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| TRH2037 | Sources of Ancient History | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Osman EMİR | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. İlhami Tekin CİNEMRE | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The sources of ancient history will be introduced, and how to use and evaluate these sources will be taught. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understands the scope and scientific definition of ancient history | 1,5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Analyzes the beginning and ending issues of the borders of ancient history | 10,11 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Introduces second-hand sources through learning the types of historiography | 10,14 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | learns how to use sources in scientific studies | 8,12 | 1, | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The importance of sources in historiography will be explained. Texts on inscription carriers made of stone, metal and terracotta with resource value will be evaluated. The distinction between source work and reference work will be examined. How to use resources in scientific studies will be explained. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The subject and geographical boundaries of ancient history | | | Week 2 | Ancient East and Ancient West concepts | | | Week 3 | General sources of ancient history: Archaeological, Epigraphic sources, Numismatic sources, Literary sources | | | Week 4 | Sources of ancient Mesopotamian history | | | Week 5 | II of the sources of ancient Mesopotamian history
| | | Week 6 | Hittite historical sources | | | Week 7 | Urartian historical sources and their use | | | Week 8 | Historiography in the Ancient West | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Historians writing in Greek I | | | Week 11 | Historians writing in Greek II | | | Week 12 | Historians of the era of Alexander the Great | | | Week 13 | Roman period historians I | | | Week 14 | Roman period historians II | | | Week 15 | Roman period historians III | | | Week 16 | End-of Term Exam | | | |
| 1 | İplikçioğlu. B.. 1997) Eski Çağ tarihinin Ana Hatları. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları | | | 2 | Ahmet, Ş. 2021, Tarih Nasıl Yazılır? Tarihyazımı İçin Çağdaş Bir Metodoloji, Türk Tarih Kurumu, Ankara.
| | | 3 | Eco, U. 2022. Tez Nasıl Yazılır. Cev. Betül Parlak, Can Yayınları, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 26. 11. 2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 17. 01. 2025 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Total work load | | | 60 |
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