Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300108210PREHISTORIA- IIElective483
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide the necessary information and documents about the history of ancient times of the Mesopotamia and Egypt. To give condition about civilizations, political, social, economic and military at ancient time in Mesopotamia and Egypt as established states.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5Can learn place in world history of Mesopotamia
6Evaluate the contributions of Mesopotamian civilization in the world civilizations.
7Can learn place in the world history of the Egypt.
8Evaluate the ancient Egypt contribution of the world civilization.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The geographical location of the Mesopotamian and Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian sites exposed and develop into a state of Egypt's geographical location and its place in history by highlighting inside, also in Egypt's political dominance phases will be discussed.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Geographical borders of Mesopotamia, the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on the effects of the region's political development.reading, explanation, discussion
2Sources of the history of Mesopotamia.reading, explanation, discussion
3Sumerian exits the stage of history. Debates about the origins of Sumerian. Political and cultural structures. The inventionof script and beginning of history.reading, explanation, discussion
4Akad site development. Akkadians elevations into an empire. The development of the idea of the state in Mesopotamia.reading, explanation, discussion
5Development of the site of Babylon. The structuring of the central government during the Hammurabi in Babylon.reading, explanation, discussion
6Administrative, legal and military areas of innovation. The collapse of Babylon.reading, explanation, discussion
7Assyrian site stand out. Assyrians of Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, and to provide control.reading, explanation, discussion
8Midterm Exam.
9Culture and civilization of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, religion and law and economic structure.reading, explanation, discussion
10Egypt's geographical boundaries. Sources of Egyptian history.reading, explanation, discussion
11Transfer of the first empire in Egypt. Tinitler cycle. Hiksos migrations.reading, explanation, discussion
12The new imperial age. Ramses kings period. The period of the Hittite-Egyptian struggle.reading, explanation, discussion
13Transfer of the last empire. And the results of the Aegean migrations.reading, explanation, discussion
14In Egypt, social, economic and religious structure. Egyptian culture and civilizationreading, explanation, discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Ekrem Memiş, Eskiçağ Tarihi, Konya, 2006. Recep Yıldırım, İlkçağ Medeniyetleri, Ankara 2004 Afet İnan, Mısır Tarihi, Ankara 1967.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures13226
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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