Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Early Modern Europe
Course Code: TAR226
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

In these lectures, XV. From the end of the century to the 18th century. It allowed him to become acquainted with the fundamental transformations and political events that took place in Europe until the beginning of the century. We see that it is resolved by examining the production and continuities that developed in Europe's political structure, social relations, economic regime, intellectual life, religious thoughts and developments. It is also aimed to touch upon the emergence of increasingly centralized nation states and the economic, social, cultural and religious dynamics. Topics include the Renaissance, the Reformation, the rise of absolutism and constitutional monarchy, and an emphasis on the Scientific Revolution.

Course Content

Early Modern European social, economic and political structure will be discussed. Fundamental changes occurring in Europe, transformation, discoveries, theories and resources will be discussed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mehmet BAŞARAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the Changes in the Economic System in the Western Europe from the Late Middle Ages to the French Revolution
2.To be able to define the Feudal and Capitalist Relations of Production
3.To be able to explain Colonialism, and Social and Political Changes in Western Europe
4.To be able to assess the Structure of Class and Class Struggles
5.To be able to write the Properties and the Theories of the Age of Enlightenment
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Server Tanilli (1989) Yüzyılların Gerçeği ve Mirası, İstanbul.
2.Oral Sander ( 1989 ) Siyasi Tarih, İmge yay. İstanbul.
3.Marc Ferro.Fetihlerden Bağımsızlık Hareketlerine Sömürgecilik Tarihi, Çev: Muna Cedden, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2002.
4.Önder Kaya, AVRUPA TARİHİ Roma İmparatorluğu’ndan Hitler’in Almanyası’na, Eylül 2018
5.Davies, Norman, Avrupa Tarihi - Doğu'dan Batı'ya, Buz Çağı'ndan Soğuk Savaş'a, Urallar'dan Cebelitarık'a Avrupa'nın Panoraması, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara 2006.
6.Stephen J. Lee Avrupa Tarihinden Kesitler, 1494-1789, İstanbul, 2004.
7.Christopher Hill,, 1640 İngiliz Devrimi, İstanbul 1993
8.Top, Tüfek, ve Süngü, Yeniçağ’da Savaş Sanatı 1453- 1815, Ed: Jeremy Black, Çev. Yavuz Alogan, İstanbul, 2003
9.Preserved Smith, Rönesans ve Reform Çağı Bir Sosyal Arkaplan Çalışması, İstanbul 2020.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing the Students About the Purpose and Limits of the Course; Granting Bibliographic Information on the Content
Week 2 - Theoretical
Giving Information About the General Characteristics of the Early Modern Europe
Week 3 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Feudal Decomposition.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Geographical Discoveries: Causes and Consequences
Week 5 - Theoretical
Establishment of Colonial Empires: Spain, Portugal, the Great Britain and the Netherlands
Week 6 - Theoretical
Mercantilism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Rise of National Monarchies and Religious Wars
Week 8 - Theoretical
Rise of National Monarchies and Religious Wars
Week 9 - Theoretical
Explanation of the Concept of the Ideas of Humanism and the First Humanists
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Reasons of the Renaissance
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Reasons of the Renaissance
Week 12 - Theoretical
Development of the Renaissance Outside Italy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Examination of the Reform and Development
Week 14 - Theoretical
Examination of the Reform and Development
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment110212
Reading114014
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026