COURSE SYLLABUS

THE HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF OLD AGE

1	Course Title:	THE HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF OLD AGE
2	Course Code:	SOS1004
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	none
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Muammer Demirel
16	Course Lecturers:	yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	mdemirel@uludag.edu.tr, Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi İlköğretim Böl. Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Features of post-historical cultures and products produced by civilizations in the historical periods, teaching scientific and technological developments.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Being able to understand ways of having historical knowledge;
2	Being able to understand features of a civilization and elements generating a civilization;
3	Understanding general information about Middle Asian, Chinese, Indian and Iranian civilizations.;
4	Understanding the importance of Sumerian civilization;
5	Having a general information about Egyptian civilization and being able to understand importance of scientific developments;
6	Having general information about Syrian and Palestinian region;
7	Being able to understand importance of Anatolian civilizations.;
8	Being able to understand the development of Hittites and other civilizations;
9	Having information about foundation and developing of Greek civilization;
10	Being able to understand the importance of Roman civilization;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Sources about the Ancient Age. Definition of the science of history, sciences helping history. General features of the Ancient Age. The age concept in the history.
2	Asian cultures and civilizations;Chinese, Indian, Middle Asian and Iranian culture and civilizations’ features.
3	Ancient Mesopotamian civilization. Political history of Sumerians, Akkads, Babylonians.
4	Political history of Assyrians, Hurrians and Amorians. Mesopotamian civilizations; Economy and art.
5	Mesopotamian civilizations; Religion and belief, law, architecture and science.
6	History and Civilization of Ancient Egypt; political history, culture and political system.
7	Ancient Egypt Civilization; Religion and belief, mummification, architectural works.
8	Palestinian Civilization; Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews and Flists.
9	Pre-historic eras of Anatolia, Political and cultural datum of Hittites.
10	Late Hittitian city-states and Urartian civilizations.
11	Phrygians,Lydians,Ionians; Political and Cultural history.
12	Ancient age Aegean basin. Geopolitical status, Cretan civilization
13	Ancient age Greek civilization. Achaeans, Dorians, Aegean migrations. Greek civilization and their effects to following period
14	Foundation and development of Roman Empire. Previous period of embrace of Christianity.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Yıldırım, R, EskiçağTarihiveUygarlığı, İzmir, 2011. Özçelik, N, İlkçağTarihiveUygarlığı, İstanbul, 2007.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	20
Final Exam	1	50
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High