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Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PREHİSTORİC ECONOMY-ECOLOGY PHA308 6. 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 Basically, the questions are as follows; what is economy and ecology, what are the relations between them, what are the prehistoric economy patterns and the modern native economy patterns, etc. The answers of these questions aimed that prehistoric man’s economic development was depended on their geographical zones. By this reality, economic developments are variable in time from one region to the other. The lecture will also bring a discussion on ethno-archaeology.
Course Content The lecture explains the economy of prehistoric man with their ecological zones
Learning Outcomes 1) Ecology of Pleistocene Period, glacial and interglacial phases
2) Prehistoric people and their behaviors
3) Understanding skill of the process of mankind history
4) Making a relation skill among the various settlements chronologically and culturally
5) Making a relation skill between the human behaviors and the ecological conditions

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to ecology and economy Lecture; Question Answer

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2. Week "Cycles in the nature Climates and adaptation " Lecture; Question Answer

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3. Week "Population Natural changes " Lecture; Question Answer

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4. Week Direct effects of ecology on men, plants and animals Lecture; Question Answer

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5. Week "The beginning of human kind and first economic patterns Gatherer economy pattern " Lecture; Question Answer

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6. Week Gathering and necrophagousness Lecture; Question Answer

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7. Week "Native gathering economy patterns in modern times Comparison between the modern native gathering and prehistoric gatherers " Lecture; Question Answer

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8. Week The beginning of real hunting and its distribution in the world Lecture; Question Answer

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9. Week "Native hunters in modern times Comparison between the modern native hunting economy and prehistoric hunting. " Lecture; Question Answer

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10. Week A big change: the transition from consumer ness to food production phase and real food production phases. Lecture; Question Answer

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11. Week Developments in the Near East Lecture; Question Answer

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12. Week "The Nile Valley and the developments in Africa The Developments in Europe " Lecture; Question Answer

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13. Week "The developments in Asia Developments in the Mesoamerica " Lecture; Question Answer

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14. Week "Developments in the other far lands and territories General evaluation and discussion " Lecture; Question Answer

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"Ponting,C.Dünyanın Yeşil Tarihi " Braidwood,R.J.Tarih Öncesi İnsan

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 6
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 5
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 3 5
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