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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TAH 2003	ANCIENT ANATOLIAN HISTORY	COMPULSORY	2	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 the course is to deal with the history of Anatolia from the beginning of the Paleolithic Age to the end of the Iron Age in the light of archaeological and epigraphic data.

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	explain the evolution of human.
5	learn the systems used in dividing prehistoric time into ages.
6	indicate the main settlements of Anatolia according to the time period they represent.
7	understand the cultural, political and socio-economic structure of Anatolia in the Bronze Age.
8	evaluate the development of Anatolian civilizations in the 1st millennium BCE and their effects on the Western world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Scope and Resources
2	The Evolution of Human in the Paleolithic Age and the Transition Process to the Neolithic Age
3	Neolithic and Chalcolithic Age
4	Bronze Age
5	Ancient Names of Anatolia - Languages and Peoples
6	The Assyrian Trade Colonies Period
7	Hittite History I: The Old and Middle Kingdom Periods
8	Midterm Exam
9	Hittite History II: The Imperial Period
10	Migrations of the Sea Peoples
11	The Neo-Hittite States and Urartians
12	Phrygians
13	Lydians
14	Lycians and Carians
15	Aiolians, Dorians, and Ionians
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akurgal, E., Anadolu Uygarlıkları, Istanbul: Net Turistik Yayınları.
Akurgal, E., Anadolu Kültür Tarihi, Ankara: Tübitak.
Alp, S., Hitit Çağı'nda Anadolu: Çiviyazılı ve Hiyeroglif Yazılı Kaynaklar. Ankara: Tübitak.
Brandau, B. ve Schickert, H., Hititler: Bilinmeyen Bir Dünya Imparatorluğu. (çev. N. Mertoğlu) Ankara: Arkadaş Yayınları.
Çilingiroğlu, A., Urartu Tarihi, Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi.
Gurney, O.R., Hititler, Istanbul: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
Kınal, F., Eski Anadolu Tarihi. Ankara: TTK.
Lloyd, S., Türkiye'nin Tarihi: Bir Gezginin Gözüyle Anadolu Uygarlıkları. (çev. E. Varinlioğlu), Ankara: Tübitak.
Melchert, H. C. (ed.), Luviler: Anadolu'nun Gizemli Halkı, (çev. B. Baysal ve Ç. Çidamlı), Istanbul: Kalkedon.
Sevin, V., Eski Anadolu ve Trakya: Başlangıcından Pers Egemenliğine Kadar, Istanbul: Iletişim.
Ünal, A., Hititler Devrinde Anadolu (I-III), 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 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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Preparing presentations	14	2	28
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1		5					5
LO.2		4	5
LO.3		5	5	5	5
LO.4	4
LO.5	4	5				5
LO.6		5
LO.7		5
LO.8	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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