COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HITTITES I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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 ENGIN AKDENIZ

Offered to

Archeology (Evening)
Archeology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to learn to the students on the geography, history and culture of Hittite Empire.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the Transition Process from the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age in Anatolia.
2   Learning about Kültepe Colonial Age.
3   Learning the Hittite Kingdom Period.
4   Learning the Hittite Empire Period.
5   Learning the Collapse Process of the Hittite State.
6   Learning Hitite culture and civilization.
7   To have information about the main Hittite settlements.
8   To have knowledge about Hittite iconography.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Pre-Hittites Central Anatolia
2 Kültepe Colonial Age I
3 Kültepe Colonial Age II
4 Old Hittite Preiod I
5 Old Hittite Preiod II
6 Hittite Empire Period I
7 Hittite Empire Period II
8 Midterm exam.
9 Hittite Empire Period III
10 The Collapse Process of the Hittite State
11 Hititite Culture
12 Hitite Civilization
13 Hittite Historical Geography I.
14 Hittite Historical Geography II.
15 Hittite Historical Geography III.
16 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. M.Darga, Hitit Sanatı, Istanbul, 1992.
2. O. R. Gurney, Hititler, Ankara 2001
3. M. A. Dinçol, "Hititler", Anadolu Uygarlıkları Ansiklopedisi, I. cilt, 21 vd.
4. A.Ünal, Hititler Devrinde Anadolu, 1,2,3, Istanbul, 2003-2005.
5. A.Ünal, Hititlerde ve Eski Anadolu toplumlarında Din, Devlet, Halk ve eğlence, 2016.
6. T.Bryce, Hititler, Istanbul, 2020.
7. S. De Martino, Hititler, Ankara 2006.
8. J.G.Macqueen, Hititler ve Hitit Çağında Anadolu, Ankara 2001.
9. G. Karaoğuz, Hitit Devletinin Siyasal Antlaşma Metinleri, Konya 2002.
10. I.Taş, Hitit Kralı IV. Tuthaliya, Istanbul 2008.
11. J.Seeher, Hattuşa Rehberi, Hitit Başkentinde Birgün, Istanbul, 1999.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: Midterm exam will be assessed with questions to ask.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

engin.akdeniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every day.

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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