HIST 4820 MESOPOTAMIA AND PRE-ISLAMIC PERSIA (3 credits)
Examination of the Ancient Near East from the emergence of its earliest civilizations--Sumer, Akkad and Babylonia--through the Bronze and Iron Ages, concluding with Persia in the Common Era (CE) just before the rise of Islam. (Cross-listed with HIST 8826).
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.