COURSE SYLLABUS

MEDITERRENEAN WORLD IN ANCIENT AGE

1	Course Title:	MEDITERRENEAN WORLD IN ANCIENT AGE
2	Course Code:	TRH3099
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
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:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi KAMİL DOĞANCI
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kamil Doğancı e-mail: kamil@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 2941864 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 students to ancient Mediterranean societies and their culture. Social, economic, political and religious institutions will be examined within an historic context. Special topics will include the Roman law, democracy, Roman provincial system and Christianity.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Identify the basic features of the Ancient Mediterranean World.;
2	Be able to identify the geographical boundaries of the ancient Mediterranean World.;
3	Be able to find, organize and assess the primary and secondary sources of the Mediterranean World.;
4	Comprehend the cultural, social and economic structures of ancient Mediterranean civilizations.;
5	Be able to examine the historical events in an objective viewpoint.;
6	Access historical data by using and comparing different sources.;
7	Define the museums containing important collections of ancient Mediterranean civilizations.;
8	Comprehend how the history of the past influences the political and social institutions of the present.;
9	Define the relation of the cultures and beliefs of ancient Mediterranean societies.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The contents of the course. Tools and general information about the purposes. Introduction to the Mediterranean geography
2	Italy, Greece
3	Anatolia, Cyprus, Syria
4	Egypt, North Africa
5	Political Developments in the Mediterranean World in the Second Millennium BC
6	Political Developments in the Mediterranean World in the first half of the First Millennium BC
7	Political Developments in the Mediterranean World in the second half of the First Millennium BC
8	Political Developments in the Mediterranean World in the First Millennium AD
9	Overland trade and the road network in the Ancient Mediterranean World
10	Maritime Trade and Ports
11	Art and Science of the Ancient Mediterranean Societies
12	Religion of Ancient Mediterranean Societies
13	Ancient Mediterranean World Economy
14	Overall Assessment and Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	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. Jean Vercoutter, Eski Mısır, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003. Peter Levi, Eski Yunan: Atlaslı Büyük Uygarlıklar Ansiklopedisi, cilt:3, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 1987. M. A. Ağaoğulları, Kent Devletinden İmparatorluğa, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 1994.
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