COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HITTITES AND AGEAN WORLD, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKI 5064 HITTITES AND AGEAN WORLD, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

ARCHAEOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ENGIN AKDENIZ

Offered to

ARCHAEOLOGY

Course Objective

Political structuring of Aegean Region and political, cultural relationships with Hittite Empire in the Middle and Late Bronze Age will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Examination of the Hittite origin-effective findings in the Western Anatolia and Aegean Region
2   2 Examination of the Minoan and Mycenaean origin findings in the Central Anatolia
3   3. To be informed about political formations of Western Anatolia
4   4. The assessment of the cause-effect relationships between Hittites and political formations of Western Anatolia
5   5. Learning of the transport routes between the related regions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Giving of the course content, importance and sources
2 Giving of the terminology with related course
3 Describe the general characteristics of Minoan civilization
4 Describe the general characteristics of Mycenaean civilization
5 General Hittite history and their chronology will be given
6 Examination of the Hittite military expedition in chronological order on the Western Anatolia
7 MIdterm examination.
8 Examination of the Hittite texts that provides information about Western Anatolia
9 Reviews of the historical geography data about Arzawa
10 Reviews of the historical geography data about Assuwa, Wilu(s)şa, Tarui(s)şa
11 Reviews of the historical geography data about Ahhiyawa
12 Reviews of the historical geography data about Lukka
13 Examination of the Hittite origin/effective findings in the Western Anatolia and Aegean Region
14 Examination of the findings of Minoan, Mycenaean origin/effective or Western Anatolian origin from Central Anatolia.
15 Final examination.

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Bammer, A., Geschichte neu-geschriebene: Mykene im Artemision von Ephesos, JOAI 63(1994) Beiblatt 30-39.
2. M. Basedow, Troy without Homer: The Bronze Age Iron Age Transition in the Troad, (ED.) S. P. Morris-R. Laffineur, EPOS. Reconsidering Greek Epic and Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology [Aegaeum 28] (Liège/Austin 2007) 49-58.
3 T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawa and Troy - A Case of Mistaken Identity ," Historia 26(1977) 24-32.
4 T. R. Bryce, "The Role of the Lukka People in Late Bronze Age Anatolia," Antichthon 13 (1979) 1-11.
5 T. Bryce, "A Reinterpretation of the Milawata Letter in the Light of the New Join Piece," AS 35 (1985) 13-23.
6 T. Bryce, "Madduwatta and Hittite Policy in Western Anatolia," Historia 35 (1986) 1-12.
7 T. R. Bryce, "The Nature of Mycenaean Involvement in Western Anatolia," Historia 38(1989) 1-21.
8 T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans - an Anatolian Viewpoint," OJA 8(1989) 297-310.
9 T.R.Bryce, "Lukka Revisited," JNES 51-52(1992) 121-130.
10 T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawa and Troy A Case of Mistaken Identity ," Historia 26(1977) 24-32.
11 T. R. Bryce, "The Role of the Lukka People in Late Bronze Age Anatolia," Antichthon 13(1979) 1-11.
12 T. Bryce, "A Reinterpretation of the Milawata Letter in the Light of the New Join Piece," AS 35(1985) 13-23.
13 T. R. Bryce, "The Nature of Mycenaean Involvement in Western Anatolia," Historia 38(1989) 1-21.
14 T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans - an Anatolian Viewpoint," OJA 8(1989) 297-310.
15 T. R. Bryce, The Trojan War in its Near Eastern Context, Journal of Ancient Civilizations 6(1991) 1-21.
16 T. R. Bryce, "Lukka Revisited," JNES 51-52(1992) 121-130.
17 T. R. Bryce, "Anatolian Scribes in Mycenaean Greece," Historia 48(1999) 257-264.
18 P. H. J. Houwink ten Cate, "Contact between the Aegean Region and Anatolia in the Second Millennium B.C.," in R. A. Crossland and A. Birchall (eds.), Bronze Age Migrations in the Aegean (London 1973) 141-161.
19 P. H. J. Houwink ten Cate, "The Bronze Tablet of Tudhaliyas IV and its Geographical and Historical Relations, Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebieten 82(1992) 233-270.
20. E. Cline, "A Possible Hittite Embargo against the Mycenaeans," Historia 40 (1991) 1-9.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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 1-4: Midterm Exam
2. LO 1-7: Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

- Attendance at %70 of Lecture.
- Obliged to take Midterm, Duty and Final Exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

engin.akdeniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 09.00-10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Tutorials 3 6 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Reading 10 2 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555

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