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TRH5060Civilizations of the Antiquity - I3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTORY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Osman EMİR
Co-LecturerDr. İlhami Tekin CİNEMRE
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To give to the students about appearance of the civilizations of the Antiquity, their development and relations between each other.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : summarize emergence of the civilizations in the Antiquity and their spread areas1,21,
PO - 2 : describe their co-relations between them in the Antiquity5,61,
PO - 3 : use their knowledge in their research about the topic.121,
PO - 4 : present before an audience the results and outcome of this lesson.91,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Civilizations such as ancient Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Aegean, Indian, Rome, China and Persia
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1"Antiquity" and the differences in teaching history of classical period in the West
 Week 2The first civilizations in the Near East
 Week 3Writings and the alphabets in the Antiquity
 Week 4Akkadian, Babylonian and Asyrian Civilizations
 Week 5Old Egyptian Civilization
 Week 6The first Anatolian Civilizations, Hattis and the Hittites
 Week 7Hittites (continuing)
 Week 8The first Civilizations in India subcontinent: Mohenjodaro and Harappan
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10First Civilizations in China and Appearance of Dynasties
 Week 11Dynasty of Zhou, Period of the "Warring States" and China during the Han Dynasty
 Week 12First Civilizations in Central Asia: cultures of Aphanas'evo, Andronovo and Karasuk
 Week 13First Civilizations in Western Turkestan: Anav culture
 Week 14First Civilizations in the West: Cretan, Mycenaean Civilizations and Hellas
 Week 15Old Greek and Ionian Civilizations
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Tosun, M., K. Yalvaç 1989; Sumer, Babil, Assur Kanunları ve Ammi-Şaduka Fermanı, TTK, Ankara.
2Karauğuz, G. 2002; Hitit Devletinin Siyasi Antlaşma Metinleri: Boğazköy ve Ugarit Çivi Yazılı Belgelerine Göre, Çizgi Kitabevi.
 
Recommended Reading
1İplikçioğlu, B. 1994; Eski Çağ Tarihi'nin Ana Hatları, Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, İstanbul.
2Mieroop, M. V. De 2006; Antik Yakındoğu'nunTarihi İ.Ö.3000-323, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.
3Gündüz, A. 2002; Mezopotamya ve Eski Mısır: Bilim, Teknoloji, Toplumsal Yapı ve Kültür, Büke yayınları, İstanbul.
4Moscati, S. 2004; Fenikeliler, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.
5Kuhrt, A. 2009; Eski Çağ'da Yakındoğu (M.Ö. 3000-330), Cilt I-II, Çeviren: D. Şendil, Türkiye İş Bankası, Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul..
6Diakov, V., S. Kovalev 2008; İlkçağ Tarihi, Cilt: 1. Ortadoğu, Uzakdoğu, Eski Yunan, Fransızcadan Çeviren: Ö. İnce, Yordam Kitap, İstanbul.
7Bryce, T. 2003; Hitit Dünyasında Yaşam ve Toplum, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.
8Memiş, E. 2007; Eskiçağda Mezopotamya ( En Eski Çağlardan Asur İmparatorluğu'nun Yıkılışına Kadar), Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19.11.2023 60 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 15 16.01.2024 120 20
End-of-term exam 16 26.01.2024 90 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 8 2 16
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 16 1 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 10 1 10
Total work load210