COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ANATOLIA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2013 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ANATOLIA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT KILIÇ

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to study the physical, political and administrative geography of Anatolia from the Middle Bronze Age to the end of the Roman Age.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
2   have the scientific literature related to the content of the course.
3   have define the main concepts and facts related to the subject.
4   state the contributions of toponymic analyzes to historical geography studies.
5   have information about the ancient names of settlements and landforms in Anatolia.
6   analyze the ancient peoples of Anatolia and the changing population structure in the process.
7   evaluate the social, political and administrative reasons of regional segregation.
8   explain agricultural, commercial and industrial activities on a regional basis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The scope of the course and the main literary sources
2 The historical geography of Anatolia during the Age of Assyrian Trade Colonies
3 The historical geography of Anatolia at the Age of Hittite
4 The Royal Road
5 Phrygia
6 Lydia
7 Urartu
8 Midterm Exam
9 Lykia - Pamphylia - Kilikia
10 Pisidia - Lykonia - Kappadokia
11 Pontus - Paphlogonia - Galatia
12 Thrakia - Bithynia - Mysia
13 Troas- Aiolis
14 Ionia - Karia
15 The Map Study
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Charles, T., Küçük Asya Coğrafyası: Tarihi ve Arkeolojisi 1-3, (çev.:Ali Suat). Ankara: Enformasyon ve Dokümantasyon Hizmetleri Vakfı.
Freely, J., Türkiye Uygarlıklar Rehberi 1-5, (çev. Tuncay Birkan, Gürol Koca, Aslı Biçen). Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Ramsay, W., Anadolu'nun Tarihi Coğrafyası, (çev. Mihri Pektaş). Istanbul: Milli Eğitim Basımevi.
Sevin, V., Anadolu'nun Tarihi Coğrafyası 1, Ankara: TTK.
Umar, B., Türkiye'deki Tarihsel Adlar, Istanbul: Inkılap
Herodotos, Herodot Tarihi, (çev. Müntekim Ökmen), Istanbul: Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
Strabon, Antik Anadolu Coğrafyası, (çev. A. Pekman), Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-) Lecture
2-) Seminar

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-) LO 1-4 This will be evaluated through the performance in the midterm examination.
2-) LO 1-7 This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1-) % 70 attendance is obligatory.
2-) Participation to the midterm and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.kilic@deu.edu.tr

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 final exam 1 3 3
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555
LO.2445
LO.3535
LO.415
LO.515
LO.6
LO.7
LO.8