Compare the differences and find the similarities in the history of rulership and the roles of rulers in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt with the Before Islam module. Then explore the path of political power and authority from 610 CE, the classical period of Islamic civilization, until the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in the early years of the twentieth century with the Islamic Period module.
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Before Islam
Jennie Myers
Research Associate, University of Chicago, 2002-2005
Islamic Period
John Woods
Professor of Iranian and Central Asian History, and of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Alexander Barna
Outreach Coordinator, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago
Writing and Literature 
