Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Eastern Anatolia in the Second Millenium B. C.
Course Code: ARKE507
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Examinationof the civilizations of Eastern Anatolia Regionduringthe 2nd Millennium BC. Determiningthesocialandculturalinfrastructures in light of theculturalassets. Researchingthepolitical identity of theregionin consideration of theceramicproducts, architecturalunits, defenseunitsand art of metalworkingsandremainings of thenomadiccultures.

Course Content

Examination of the civilizations of Eastern Anatolia Region during the 2nd Millennium BC.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Settlements of the Eastern Anatolia in the 2nd Millennium BC.
2.Learning the 2nd Millennium BC. pottery of the Region.
3.Urbanization of the region in the light of the architectural remains.
4.The end of the 2nd Millennium BC in the light of the written sources.
5.Hurrian culture and art.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scope of the course and resources will be discussed.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Effects of the climate and geography of the region.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Beginning of the 2nd Millennium BC – Middle Bronze Age regional cultures of Eastern Anatolia.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examinations of the reasons for the formation of the Eastern Anatolian culture on the 2nd Millennium BC and the settlements.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Eastern Anatolian painted pottery of the Middle and Late Bronze Age. (production technique, forms and development of forms)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Eastern Anatolian painted pottery of the Middle and Late Bronze Age. (decoration techniques and the motifs)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Beginning and development of Eastern Anatolian culture and sites in second half of the 2nd Millennium BC – Late Bronze Age.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MİDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hurrians, origins, language and the spreading area of the Hurrian Culture.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hurrian seals.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The effects of the Hurrian Culture to the Hittite social life.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Socio political conditions of Anatolia during the second half of 2nd Millennium BC in the light of the Mitannian and Hittite written sources.
Week 13 - Theoretical
General discussion.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Tartışma.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Discussion.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final examination.
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final examination.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment81224
Seminar120224
Individual Work1516
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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5
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5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026