Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS KLA115 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Görkem KÖKDEMİR
Assistants
Goals The general goal of this lesson is to explain with a comparative method the ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations and the other contemporary Anatolian civilizations; to introduce the interrelations and cultural and artistic interactions between the civilizations.
Course Content General Information about the Classical Archaeology and contemporary Anatolian civilizations in the 1st millennium BC.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learning of Anatolian Civilizations
2) Regional cultures about the archaeological periods, its location and teaching of interactions and relations with its contemporary cultures.
3) Teaching of commercial and economical life of Ancient cultures in the light of Archaeological and Philological documents.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week General Information about the Archeology and its scientific methods. The general information about Anatolian Civilizations form Paleolithic Ages to Byzantine Empire. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week The research studies of Archaeology in Anatolia during the Ottoman Empire and the begining of Republic of Turkey I. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week The research studies of Archaeology in Anatolia during the Ottoman Empire and the begining of Republic of Turkey II. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Homeros and Troy I Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Homeros and Troy II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
6. Week Hittites II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Hittites II Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week Phrygians in the Middle Anatolia, research history, art (religion, language, architecture and depicted art) and interactions and interrelations between contemporary cultures. Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Urartians in the eastern Anatolia, research history, art (religion, language, architecture and depicted art) and interactions and interrelations between contemporary cultures. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Lydians in the western Anatolia, research history, art (religion, language, architecture and depicted art) and interactions and interrelations between contemporary cultures. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Historical geography of Anatolia in the Persian Period, research history, art (religion, language, architecture and depicted art) and interactions and interrelations between contemporary cultures. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week Historical geography of Lycia, cultural history and art (religion, language, architecture and depicted art) and interactions and interrelations between contemporary cultures. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week The Kingdom of Pergamon Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week The Kingdom of Kommagene Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework
15. Week Final Exams Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
E. Akurgal, Anadolu Kültür Tarihi (1998); E. Akurgal, Urartu Medeniyet: Urartäische Kunst (1959); E. Akurgal, Chronologie der phrygischen Kunst (1959); E. Akurgal, Spaethethitische Bildkunst (1949); E. Akurgal, Die Kunst Anatoliens von Homer bis Alexander (1961); E. Akurgal, Ancient civilizations and ruins of Turkey : from prehistoric times until the end of the Roman Empire (1985); V. Sevin, “Urartular-Vanlılar”, Toplumsal Tarih 113, 2003, 78-81; V. Sevin, Eski Anadolu ve Trakya. Başlangıcından Pers Egemenliğine Kadar (2003) Atlaslı Büyük Uygarlıklar Ansiklopedisi. İletişim Yayınları; G. K. Sams, “Phrygler”, Toplumsal Tarih 113, 2003, 82-85; G. Gültekin-Demir, “Lydia Uygarlığı”, Toplumsal Tarih 113, 2003, 86-89; T. Bakır, “Anadolu Pers Dönemi ve Sanatı”, Toplumsal Tarih 113, 2003, 90-93; O. Tekin, “Eskiçağ’da Ionia”, Toplumsal Tarih 113, 2003, 94-97; H. Sivas Tüfekçi – T. Sivas (edt.), Friglerin Gizemli Uygarlığı: The Mysterious Civilization of the Phrygians (2008); Urartu: Savaş ve Estetik (Yapı Kredi Yayınları 2003).

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 15 6
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 15 6
Midterm Exam 1 1
Final Exam 1 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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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