ARCO1001 Civilisations of the Ancient World (University of Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ARCO1001 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Archaeology. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 古代世界文明
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Archaeology
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit presents an overview of the archaeology and ancient history of the Ancient World, introducing the great civilisations of Mesopotamia, Iran, and Egypt, and the prehistoric and historic cultures of Greece and Italy, ending with the height of the Roman Empire.
ARCO1001 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Doing ARCO1000 now, and did ARCO1001 last semester as part of my first year major archaeology. I'll try and break both down for you: ARCO1001 ARCO1001 is pretty expansive and covers most ancient civilisations up to a certain point of time (more focus was given on Near East) and …"
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Q: Is ARCO1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARCO1001, and when is it offered?
A: ARCO1001 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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