COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF CIVILISATION

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF CIVILISATION
2	Course Code:	TRH0506
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
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:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. KAMİL DOĞANCI
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Zeynep Dörtok Abacı
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Kamil Doğancı e-mail: kamil@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 2941863 Adres: Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, E Blok, Oda No: 40 16059 - Görükle Yerleşkesi, Nilüfer-BURSA
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19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to introduce the student to societies and their cultures, concentrating on ancient civilizations, from the beginnings to the 13th Century. Social, economical, political, and religious institutions will be examined within an historic context.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning the concept of the civilization.;
2	Understanding the Neolithic revolution was a turning point in human history.;
3	To gain the ability to compare Egypt, Mesopotamia and Anatolian Civilizations.;
4	To gain the ability to define the Far Eastern Civilizations as Chinese, Indian.;
5	Comprehend the relations between Ancient Greek and Rome.;
6	Define the origins of the modern Western Civilizations.;
7	Define the civilizations in the Americas.;
8	Be able to find, organize and assess the primary and secondary sources of the History of the Civilizations.;
9	To gain the ability to comprehend the origins and developments of the concepts as state , law, religion, democracy.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Meaning and contents of the term “Civilization”
2	Landmark in the history of mankind: the Neolithic Revolution.
3	Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations: Egypt
4	Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations: Mesopotamia
5	Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations : Anatolia
6	Ancient Greek Civilization
7	Medieval Western Civilization
8	Religion in the history of Civilization
9	Forms of Government and the emergence of Democracy
10	Roman law and its effects
11	Ancient Civilizations of the Far East: China
12	Ancient Civilizations of the Far East: India
13	American Civilizations: Incas, Aztecs and Mayans
14	Overall Assessment and Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Server Tanilli, Uygarlık Tarihi, Cumhuriyet Kitapları, İstanbul. Fernand Braudel, Uygarlıkların Grameri, çev: M. Ali Kılıçbay, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara, 2006. Charles Freeman, Mısır, Yunan ve Roma: Antik Akdeniz Uygarlıkları, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara, 2010. A.W.F. Blunt, Batı Uygarlığının Temelleri, çev: Müzehher Erim, İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, İstanbul, 1984.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
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