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COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Cultures of the Southwest
PREFIX/NUMBER: ANT 121 CREDIT HOURS: 3 credit hours
2. PREREQUISITE: REA 090 or Instructor Permission
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: Assigned Readings
SUPPLIES:
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Includes the major prehistoric cultures (Paleoindian, Desert Culture, Anasazi, Hohokam, Mogollon) and ethnographic views of the historic cultures (Pueblos, Navajo, Apache, Pima, Papago, Spanish-American, and Anglo-American). The purpose of the study is to trace the stages through which these cultures have passed in order to evaluate environmental influences on human activities and to perceive human influences on the environment.
5. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. Describe the Clovis and Folsom sites in the Southwest.
II. Summarize the Southwestern Archaic sites.
III. Analyze the theories of the origins of Agriculture in the Southwest.
IV. Describe the Sonoran Complex and the beginnings of village life.
V. Analyze the theories surrounding the Chacoan Phenomenon.
VI. Examine the cultural influences of the Hohokam and Mesa Verde groups.
VII. Explore the historic cultures of Pueblos, Navajo, Apache, and Pima-Papago.
VIII. Analyze the influence of the Spanish-Americans and Anglo-Americans on the Native American cultures of the Southwest.
6. COURSE OUTLINE
I. Paleoindian
A. Clovis
B. Folsom
C. Southwestern Archaic
II. Origins of Agriculture and Village Life
III. Theories
A. Lower Sonoran Complex
B. Beginnings of Village Life
IV. Rise of Puebloan Society
A. Chacoan Phenomenon
B. Hohokam and Snaketown
C. Mesa Verde and Mimbres
V. Historic
A. Pueblo
B. Navajo
C. Apache
D. Pima-Papago
E. Spanish-American
F. Anglo-American
7. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
8. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
9. ADA NOTICE:
Any student eligible for and needing academic adjustments or accommodations because of a disability should inform the instructor during the first week of class and provide the instructor with a copy of the letter of accommodation at the beginning of the semester. |