COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HITTITES I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 2019 HITTITES I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERGÜN LAFLI

Offered to

Archeology (Evening)
Archeology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to learn to the students on the history, periods and historical geography of Hittite Empire from Hittite, Egypt and Ugarit sources.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the Hittite culture.
2   understand the geographical conditions have an important part in the expanding and surviving of Hittite Kingdom.
3   define the situation of Hittite Kingdom in history of Old Anatolia.
4   know on the peoples and neighbors of the Hittite Geography
5   Analyze the relation between the Hittite Kingdom and other cultures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geography of Anatolia
2 Origin of Hittites
3 Hittite Historical Sources
4 History of Kussar Kingdom
5 Old Hittite Kingdom
6 Period of Usurpator Kings and other Anatolian kingdoms
7 Middle Hittite Kingdom
8 Hittite Empire Period (Suppiluliuma I)
9 Period of Mursili II
10 Periods of Muvatalli II and Hattusili III
11 Tuthaliya IV and afterwards
12 Dividing of Hittite Empire in two parts

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Füruzan Kınal, Eski Anadolu Tarihi, Ankara 2. O. R. Gurney, Hititler, Ankara 2001 3. M. A. Dinçol, Hititler Anadolu Uygarlıkları Ansiklopedisi, I. cilt, 21 vd.
2. S. De Martino, Hititler, Ankara 2006 5. G. Karaoğuz, Hitit Devletinin Siyasal Antlaşma Metinleri, Konya 2002 6. I.Taş, Hitit Kralı IV. Tuthaliya, Istanbul 2008
3. J.G.Macqueen, Hititler ve Hitit Çağında Anadolu, Ankara 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lesson
2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: Midterm exam will be assessed with questions to ask.
2. LO 4-6: Final exam will be assessed with questions to ask.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1- 70 % of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2. 2- Midterm and final exam will be assessed by participation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

engin.akdeniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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