COURSE SYLLABUS

BYZANTINE HISTORY

1	Course Title:	BYZANTINE HISTORY
2	Course Code:	TRH2009
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi MUHAMMED SEYYİT ŞEN
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Öznur ÖZDEMİR Arş. Gör. Dr. Hıdır Nezih BAMYACI
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muhammed Seyyit ŞEN e-mail: mssen@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 2941802 Adres: Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, E Blok, Oda No: 10/A 16059 - Görükle Yer
18	Website:	https://uludag.edu.tr/tr/tarih
19	Objective of the Course:	This course provides an introduction to the Byzantine history, particularly examining the multiple influences that shaped Eastern history from the fourth to the fifteenth century. Particular emphasis is placed on Christianity, Islam, Turks and Crusades.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To learn about history of Byzantine Empire which is the one of the longest lasting state of the world. Owing to that, to be equipped historian.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Examining in an objective point of view of Byzantine history resources;
2	To gain the ability to analyze the main issues of the Christianity and religious doctrines in the Early Byzantine period.;
3	To gain the ability to analyze the political, military and cultural changes during the transition from Rome to Byzantine period.;
4	Be able to reveal the causes of political problems between the Byzantine and Iran- Islamic world.;
5	To gain the ability to explain the impacts of the Byzantine administrative and military system to the Ottoman Empire within the framework of the "Pronoia" and "Thema systems.;
6	Comprehending the impacts of the Crusades on the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds.;
7	Be able to define the basic issues of the Byzantine-Turk (Great Seljuks and Anatolian Seljuks) relations between 11th -13th centuries.;
8	Be able to explain the fall of the Byzantine Empire during the Palaiologian Era in the contexts of the Byzantine-Ottoman relations.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: Main topics of Byzantine History
2	The crisis of the third century and emperor Diocletian. The Age of Constantine the Great and Christianity
3	The Fourth Century: Constantius II to Theodosios I
4	The Age of Justinian (527-565)
5	The Byzantine “Dark Ages”: Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries
6	The Isaurian Dynasty and Iconoclasm (711-802)
7	Macedonian Dynasty (867-1025) : War against Muslims and Bulgarian Empire
8	The Komnenian Dynasty (1081-1185) and the Crusades
9	Relations between Byzantine Empire and East: Arabs and Seljuk Turks
10	The Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople (1204-1261). Empire of Nicaea and Empire of Trabzon.
11	The Palaiologan dynasty (1259-1453) and the beginnings of decline
12	Ottoman-Byzantine Relations
13	The Decline of the Byzantine Empire and its importance in the Civilization History
14	Overall Assessment and Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	G. Ostrogorsky, Bizans Devleti Tarihi, TTK Yayınları, Ankara, 1999. T.E. Gregory, Bizans Tarihi, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008. C. Mango, Bizans. Yeni Roma İmparatorluğu, çev. Gül Çağalı Güven, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul 2007. Judith Herrin, Bizans. Bir Ortaçağ İmparatorluğu’nun Şaşırtıcı Yaşamöyküsü, çev. U. Kocabaşoğlu, İletişim Yayınları, 2. Baskı, İstanbul 2010. Prokopius, Bizans’ın Gizli Tarihi, çev. Orhan Duru, Nisan Yayınları, İstanbul, 1999.
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	One midterm and final exam at the end of the semester.
Information	In addition to the exams, the student's in-class activities are also taken into consideration.

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