COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT GREECE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2038 HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT GREECE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT KILIÇ

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to deal with the historical process that took place in the Aegean basin and Hellas from the 3rd millennium to the 2nd century BCE.

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   define the main concepts and facts related to the subject.
4   indicate the scope of Greek history.
5   explain the spread of Greek culture.
6   interpret the phases of Athens' politics, forms of government and institutions.
7   analyze the political and socio-economic structure of the Hellenistic Age.
8   evaluate the acquired knowledge in the context of European cultural history.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The scope and The Main Literary Sources
2 The prehistory of Greece
3 Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
4 The Dark Age - The Polis - The Greek Colonization
5 The Archaic Age - Oligarchy - Tyranny - Democracy
6 The Classical Age - The Persian Wars - The Delian League - The Athenian Empire
7 The Institutions of Athenian Democracy and The Reformers
8 Midterm Exam
9 Culture and Society in Classical Athens
10 The Peloponnesian War
11 The Theban Hegemony - The Rise of Philip II
12 The Eastern Expedition of Alexander the Great
13 Hellenistic Kingdoms I: Antigonids - Seleucids - Ptolemies
14 Hellenistic Kingdoms II: Pergamon - Bithynia - Pontus - Commagene - Cappadocia
15 Hellenistic Civilization
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Alexiou, S., Minos Uygarlığı, (çev: E. T. Tulunay), Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Bosch, M. E., Helenizm Tarihinin Anahatları I-II, (çev: S. Atlan), Istanbul: Istanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları.
Cartledge, P. Pratikte Antik Yunan Siyasi Düşüncesi, (çev: K. Tanrıyar), Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Friedell, E. Antik Yunan'ın Kültür Tarihi, (çev: N. Aça), Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.
Iplikçioğlu, B. Hellen ve Roma Tarihinin Anahatları. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Mansel, A. M., Ege ve Yunan Tarihi, Ankara: TTK.
Rodgers, N. Antik Yunan, (çev: Ü. E. Uysal), Istanbul: Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
Tekin, O. Eski Yunan ve Roma Tarihine Giriş. Istanbul: Iletişim 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 exam.
2-) LO 1-7: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final exam.

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 3 42
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.235
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.635
LO.7
LO.8

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