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Course Goals	This course presents how the world we live in was constituted through the ages. Beginning from our hunter-gatherer roots, it aims to understand how the distinct parts of the world formed civilizations, with their successes and failures. The course does not follow a chronological order; rather it focuses on different civilizations and themes. While analyzing these themes, it also draws attention that the word of “civilization” was not equated with the Western culture as it sounds today.
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Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction	Oral Presentation
2. Week	From Hunting to Agriculture	Oral Presentation
3. Week	First Civilizations in the World	Oral Presentation
4. Week	Civilizations in Asia	Oral Presentation
5. Week	Ancient Anatolian Civilizations	Oral Presentation
6. Week	Greek Civilization	Oral Presentation
7. Week	Roman Empire	Oral Presentation
8. Week	Midterm	Midterm
9. Week	Midterm	Midterm
10. Week	Birth of Monotheistic Religions	Oral Presentation
11. Week	Rise of Islam	Oral Presentation
12. Week	The World of Byzantium	Oral Presentation
13. Week	Americas before the Conquest	Oral Presentation
14. Week	Nomadic People of the World	Oral Presentation
15. Week	Europe in the Middle Ages	Oral Presentation
16. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam
17. Week	Final Exam	Final Exam

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Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	40
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	20
Final Exam	1	40

Program Outcomes PO-1 To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations. PO-2 To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations. PO-3 To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication. PO-4 To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations. PO-5 To use a second language at an intermediate level. PO-6 To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations. PO-7 To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields. PO-8 To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. PO-9 To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions. PO-10 To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To recognize the first civilizations of the world. LO-2 To evaluate the role of the ancient civilizations on the formation of the contemporary world. LO-3 To compare the civilizations of different geographies. LO-4 To question the Eurocentric understanding of the world history. LO-5 To evaluate the reasons and the results of the successes and the failures of the civilizations.

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