COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ASIA MINOR II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKT 5050 HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ASIA MINOR II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Comparative History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR REMZI YAĞCI

Offered to

Comparative History

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to study Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Anatolian Civilizations and to discuss historical problems of these cultures from Stone age to Byzantine period according to historical texts and archaeological data

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   list a comparative chronology of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia
2   line borders of historical geography of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia
3   understand importance of acculturation in the Middle East and its role in history of civilization

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Dark Ages
2 Iron Age in Anatolia
3 New Hittite States
4 Aramians
5 Phryg
6 Urartu
7 Late Asur
8 New Babil
9 Lyddia
10 History of Persian Civilization
11 History of Persian Civilization
12 History of Persian Civilization
13 History of Persian Civilization
14 Hellenistic Era

Recomended or Required Reading

Richter, Gisela .A Handbook of Greek Art. 1977. New York: Phaidon Press Limited.
Camp, John & Elizabeth Fisher. Exploring The World of the Ancient Greeks. 2010. London: Thames and Hudson.
Boarrdman, John. Persia and the West 2000. London: Thames and Hudson.
Freeman, Charles. AD 381 Heretics, Pagans and The Christian State. 2008. London: Pimlico.
Lidyalılar ve Dünyaları. 2010. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Course Activities" Table

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

See "Semester Requirements" Table

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Department of Museology, Phone: 3018715

Office Hours

Mondays Hours 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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