COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FSH 0016 ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics(Evening)
Computer Science
Mathematics (Evening)
Statistics
Chemistry (Evening)
Physics
Mathematics
Faculty Of Science

Course Objective

The aim of this lesson is to point out the civilizations and the cultural phases on the land of Turkiye. The study is about the data extended from prehistoric ages until modern times, their effect and contribution on our lives. Topics are evaluated through concrete data and geographical modeling under the consideration of up to date commentaries and reflected by visual instruments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge about the essential outlines about the cultural history of Türkiye
2   The categories and definitions of civilizations data
3   Up to date awareness about the historical sites
4   Render and to evaluate the historical knowledge in contemporary lifetime

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intro: Mediterranean periphery and fossil human problem in Turkey
2 Neolithic Age, Göbeklitepe, Çatalhöyük
3 Bronze Age, Homerus and Troia
4 Hittite Civilisation and Hattusa
5 Phrygian Civilisation and Gordion
6 Lydian Civilisation and Sardes
7 Urartian Civilisation and Eastern Turkey
8 Mid-term exam
9 Ionian Civilisation and Sciences
10 Carian Civilisation and Seven Wonders of World
11 Lycian Civilisation and St. Nicholas
12 Roman Civilisation and Ephesus
13 Seldjuk Civilisation and Western Anatolia
14 Ottoman Modernism and Archeology

Recomended or Required Reading

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton 1976
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia (10,000-323 BCE), Sharon R. Steadman-Gregory McMahon, Oxford 2011
The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies, George Boys Stones-Barbara Graziosi-Phiroze Vasunia, Oxford 2009
Strabon, Antik Anadolu Coğrafyası-Geografika, Çev. Adnan Pekman, Istanbul 2005
Veli Sevin, Anadolu nun Tarihi Coğrafyası, Ankara 2001
George E. Bean, Eskiçağda Ege Bölgesi, Istanbul 1995
George E. Bean, Turkey-Beyond The Maeander, London 1989
Egon Friedel, Antik Yunan ın Kültür Tarihi, Ankara 2003
Nahit Bilgin, Antik Yunan Dünyası Felsefeden Ekonomiye, Istanbul 2004
Seton Lloyd, Türkiye nin Tarihi, Tübitak Yayınları, Ankara 1989
Bülent Iplikçioğlu, Eskiçağ Tarihinin Ana Hatları, Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, Istanbul 1994
Afif Erzen, Doğu Anadolu ve Urartular, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 1992
Metin Alparslan, Hititolojiye Giriş, Türk Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Istanbul 2009

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Lecturer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A midterm exam and a final exam will be given throughout the term.
Students are expected to participate in class discussions after having read the reading materials assigned to them.Students are also expected to submit a presentation based on invidual research.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required
2. 2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. 3. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 0
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 0
Preparation for Quiz etc 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0
Other (please indicate) 0
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 6 6
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparing Presentations 1 6 6
Ouiz etc 0
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.122
LO.222
LO.322
LO.422