Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

The Hittites and Their Cultural-Political Relations With the Aegean

Course Code	: ARKE526
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

Political structuring of Aegean Region and political, cultural relationships with Hittite Empire in the Middle and Late Bronze Age will be examined

Course Content

Cultures of Middle and Late Bronze Age in the Western Anatolia and Aegean Islands and political, cultural relationships with Hittite Empire will be examined

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Yavuz Selim KAYA

Learning Outcomes

1.	1. Examination of the Hittite origin-effective findings in the Western Anatolia and Aegean Region
2.	2. Examination of the Minoan and Mycenaean origin findings in the Central Anatolia
3.	3. To be informed about political formations of Western Anatolia
4.	4. The assessment of the cause-effect relationships between Hittites and political formations of Western Anatolia
5.	5. Learning of the transport routes between the related regions

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	1. Bammer, A., “Geschichte neu-geschriebene: Mykene im Artemision von Ephesos,” JOAI 63(1994) Beiblatt 30-39.
2.	2. M. Basedow, “Troy without Homer: The Bronze Age – Iron Age Transition in the Troad,” (ED.) S. P. Morris-R. Laffineur, EPOS. Reconsidering Greek Epic and Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology [Aegaeum 28] (Liège/Austin 2007) 49-58.
3.	3. T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawa and Troy - A Case of Mistaken Identity?," Historia 26(1977) 24-32.
4.	4. T. R. Bryce, "The Role of the Lukka People in Late Bronze Age Anatolia," Antichthon 13 (1979) 1-11.
5.	5. T. Bryce, "A Reinterpretation of the Milawata Letter in the Light of the New Join Piece," AS 35 (1985) 13-23.
6.	6. T. Bryce, "Madduwatta and Hittite Policy in Western Anatolia," Historia 35 (1986) 1-12.
7.	7. T. R. Bryce, "The Nature of Mycenaean Involvement in Western Anatolia," Historia 38(1989) 1-21.
8.	8. T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans - an Anatolian Viewpoint," OJA 8(1989) 297-310.
9.	9. T.R.Bryce, "Lukka Revisited," JNES 51-52(1992) 121-130.
10.	10. T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawa and Troy A Case of Mistaken Identity?," Historia 26(1977) 24-32.
11.	11. T. R. Bryce, "The Role of the Lukka People in Late Bronze Age Anatolia," Antichthon 13(1979) 1-11.
12.	12. T. Bryce, "A Reinterpretation of the Milawata Letter in the Light of the New Join Piece," AS 35(1985) 13-23.
13.	13. T. R. Bryce, "The Nature of Mycenaean Involvement in Western Anatolia," Historia 38(1989) 1-21.
14.	14. T. R. Bryce, "Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans - an Anatolian Viewpoint," OJA 8(1989) 297-310.
15.	15. T. R. Bryce, “The Trojan War in its Near Eastern Context,” Journal of Ancient Civilizations 6(1991) 1-21.
16.	16. T. R. Bryce, "Lukka Revisited," JNES 51-52(1992) 121-130.
17.	17. T. R. Bryce, "Anatolian Scribes in Mycenaean Greece," Historia 48(1999) 257-264.
18.	18. P. H. J. Houwink ten Cate, "Contact between the Aegean Region and Anatolia in the Second Millennium B.C.," in R. A. Crossland and A. Birchall (eds.), Bronze Age Migrations in the Aegean (London 1973) 141-161.
19.	19. P. H. J. Houwink ten Cate, "The Bronze Tablet of Tudhaliyas IV and its Geographical and Historical Relations,” Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebieten 82(1992) 233-270.
20.	20. E. Cline, "A Possible Hittite Embargo against the Mycenaeans," Historia 40 (1991) 1-9.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Giving of the course content, importance and sources

Week 2 - Theoretical

Giving of the terminology with related course

Week 3 - Theoretical

Describe the general characteristics of Minoan civilization

Week 4 - Theoretical

Describe the general characteristics of Mycenaean civilization

Week 5 - Theoretical

General Hittite history and their chronology will be given

Week 7 - Theoretical

Examination of the Hittite military expedition in chronological order on the Western Anatolia

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Theoretical

Examination of the Hittite texts that provides information about Western Anatolia

Week 10 - Theoretical

Reviews of the historical geography data about Arzawa

Week 11 - Theoretical

Reviews of the historical geography data about Assuwa, Wilu(s)şa, Tarui(s)şa

Week 12 - Theoretical

Reviews of the historical geography data about Ahhiyawa

Week 13 - Theoretical

Reviews of the historical geography data about Lukka

Week 14 - Theoretical

Examination of the Hittite origin/effective findings in the Western Anatolia and Aegean Region

Week 15 - Theoretical

Examination of the findings of Minoan, Mycenaean origin/effective or Western Anatolian origin from Central Anatolia.

Week 16 - Final Exam

Final sınavı.

Week 17 - Final Exam

Final examination.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	3	56
Assignment	5	0	2	10
Seminar	4	0	5	20
Reading	11	0	2	22
Midterm Examination	1	7	1	8
Final Examination	1	8	1	9
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				125

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	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	5	4	3	4	3
OÇ-3	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	4	3	4	3	4
OÇ-5	4	4	5	4	5

Person Responsible for Information Package