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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
The History of Ancient Anatolia I TAR213 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 2 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. İbrahim ŞİRİN
Associate Prof. Dr. Kurtuluş KIYMET

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Giving examples of bibliography about Ancient Anatolian History
2) Explaining the outline of Ancient Anatolian chronology
3) Explaining the characteristics of Assyrian Trade Colonies Period in Anatolia
4) Explaining the stage of the Hittite State's foundation
5) Giving examples of cuneiform sources

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation
2 No relation
3 No relation
4 High
5 High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

History of Ancient Anatolia II

Course Contents

The political history of Anatolia in the 2nd Millennium B.C and the expansion of Hittite State in Anatolia will be recited through cuneiform texts.

Weekly Schedule

1) Intoduction to the History of Ancient Anatolia
2) Prehistoric Anatolia
3) Prehistoric Anatolia
4) Early Bronze Age Anatolia
5) The Old Assyrian Colonies in Anatolia
6) The Old Assyrian Colonies in Anatolia
7) The Hittites
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) The Hittites
10) The Hittites
11) The Hittites
12) The Hittites
13) The Hittites
14) The Hittites
15) Revision
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Dinçol, Ali, “Hititler”, Anadolu Uygarlıkları Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul, 1982.
2- Alp, Sedat, Hitit Çağında Anadolu, Ankara, 2001.
3- De Martino, Stefano, Hititler, Ankara, 2006.
4- SAGONA, A. – ZIMANSKY, P., Arkeolojik Veriler Işığında Türkiye’nin En Eski Kültürleri. M.Ö. 1.000.000 – 550, İstanbul, 2015.
5- GÜNBATTI, Cahit, Kültepe-Kaniş. Anadolu’da İlk Yazı, İlk Belgeler, Kayseri, 2017.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required