Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORY OF THE ARABIC CULTURE IN THE ABBASID PERIOD UARP227 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Mehmet Faruk TOPRAK
Assistants
Goals The goal of this course is to study important cultural, social and scientific developments during the Abbasid Period.
Course Content Arabic Culture Life in the Abbasid Period
Learning Outcomes 1) To provide students with the knowledge of Arabic culture in the Abbasid Period
2) To provide students comment historical, scientific, political, cultural, sociological, economic events in the Abbasid Period
3) To provide students comprehend the change of Arabic Literature in the Abbasid Period

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week History of the Abbasids (in general) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week The first scientific institutions in the Abbasid Period : Beytulhikme Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week al-Ma'mûn and his contributions on the science Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Religions and Sects in the Abbasid Society Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Avicenna and his Works Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week el-Biruni and His Works and Studies Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week al-Farabi and Development of the İslamic Philosophy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Translations during the Abbasid Age Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Biographical Sources Written in the Abbasid Age Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Grammatical Activities Carried Out by the Arabs Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week Studies on Historical and Geographical Fields Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week Studies on Lexicology and Dictionaries Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week Travelogues in the Abbasid Age Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week Internal Revolts in the Abbasid Period Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"İslâm Kurumları Tarihi'ne Giriş", İslâm Kurumları Tarihi El Kitabı, Edt. Eyüp Baş, Ankara, 2013, s. 9-54
Et-Taberî, Târîhu’l-umem ve’l-mulûk
İbnu’l-Esîr, el-Kâmil fi’t-Târîh
Nahide Bozkurt, Abbasiler, İSAM Yayınları, İstanbul 2014
Bahriye Üçok, İslâm Tarihi : Emeviler-Ababsiler, Ankara 1979
Nahide Bozkurt, Oluşum Sürecinde Abbasi İhtilali, Ankara Okulu, Ankara 2000

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 14 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 4
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course