Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN ARCHAEOLOGY PRT232 4. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
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Goals Learning of North and South Mesopotamian cultures in the 2nd millennium BC
Course Content The material culture of the Old Assyrian and Middle Assyrian Periods and the Old Babylonian and Middle Babylon Periods, the interregional relations and the effects on the surrounding cultures
Learning Outcomes 1) The political structure of the Northern and Southern Mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium BC is examined in detail.
2) Based on the main examples, the understanding and development of Babylonian and Assyrian architecture are examined.
3) Relations between cultural regions are examined.
4) The artwork and artistic perspective of the period examined.
5) The Palace Art is examined in detail

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The First Explorers and excavations at the North and South Mesopotamia Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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2. Week Mesopotamian climate, geography; Southern and Northern Mesopotamian cities Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

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3. Week Old Assyrian Period, Political History and Assyrian City Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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4. Week Assyrian and Anatolian Relations Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion

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5. Week Assyrian Trade Colonies Period in Anatolia Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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6. Week Mari Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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7. Week Old Babylonian kingdom, Hammurabi period Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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8. Week Kassites and Kassit Art, Political History, Chronology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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9. Week Midterm Exam Question Answer
10. Week Architecture and Small Works Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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11. Week Mythology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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12. Week Hurrians Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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13. Week Hurrians Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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14. Week Middle Assyrian Kingdom and Political History Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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15. Week Middle Assyrian Kingdom and Political History Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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16. Week Finaly Exam Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
A. Moortgat , The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia. London 1969.
A.T. Olmstead, History of Assyria. Chicago 1975
B. Hrouda, Der Alte Orient. Geshichte und Kultur des alten Vorderasiens. München 1991.
E. Strommenger, The Art of Mesopotamia. london 1964
H.W.F. Saggs, The Greatness that was Assyria. London 1984.
H.W.F. Saggs, The Greatness that was Babylon. London 1963.
J.Reade, Assyrian Sculpture. London 1983.
M. Roaf. The Cultural Atlas Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East,1990

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 14 5
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 6 3
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 25
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 25
Total Workload
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload