COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANCIENT HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 1003 ANCIENT HISTORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞEYHMUS RECAI TEKOĞLU

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the scope and sources of prehistory, the important centers of Mediterranean civilizations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece/Helen, Rome, etc.), the civilizations founded in Anatolia, and the other ancient civilizations, and the effect of the prehistoric civilizations on the development of humankind. The importance and methodology of prehistory will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The scientific literature of Prehistory
2   The scope of Prehistory
3   The ancient civilizations founded in Mediterranean, Anatolia, Asia Minor, Europe, and North Africa
4   The historical account of the research on civilizations mentioned in the item 3
5   The historical account of the education on Prehistory
6   The contributions of the topics mentioned above to the science of 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 of the field of Prehistory Lecture
2 The concepts of Ancient East and West Lecture
3 The auxiliary sciences of Prehistory Lecture
4 The concept of Classical Philology and its relations to Prehistory Lecture
5 The relations of Epigraphy and Numismatics to Prehistory Lecture
6 The relations of Archeology and Papirology to Prehistory Lecture and Documentary Screening
7 Humanism, Renaissance and Age of Enlightenment in Their Connection with Ancient History
8 Midterm
9 Renaissance and Era of Enlightenment (its relations to Prehistory) Lecture
10 The foreign researchers in the field of Prehistoric Science (Ancient West) Lecture and Documentary Screening
11 The foreign researchers in the field of Prehistoric Science (Ancient East) Lecture
12 Turkish researchers in the field of Prehistoric Science Lecture
13 Ancient Writers 1-2-3 Lecture
14 Ancient Writers 1-2-3 Lecture
15 General Evaluation
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ceram, C.W., Tanrılar Mezarlar ve Bilginler, Çev: H. Örs, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1994
Çağlayan, Y., Eskiçağ Tarihi I-II, Ankara, 1975
Collingwood, R.G., Tarih Tasarımı, Çev: K. Dinçer, 3. basım, Doğubatı yay., Ankara, 2007
Davies, N., Avrupa Tarihi, Çeviri editörü: Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay, Imge Kitabevi, 2006
Demiriş, B., Eskiçağda Yazı Araç ve Gereçleri, Istanbul, 1995
Demiriş, B., Romalılarda Tarih Yazımı , Anadolu Araştırmaları XV, Istanbul, 1999, 432-459
Demiriş, B., Roma Yazınında Tarih Yazıcılığı, Ege Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006
Iplikçioğlu, B., Eskibatı Tarihi I, TTK, Ankara, 1997
Mcneil, W., Dünya Tarihi, Çev: Alaeddin Şenel, Imge Kitabevi, 12. Baskı, Ankara, 2007
Özçelik Nazmi, Ilkçağ Tarihi ve Uygarlığı, Nobel Yayınları, 2002
Parmaksızloğlu, I.- Çağalayan, Y., Genel Tarih I: Eskiçağlar ve Türk Tarihinin Ilk Dönemleri, Ankara, 1976
Payzın H. S., Tarihte Dil, Yazı, Bilim ve Toplum, Izmir, 1992
Richard, A, Insanlığın Tarihi I, Çev: E. Başar & O.Ş. Yalçın, Istanbul, 1974

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2. Documentary/Film Screening

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. 1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
2. 2. LO 1-6: 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 term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Other (please indicate) 0 0 0
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Exam 1 15 15
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 6 6
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

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