COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2044 ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ILKER SEVER

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

Political, religious, economic and social structures of Europe and the Islamic world in medieval times will be comparatively investigated in the course.
The aim of the course is to investigate the basic sources and definition ai the medieval civilizations of the East and West; to assess the socio-cultural and economic events; and examination of the dynamics and formations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have a literature knowledge on the civilizations of East and West in Middle Ages.
2   To identify the Middle Ages and the development of the Eastern and Western civilizations in Middle Ages
3   To learn the main concepts related to the Middle Ages, the Eastern and Western civilizations
4   To interpret the historical, economic and social developments of the Eastern and Western societies in Middle Ages.
5   To assess the importance of Eastern and Western culture and civilizations in the Middle Ages

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Eastern and Western perceptions and definitions in the Middle Ages
2 Political structures in Europe after the Roman Empire
3 Empires and Kingdoms in Medieval Europe I (Merovingian, Carolingians, the Holy Roman Empire)
4 Empires and kingdoms in Medieval Europe II (Kingdoms of England and France, the Papacy, the Byzantine Empire)
5 Leading states in the Islamic world (Umayyad, Abbasid, Karahans, Ghaznavids)
6 Leading states in the Islamic world II (Seljuks, Ayyubids, Mamelukes)
7 Feudal system in Europe; Similar and contrasting aspects of West and East feudalism
8 Midterm exam
9 Causes of the Crusades, implementation and results
10 The effects of the crusades on the world of Islam and the Christian
11 The trade between East and West at Middle Ages
12 Science in the Eastern and Western civilizations at Middle Ages
13 Cultural contacts and interaction between the West and the Islamic world in the middle age
14 Prejudices of medieval Europe and the Islamic world and general remarks

Recomended or Required Reading

Duby, Georges, Ortaçağ Insanları ve Kültürü, Çev. M. A. Kılıçbay, Imge Kitabevi, 2.b.,Ank., 1995.
Gimpel, J., Ortaçağda Endüstri Devrimi, TÜBITAK Yay., 1997.
Guryeviç, A., Ortaçağ Avrupası'nda Birey, Afa Yay., 1995.
Herrin, Judit, Bizans Bir Ortaçağ Imparatorluğunun Şaşırtıcı Yaşamı, Çev. U.
Kocabaşoğlu, Iletişim Yay., Istanbul, 2010.
Huberman, Leo, Feodal Toplumdan Yirminci Yüzyıla, Çev.M. Belge, Iletişim Yay., 3.b.,Ist., 1995.
Karaköse, H., Ortaçağ Tarihi ve Uygarlığı, Nobel Yay., Ist., 2002.
Bloch, M., Feodal Toplum, Çev. M. A. Kılıçbay, Opus Yay., 3.b., Ank., 1998.
Cahen, Claude, Islamiyet, çev. N. Erendor, Istanbul, 1990.
Çağatay, Neşet, Islam Tarihi, TTK, Ankara, 1993.
Çetin, Kenan, Selçuklu Medeniyeti Tarihi, Istanbul, 2011.
Daş, Mustafa, Bizans ın Düşüşü, Yeditepe Yay., Istanbul, 2006.
Kılıçbay, M. A., Feodalite ve Klasik Dönem Osmanlı Üretim Tarzı, Teori Yay., Ank.,1982.
Le Goff, Jacques, Ortaçağ Batı Uygarlığı, Çev. Uğur-Hanife Güven, Dokuz Eylül Yay.,Izmir, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Investigation of the basic literature and discussing the subjects at class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term and final exam will be used for the assesment of the subjects.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.das@deu.edu.tr; 18748

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.13
LO.25
LO.3
LO.454
LO.555454

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