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Welcome to Ancient Studies 601!
- If you have any questions about the content or the assignments, please send an owl to myself or one of my PAs. Alternatively, you can write on my profile. Whatever works best for you.
- If you wish to appeal a grade you received, please send me an owl with your grade id so I can have a look and best advise you. If you are unsure where to find your grade id, I can help with that too.
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- You can find my office in the following HiH group: Click here to access Professor Salvatrix's Office. Feel free to join and engage in discussions and various activities related to the ancient world and beyond.
The professor brandishes her wand with a flourish and the doors to her classroom open once again. The beaming smiles of her Sixth Year students are reflected in the smile upon her own face. The classroom decor has changed once again for this year: the walls now feature Aztec-inspired artwork, and a…
Standing at the front of the classroom, the professor flicks her wand and an image of a city in ruins surrounded by dense jungle appears, floating above the students. Another wand movement and the ruins seem to hurtle backward in time, the stones moving to form complete buildings, and the jungle re…
As the students take their seats, the professor lazily draws strange, yet somewhat familiar images in the air. Curious, the students start tracing the shapes with their own wands until the classroom ceiling is covered with oddly shaped animals. The professor smiles and snaps her wand sharply in the…
The class quickly settles into their seats, eager to see what sort of magic will be performed at the beginning of today’s class. They watch as the professor carefully unrolls a large piece of parchment, gently hangs it on the front wall, and steps away to reveal… a map. A flicker of di…
The students enter the Ancient Studies classroom surrounded by a cloud of nervous energy. They take their seats, noting the towering stacks of parchment on the desk. The professor notes their nervousness and traces their gaze back to the precariously placed piles.
Oh no, my dears - that is not you…
Upon entering the Ancient Studies classroom, the students see two large headdresses displayed on stands. The headdress on the left is semi-concealed in darkness but you can make out the teeth and pelt of some sort of cat. The battle gear on the right is some sort of bird-like headdress, surrounded …
The students enter the Ancient Studies classroom to find it looking rather different from what they have seen before. All of the desks have been moved to the sides of the room and an enormous blanket is now covering the floor.
The professor beckons the students to join her in sitting on the blanke…
Many surprised faces were seen in the Great Hall this morning, as owls swooped down to deliver letters to all Sixth Year Ancient Studies students. Despite sharing some bewildered looks, they followed the instructions in their professor’s notes nonetheless. At the sound of the clock tolling, t…
Upon entering the Ancient Studies classroom for the last time this year, the students discover the professor sitting cross-legged upon her desk. Her eyes are closed while her hands rest gently in her lap. She smiles, opens her eyes, and gestures for the students to take their seats.
Have you ever …
Year Six of Ancient Studies takes us across the ocean to the Americas. Our studies will focus on familiar civilizations such as the Maya, Inca, Aztec, and Navajo, as well as the lesser known - but equally fascinating - cultures of the Nazca, Mi'kmaq and Salish. We may trade Muggles for No Majs, however an in depth look at these civilizations and their magical practices will reveal very similar practices to those found in our own European history.
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Course Prerequisites:
- ANST-501
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