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.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Hazal Papuççular
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Thursday, 10.00-13.00, CATS
Office Hour(s)
Byy appointment
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, Discussion
Principle Sources
- William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, The Essential World History (Boston: Wadsworth, 2010).
Other Sources
-J. M. Roberts, Dünya Tarihi, Tarih Öncesi Çağlardan 18. Yüzyıla (İstanbul: İnkılap Yayınevi, 2011).
Course Schedules
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
Exam
9. Week
Midterm
Exam
10. Week
Birth of Monotheistic Religions
Oral presentation
11. Week
Rise of Islam
Oral presentation
12. Week
Byzantine World
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
Finals
Exam
17. Week
Finals
Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
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.
