(in Polish) 25 Centuries of Timekeeping

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Course ID:	3101-ANG-25
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	25 Centuries of Timekeeping
Organizational unit:	Institute of Archaeology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	supplementary
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	An introduction to the understanding of the Maya culture with its specific geography, chronology, material culture, religion, intellectual achievments, and a geo-political context within the cultural region of Mesoamerica.
Full description:	Cultural components processed during the course: - geography of Mesoamerica and the Maya world, - natural environment, - chronology (archaic, preclassic, classic, postclassic, and colonial periods), - abbreviated history of selected sites, - inner-regional politics of the Maya, - religion and "cosmovisión", - writing and art, - calendar and mathematics, - architecture, urbanism, "built environment", - collapses of the Maya culture, - conquest, - contemporary Maya.
Bibliography:	R. Sharer, L. Traxler: "The Ancient Maya. 6th edition", Stanford 2006 N. Grube (ed.): "Maya. Divine Kings of the Rainforest", 2011 S. Martin, N. Grube: "Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens", London 2008 --- + literature given on the go during the semester
Learning outcomes:	R. Sharer, L. Traxler: "The Ancient Maya. 6th edition", Stanford 2006 N. Grube (ed.): "Maya. Divine Kings of the Rainforest", 2011 S. Martin, N. Grube: "Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens", London 2008 --- + literature given on the go during the semester
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Activity in class (discussions), Presence (2 absences acceptable) Oral exam comprising the covered topics and the given literature.

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