GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF THE AEGEAN AND GREEK CIVILIZATION/TAR3013
Course Title: HISTORY OF THE AEGEAN AND GREEK CIVILIZATION
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Lecturer Dr. Ayşegül Nihan Erol Şahin
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nihanerol
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understand the Aegean and Greek history.
Understand the sources of Ancient history.
Recognize the Aegean geography.
Understand the prehistory cultures.
Get acquainted with the Minoans and Mycenaean civilizations.
Get acquainted with the Aegean migrations and the dark ages.
Understand the origin and emergence of religious ideologies.
Understand the city states, political regimes and reforms.
Get acquainted the Persians.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  A general introduction to the history of Aegean Sea and Greece.
2. Week  Sources of the Ancient History.
3. Week  Aegean geography and prehistory cultures
4. Week  Cradle of the Aegean civilization: Minoans
5. Week  Achaeans and Mycenaean
6. Week  Aegean Sea and Don Migrations
7. Week  City-states (Polis): Political regimes, Law makers and Reformers.
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Age of Colonization.
10. Week  Two important Greek cities: Athens and Sparta.
11. Week  Persian Wars and western Anatolian cities.
12. Week  Peloponnesian wars.
13. Week  Macedonian rule in Greece.
14. Week  Disintegration of the Alexandria Empire.
15. Week  Hellenistic period.
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Blanck, H., Eski Yunan ve Roma'da Yaşam. İstanbul 1999. 2. Carradice, I.-Price, M., Hellen Dünyasında Sikke. Çev.: O. Tekin. İstanbul 2001
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
4
56
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
11
11
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
105
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.2
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquiring scientific ethics and a scientific sense of responsibilityX
2Acquiring the capability of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, discussing and making suggestions on the information that is a source of data in the discipline of historyX
3Acquiring the skill of independent or collective work on a historical topic in accordance with the rules of historical methodology.X
4Acquiring the skill of making objective and consistent comments through comparison regarding historical events that took place in different geographical areas.X
5Possessing the ability to examine and assess the effects of political, social, economic, ideological, etc. factors in the development of historical eventsX
6Acquiring the skill of following and reaching the scientific publications and technological developments in the field of history.X
7Possessing the ability to practice the knowledge from the field of history in interdisciplinary studiesX
8Becoming aware of the importance of the discipline of history on a national or international scale; possessing the ability to reason on the background of present-day eventsX
9Comprehending the necessity of acquiring new knowledge and skills throughout lifeX
10Possessing the knowledge and skill to establish parallels between world history and the national history.X
11Advancing the skill and ability of critical thinking along with the ability of written and oral communicationX
12Discovering the dynamics that prompt people into action, consciously of the requirements of social life; acquiring the skill of understanding the roles of individuals in societyX