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| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
No Pre-requisites
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| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
Analysis of civization notion and different usages of this concept take place among the main goals of the course. In this sense, course aims at presenting conceptual knowledge on cultural backgrounds of societies and civilizations. With the help of such theoretical basis, course deals with political, social and economic institutions, systems, world-views, and other formations formed by diverse civilizations in their own specificities. In this way, the fact that humanity develops throughout the history within the complicated plurality of civilizations, is exposed by the course. Thus, scrutiny of the interaction between civilizations which constitute the dinamic structure of history of humanity and in the light of those analyses study of cultural, social, political and economic background of today's world constitute other objectives of the course. |
| Course Content |
History of Civilizations analyses cultural, social, political and economic infrastructure which considerably mould living conditions throughout the long development process experienced by humanity from its emergence till today. In this context, the course deals with Far East, Hindu, Mesopotamia and Greek civilizations' formations processes, historical transformations and effects on the emergence and formation of current civilizations. Also, diverse similarities and differences between civilizations are studied by means of comparison made between civilizations and examination of relations among civilizations in historical manner. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings;
1- Comprehending the basic conceptions of the field of History of Civilizations such as civilization and culture as well as diverse usages of these notions,
2- Analysing Civilizations' emergence, development and dissolution processes in historical manner,
3- Having ability to make expectations about possible futures of civilizations through learning transformations of the civilizations taking place throughout the history of the humanity,
4- Getting capability of making academic scrutiny on current affairs of humanity by means of studiying complicated relationality among civilizations,
5- Examining tranformation of humanity in the context and history of thought especially in terms of world-views and general standpoints of diverse civilizations. |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
First stage of the begining of civilization until 1700 BC. |
| 2. Week |
Progress in Middle East between 1700 and 500 BC. Changes in the savage World since 1700 BC until 500 BC. |
| 3. Week |
Formation of Indian, Greek and Chinese civilizations until 500 BC. |
| 4. Week |
Improvement of Greek civilization between 500 and 300 BC. Spread of Hellenistic civilization and Asia between 500 and 200 BC. |
| 5. Week |
Improvement of Indian civilization between 200 and 600. Barbarian Invasions and the reaction of civilized societies. |
| 6. Week |
The rise of Islam. |
| 7. Week |
China, India and Europe between 600 and 1000. |
| 8. Week |
Medieval Europe and Japan between 1000 and 1500. |
| 9. Week |
Great navigations and the results of them worldwide. Change of Europe between 1500-1648, Russia and Americas depending on this change between 1500 and 1648. |
| 10. Week |
Hindu and Islam world between 1500 and 1700. |
| 11. Week |
Far East between 1500 and 1700. |
| 12. Week |
Old Regime in Europe: 1648-1789, Russia and Americas depending on this regime between 1648 and 1789. |
| 13. Week |
Asia’s reaction to Europe’s Old Regime between 1700 and 1850. |
| 14. Week |
General Review & Discussion. |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
McNeill, William H., Dünya Tarihi, İmge Yayınevi, 2010, Ankara. |
| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | PQ 14 | PQ 15 | PQ 16 | PQ 17 | PQ 18 | LO1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | 3 | | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | | | LO4 | | 4 | | | | | 5 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | | | | | 5 | LO5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |