Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Civilization
Course Code: ULU110
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to discuss the reasons of contemporary level of civiliastion with focus on its historical evolution.

Course Content

The scope of the course covers the history of civilisations and its effect on present day political, social and economic structures. Mesopotamian, Ancient Egypt, Anatolian, Hittite, Persian, Hellenic, Roman, Turkish, Islamic, Medieval European, Chiense and Indian civilisations are studied by their contribution to the cumulation of common civilisation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Taner BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn the concept of civilization, know the theoretical discussions about the concept of civilization, and can understand the birth of culture and the concept of modern civilization.
2.To be able to have knowledge about the elements of civilization and types of civilization.
3.Students can understand the development of civilizations throughout history and examine different examples of civilizations.
4.To be able to understand the contributions of ancient civilizations to the history of civilization can be more easily understood.
5.To be able to conduct political and social analyses within the historicity of civilisations.
6.Students can better analyze the role of the History of Civilization in understanding our present day and discuss the role of concepts such as enlightenment, imperialism, and globalization in the history of civilization.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fernand Braudel, Uygarlıkların Grameri, (Çev.: Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay), İmge Kitabevi yay., Ankara, 2003.
2.Taciser Sivas (Ed.), Uygarlık Tarihi, T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi yay., Eskişehir, 2011.
3.Gordon Childe, Tarihte Neler Oldu?, (Çev.: Alaeddin Şenel ve Mete Tunçay), (6. Baskı), Kırmızı yay., İstanbul, 2014.
4.Chris Harman, Halkların Dünya Tarihi: Taş Devri'nden Yeni Binyıla, (Çev.: Uygur Kocabaşoğlu), (5. Basım), Yordam Kitap yay., İstanbul, 2016.
5.James C. Davis, İnsanın Hikayesi: Taş Devrinden Bugüne Tarihimiz, (15. Baskı), (Çev.: Barış Bıçakçı), İş Bankası Kültür yay., İstanbul, 2019.
6.William McNeill, Dünya Tarihi, (16. Baskı), (Çev.: Alaeddin Şenel), İmge Kitabevi yay., Ankara, 2015.
7.Samuel Noah Kramer, Tarih Sümer’de Başlar: Yazılı Tarihteki Otuzdokuz İlk, (Çev.: Hamide Koyukan), Kabalcı yay., İstanbul, 2017.
8.Yuval Noah Harari, Hayvanlardan Tanrılara – Sapiens: İnsan Türünün Kısa Bir Tarihi, (31. Baskı), (Çev.: Ertuğrul Genç), Kolektif Kitap yay., İstanbul, 2017.
9.Alaeddin Şenel, Kemirgenlerden Sömürgenlere İnsanlık Tarihi, (3. Baskı), İmge Kitabevi yay., 2014.
10.Server Tanilli, Yüzyılların Gerçeği ve Mirası (6 Cilt), İş Bankası Kültür yay., İstanbul, 2015.
11.Alice Robert, Evolution: The Human Story, Derling Kindersky Pub., 2019.
12.Cemal Yıldırım, “Uygarlık Nedir?”, Bilimsel Düşünme Yöntemi, (2. Baskı), İmge Kitabevi yay,. Ankara, 2008, s.s. 335-343.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course scope, content, method and resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Concepts of History and Civilization History, Definitions and Relation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Civilization and Modernization-1
Week 4 - Theoretical
Civilization and Modernization-2
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Formation of the World, Prehistoric Ages and the Birth of Civilizations
Week 6 - Theoretical
History and Civilizations of Old Mesopotamia
Week 7 - Theoretical
History and Civilization of Ancient Egypt
Week 8 - Theoretical
Anatolian Civilizations
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hittite Civilization and Contribution to Civilization History
Week 10 - Theoretical
Persian Civilisation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ancient Greek Civilizations and the Birth of Democracy
Week 12 - Theoretical
Science and Thought in Greek Civilization
Week 13 - Theoretical
Roman Civilizations, West Roman and Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Civilizations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Central Asian Turkish Civilizations
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam-1. Week
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam-2. Week
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026