MECR 5/342 History of the Holy Land from the Rise of Islam to 1948 - Credit Hours: 3
Semester normally offered: Alternate Fall Semesters
Course Description
The course examines key developments in the Holy Land from the Muslim conquest until the establishment of the State of Israel, with emphasis placed on the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Course Equivalencies
This course fills equivalencies in the following areas:
Middle Eastern Studies
Non-Western Civilization
Medieval and Modern History
International Relations
British Colonial History
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
use techniques to read and analyze primary sources with key emphasis placed on political and diplomatic sources;
understand the origins of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict;
identify and characterize the nature and contributions of the dynasties that ruled the Holy Land from AD 638 to 1948; and
understand the religious significance of the Holy Land for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Field Study
A one-day interactive field study to sites in and around Jerusalem significant to the Islamic and Crusader periods of Israel’s history.
J.R. Briggs
Marsha Wright
Dongwook Joo
Greg Olson
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