Information Package / Course Catalogue
Anatolian Civilizations in the First Millenium B.c. I
Course Code: ARK421
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this study is to define in interactions and analyse detailly the relations between; cultures lived in 1st millennium B.C. in Anatolia with civisilations lived before and after from them, within actual knowledge.

Course Content

Anatolian historical geography, social and political structure at the end of the 2nd Millenium B.C. and the beginning of 1st millenium B.C. will be examined in light of the written sources.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Emre ERDAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the political structure of Anatolia at the end of the II. Millennium B.C. in light of the written sources .
2.Neo-Hittite Kingdoms Period historical geography and the political structure of kingdoms.
3.Learning the cities of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms Period.
4.The art of Neo-Hittite kingdoms and their interactions with enviromental cultures
5.Learning the architecture of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms Period.
6.Learning the art of sculpture and relief in Neo-Hittite Kingdoms Period.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Urartu ve Kuzey Suriye: Siyasal ve Kültürel İlişkiler, A., Çilingiroğlu, İzmir, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1984.
2.Urartu Krallığı Tarihi ve Sanatı, A. Çilingiroğlu, İzmir, 1997
3. Geschichte und Kultur der Urartäer. Mirjo Salvini, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 1995
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Anatolian social and political structure at the end of the 2nd Millenium B.C. and the beginning of 1st millenium B.C. in light of the written sources.
Week 2 - Theoretical
New political formations in Anatolia after the Aegean migrations.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Phrygian Political History
Week 4 - Theoretical
Phrygian Geography, Cities and Settlement Pattern
Week 5 - Theoretical
Gordion
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hacıtuğrul, Midas City, Kerkenes, and Pessinus
Week 7 - Theoretical
Phrygian Pottery
Week 8 - Theoretical
Phrygian Pottery
Week 9 - Theoretical
Phrygian religion
Week 10 - Theoretical
Phrygian Open Air Sanctuaries and Monuments
Week 11 - Theoretical
Phrygian Open Air Sanctuaries and Monuments
Week 12 - Theoretical
Phrygian Burial Customs
Week 13 - Theoretical
Phrygian Metal Art
Week 14 - Theoretical
Phrygian Wooden Furniture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment150115
Reading101414
Individual Work102525
Midterm Examination1088
Final Examination101010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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