COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
2	Course Code:	TRH2084
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	English
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. KAMİL DOĞANCI
16	Course Lecturers:	Arş. Gör. Dr. Hıdır Nezih BAMYACI
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Ass. Prof. Dr. Kamil DOĞANCI e-mail:kamil@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 294 18 64 Adres: Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of History 16059 - Görükle, Nilüfer-BURSA
18	Website:	http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr/
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	Students taking the course will get to know societies and cultures, especially ancient civilizations until the 13th century.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Be able to define the concept of Civilization;
2	Understanding the Neolithic revolution and the first civilizations;
3	To understand the contributions of Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations to world civilization;
4	To gain the ability to classify the letters, languages and alphabets used by civilizations;
5	Be able to analyze the effects of the Roman law to present day.;
6	Be able to find, organize and assess the primary and secondary sources of the History of the Civilizations.;
7	Be able to comprehend American civilizations as Inca, Aztec and Maya;
8	Be able to analyze Chinese and Indian civilizations.;
9	Define the origins of the modern Western Civilizations.;
10	Be able to examine the historical events in an objective viewpoint.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Meaning and contents of the term “Civilization”
2	Neolithic Revolution and the First Civilizations
3	Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations: Egypt
4	Egypt's contribution to world civilization: Religion, Technology, Culture
5	Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Anatolia
6	Scripts, Languages and Alphabets
7	Foundations of Western civilization: the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations
8	Forms of Government in Ancient Greece. Emergence of Democracy
9	Ancient Greek philosophers
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:	Fernand Braudel, A History of Civilizations, trans. Richard Mayne, New York: Penguin Books, 1995. Norbert Elias, The Civilizing Process, vol. 1-2, Oxford: Blackwell, 1969.
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 exam and one final exam each semester.
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