COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN COMMERCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 4113 ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN COMMERCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

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 deal with the effects of maritime trade on the Mediterranean peoples from the Bronze Age to the end of the Roman Age in socioeconomic and sociocultural aspects.

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 origins of maritime transport.
5   comprehend the development of Mediterranean trade.
6   indicate Mediterranean sea routes.
7   explain the main stages of evolution in shipbuilding.
8   evaluate the effects of maritime trade in a socioeconomic and sociocultural context.

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 Resources
2 The Origins of Mediterranean Shipping
3 The Maritime Shipping Routes
4 The Shipbuilding
5 The Bronze Age Economic System
6 Eastern Mediterranean Trade in the Bronze Age
7 The Thalassocracies I: Minoans - Mycenaeans
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Thalassocracies II: Phoenicians - Egyptians
10 Greek Colonization and Trade
11 Introduction to Mediterranean Trade in the Roman Period
12 The Roman Maritime Activity
13 The Cabotage in the Roman Imperial Period
14 The Content of Roman Imperial Trade
15 Socioeconomic and Sociocultural Effects of the Trade
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Abulafia, D., Tarih Boyunca Akdeniz Uygarlıkları. (çev. N. Elhüseyni), Istanbul: Oğlak Yayınları.
Bradford, E., Akdeniz: Bir Denizin Portresi. (çev. Ahmet Fethi), Istanbul: Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
Braduel, F., Akdeniz: Tarih, Mekân, Insanlar ve Miras. (çev. N. Erkurt, A. Derman), Istanbul: Metis.
Casson, L., Antik Çağda Denizcilik ve Gemiler. (çev. G. Ergin). Istanbul: Homer Yayınları.
Finley, M.I., Antik Çağ Ekonomisi, (çev. H. P. Erdemir), Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Meijer, F. ve van Nijf, O. Transport and Society in the Ancient World. London: Routledge.

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 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14
LO.24
LO.35
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.65
LO.75
LO.85

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