At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to gain information about ancient civilizations. 2) Will be able to know cultural and political history of ancient civilizations. 3) Will be able to analyze the world civilizations whose features have come to our time. 4) Will be able to gain information about cultural, historical and religional properities of tourists who come to Turkey. 5) Will be able to analyze world civilizations by comparing them.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Definition of civilization and culture; human history; Mesopotamia: Sumer, Assyria, Babylon; Mediterranean Civilizations: Egypt, Greek, Helen, Rome; Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Periods, Islamic World: Seljuk, Ottoman; Arabian Peninsula Civilizations, Far East Civilizations: China, Japan, India; Continental America Civilizations: Examining the development of civilizations established on the world such as Maya, Aztec and Inca and the effects of these civilizations on world culture.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction
2nd Week
Cıvılizations of the Mesopotamia
3rd Week
Cıvılizations of the Anatolia
4th Week
Cıvılizations of Egypt and Iran
5th Week
Cıvılizations of the ancient Greek
6th Week
Cıvılizations of the Helenism and Roma
7th Week
Civilizations of the India
8th Week
Mid-term
9th Week
Cıvılizations of China and Japan
10th Week
Europe in middle ages
11th Week
Ancient American continent
12th Week
Big discoveries and consequences
13th Week
Big discoveries and consequences
14th Week
General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Dünya Tarihi, W. H. Mcneill Dünya Tarihi Atlası, H. Kinder, W. Hilgemann Dünya Tarihi, Clive Pointing Dünya Tarihi, J.M. Roberts
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture, Project, Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Quiz
2
10
Project
1
10
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
2
1
2
Individual or group work
14
4
56
Preparation for Final exam
1
15
15
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
15
15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Total Workload
132
Total Workload / 30
4,4
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
