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PRP224

HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS

Course Code
PRP224
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explicate culture, religion, language, economy and technology of miscellaneous civilizations over time and space.
  2. Develop an understanding of the basic mode of production for subsistence and governmental systems and have analytical skills of evaluation of the various civilizations.
  3. Have the ability to correlate belief and thought systems, political systems, economic systems of ancient civilization with each other and also with contemporary world.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course is to help students gain a fundamental understanding of the improvement and increasing complexity of human life by discussing the concept of civilization, its development, and its transformation. To this end, the course will introduce students to the major milestones and turning points of the civilization we are part of, beginning with Mesopotamia around 4000 B.C. The contributions and legacy of the political, economic, social, and cultural changes and ideas that emerged during this historical process?which have shaped our present?will be discussed, thereby facilitating an understanding of the creative and formative nature of history, human reason, and human will that define our present day.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: Humanity and History
2nd Week Mesopotamian Civilization
3rd Week Ancient Egyptian Civilization
4th Week Anatolian Civilizations
5th Week Jewish Civilization ? Persian, Indian, and Chinese Civilizations
6th Week Greek Civilization
7th Week Greek Civilization
8th Week The Hellenistic Period and Roman Civilization
9th Week Christianity and the Transformation of Rome
10th Week The Middle Ages ? Feudalism ?Monarchy
11th Week The Renaissance, the Reformation, and Revolutions
12th Week The Renaissance, the Reformation, and Revolutions
13th Week A Brief History of Capitalism
14th Week The Evolution of the History of Civilization
Recommended or Required Reading1. Tanili, Server. (2020). Yüzyılların Gerçeği ve Mirası 1. Cilt İlkçağ: Doğu, Yunan, Roma, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul.
2. Tanili, Server. (2020). Yüzyılların Gerçeği ve Mirası 2. Cilt Ortaçağ: Feodal Dünya, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul.

Readings:
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 43-74
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 78-106
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 107-126
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 136-140; 157-165; 176-180; 188-191
*Şenel, Alaeddin. (1996). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yay., ss. 81-107.
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 211-222; 223-237; 275-286; 297-311
*Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, ed. Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, İstanbul: İletişim, ss. 23-152.
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 336-341; 391-394; 405-426.
*Şenel, Alaeddin. (1996). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yay., ss. 185-205.
*Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, (ed.) Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, İstanbul: İletişim, ss. 153-196.
*Ağaoğulları, A. Mehmet ve Köker, Levent. (1998), İmparatorluktan Tanrı Devletine, İmge Yayınevi: İstanbul, ss. 13-75
Tanili, 1. Cilt, ss. 459-468; 493-505
Tanili, 2. Cilt, ss. 31-40
*Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, (ed.) Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, İstanbul: İletişim, ss. 197-234.
*Ağaoğulları, A. Mehmet ve Köker, Levent. (1998), İmparatorluktan Tanrı Devletine, İmge Yayınevi: İstanbul, ss. 13-75
*Şenel, Alaeddin. (1996). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yay., ss. 79-146.
Tanili, 2. Cilt, ss. 213-231; 238-247; 305-325
*Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, (ed.) Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, İstanbul: İletişim, ss. 237-286.
*Ağaoğulları, A. Mehmet ve Köker, Levent. (1998), İmparatorluktan Tanrı Devletine, İmge Yayınevi: İstanbul, ss. 147-193
*Şenel, Alaeddin. (1996). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yay., ss. 207-263.
*Kantorowicz, Ernest. (2011). ?Orta Çağ siyasi düşüncede vatan için ölmek ? pro patria mori?, Devlet Kuramı içinde der. Cemal Bali Akal, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, ss. 109-128
*Gauchet, Marcel. (2011). ?Anlam Borcu ve Devletin Kökenleri. İlklerde din ve siyaset?, Devlet Kuramı içinde der. Cemal Bali Akal, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, ss. 109-128
Tanili, 2. Cilt, ss.437-451
*Sokrates?ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler, (ed.) Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, İstanbul: İletişim, ss. 286-318; 597-640.
*Orkun Saip Durmaz, ?Niçin hala Roberspierciyiz?? https://bilimvegelecek.com.tr/index.php/2016/03/01/nicin-hala-robespierreciyiz/
*Ağaoğulları, A., Mehmet. ?Fransız Devriminde Birey-Devlet İlişkisi (1789-1794)?, ss. 195-228
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Attendance 1 20
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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