the Middle Ages using comparative approach. This module discusses the turning point of great western medieval history, beginning with Mesopotamian civilisation, which is considered as the precursor of modern civilisations. We will look at the general influences of Greco-Roman civilisations on global culture and the contributions of various civilisations to intellectual, artistic, political, social and cultural change in human development process. Apart from theses main antique civilisations, this module put also a great importance to the Middle Ages and modern period history.