Anthropology 150 - Ancient Civilizations
Fall
2025
01AC
TH 11:30AM 12:20PM
UMass Amherst
59834
Machmer Hall room E-16
The emergence and character of the world's first civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Shang China, the Olmec and Maya of Mesoamerica, and the Chavin of Peru. Topics include the Neolithic background to the rise of civilizations and theories on the rise and fall of civilizations. (Gen.Ed. HS, DG)
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.