Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ancient History I
Course Code: ARK349
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Teaching History of Anatolia in Prehistoric and Ancient Ages. Teaching Anatolian Civilizations and Their Cultures.

Course Content

To examine Anatolian Civilizations and Cultures according to periods. To explain the political and cultural features.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Sedat AKKURNAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Historical geography of Anatolia and its surroundings will be learned.
2.Prehistoric cultures of Anatolia will be learned.
3.The Protohistoric civilizations of Anatolia will be learned.
4.Iron Age civilizations of Anatolia will be learned.
5.The cultural development of human will be learned.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Braidwood, R. J., Tarih Öncesi İnsan, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 1995.
2.Veli Sevin, Eski Anadolu ve Trakya : Başlangıcından Pers Egemenliğine Kadar,İletişim, 2003.
3.Arkeo Atlas. Tarihöncesinden Demir Çağı'na Anadolu'nun Arkeoloji Atlası, 2011.
4.Macqueen, J.G., Hititler ve Hitit Çağında Anadolu, Arkadaş Yayıncılık, 2015.
5.Erkanal, A. - Günel, S. - Deniz, U., Batı Anadolu ve Doğu Akdeniz Genç Tunç Çağı Kültürleri, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2008.
6.Arkeo Atlas - Anadolu'nun Arkeoloji Atlası / Son Tunç Çağından Helenistik Döneme, 2012.
7.Mansel, A. M., Ege ve Yunan Tarihi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1999.
8.Tekin, O., Eski Yunan ve Roma Tarihine Giriş, İletişim Yayıncılık, 2008.
9.Magie, D., Anadolu'da Romalılar 1.-5. Cilt, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 1. Cilt 2001, 2. Cilt 2002, 3. Cilt 2003, 4. Cilt 2007, 5. Cilt 2015.
10.Akşit, O., Roma İmparatorluk Tarihi: M.Ö 27-M.S. 395, İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, 1985.
11.Herodotos, Historiai.
12.Strabon, Geographika.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and Terms
Week 2 - Theoretical
Paleolithic and Mesolithic Periods
Week 3 - Theoretical
Neolithic Period
Week 4 - Theoretical
Chalcolithic Period
Week 5 - Theoretical
Early Bronze Age
Week 6 - Theoretical
Middle Bronze AgeAnatolian and Mesopotamian Relations
Week 7 - Theoretical
Late Bronze Age and Hittites
Week 8 - Theoretical
Western Anatolia in Late Bronze Age
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mesopotamia in the Early Iron Age
Week 10 - Theoretical
Neo-Hittite Kingdoms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Urartians
Week 12 - Theoretical
Phrygians
Week 13 - Theoretical
Lydians
Week 14 - Theoretical
Persians
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading150115
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026