Information Package / Course Catalogue
Anatolia in the Ancient Age
Course Code: TAR132
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

Explaining the histrorical geography of Anatolia which worked as a bridge between Asia and Europe. In this context inquiring Anatolian history from prehistoric times to Persian invasion in Anatolia.

Course Content

Ancient Mediterranean history and culture within the context of the civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt from the earliest periods to Persian invasion.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hüseyin ÜRETEN
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to interpret historical borders of Anatolia which was called as “Anotolia” or “Asia Minor”.
2.to be able to list chronologically prehistoric ages and settlements which appeared in Anatolia.
3.to be able to define cultures of Ancient Bronze Age which flourished in Anatolia before the invention of script (III. Millenium B.C.).
4.to be able to write in which region of Anatolia the script was used, by which civilisations, for what purposes.
5.to be able to tell Anatolian peoples which lived in II. Millenium B.C. such as Hittites, Gasgas, Palas, Lukkas.
6.to be able to investigate Hittite identity under the topic of political history of Anatolia during the Hittite period in the light of cuneiform scripts.
7.to be able to interpret political history and foreign policies of Hittites who dominated Anatolia at the end of the age of Assyrian Trade Colonies.
8. to be able to comprehend Aegean Migration which caused to decline of great powers, especially the Hittites, of Near East in II Millenium B.C. and to interpret it in history.
9.to be able to describe political status of Near East, strugles of Phrygians, Urartians, Lydians and Neo Hittite City-States which appeared after Aegean Migration.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.E. Memiş, Eskiçağ Türkiye Tarihi, Konya, Çizgi Kitabevi, 2002.
2.F. Kınal, Eski Anadolu Tarihi, Ankara, TTK Yayınları, 1987.
3.M. Darga, Eski Anadolu’da Kadın, İstanbul, İ.Ü. Yayınları, 1984.
4.M. A. Kaya, Türkiye'nin Eskiçağ Tarihi I: Tarih Öncesi Çağlardan Demir Devri'ne Kadar, İstanbul:, Bilge Kültür, 2020.
5.M. A. Kaya, Türkiye'nin Eskiçağ Tarihi II: Demir Devri ve Pers Hakimiyeti, İstanbul, Bilge Kültür, 2020.
6.M. A. Kaya, Türkiye'nin Eskiçağ Tarihi III: Hellenistik Dönem, İstanbul, Bilge Kültür, 2020.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing about the course subject, object and borders, to give bibliographical informations, concerning course content.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Historical Geography Of Anatolia And Prehistoric Ages In Anatolia.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Anatolian Peoples In III. Millenium B.C.: Hattians, Luwians, Hurrians.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Anatolian Peoples In II. Millenium B.C.: Hittites, Gasgas, Palas, Lukkas.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Political History Of Anatolia In Hittite Period: Age Of Assyrian Trade Colonies
Week 6 - Theoretical
Political History Of Anatolia In Hittite Period: Old, Middle And Late Hittites States
Week 7 - Theoretical
Original Problems of Hittite History
Week 8 - Theoretical
Aegean Migration and Their Results
Week 9 - Theoretical
Political Status of Near East After Aegean Migration
Week 10 - Theoretical
Neo Hittite City - States: Tabal, Que, Melid, Kumukh And Gurgum Realms.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Neo Hittite City - States: Sam’al, Sakçagözü, Karkamış And Hattena Realms.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Neo Hittite City - States: Phrygians, Urartians, Lydians.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cultural History Of Ancient Anatolia: Anatolian Civilisation In The Age Of Assyrian Trade Colonies.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Assyrian Trade Colonies Age and Hittite Culture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Individual Work114317
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026