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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
TAR 236HISTORY OF ANCIENT IRAN2 + 02nd Semester2,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective This course aims at teaching the history of Iran from the Median kingdom to the fall of the Sasanid empire in the seventh century AD.
Course Content Medians, The rise and fall of Perisans, their religion custom, tradition, the Parthians, and Sasanids
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Ancient Iranian world
2Cyrus and Darius
3Persian wars
4Iranian Religion
5Parthians
6Sasanids
7Wars with Romans
8Constantine and Shapur
9Justinian and Khusro
10The Fall of the sasanid kingdom

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13
LO 001  3          
LO 002  2          
LO 003  4 2      3 
LO 005  2          
LO 006  2          
LO 007  3          
LO 008133          
LO 009123          
Sub Total2522 2      3 
Contribution0120000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)12224
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)5420
Assignments122
Mid-terms199
Final examination11010
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






65

2,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2012-2013 Spring1TURHAN KAÇAR
Details 2011-2012 Spring1TURHAN KAÇAR
Details 2010-2011 Spring3TURHAN KAÇAR


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
TAR 236 HISTORY OF ANCIENT IRAN 2 + 0 1 Turkish 2012-2013 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
İTBF B0007 %
Goals This course aims at teaching the history of Iran from the Median kingdom to the fall of the Sasanid empire in the seventh century AD.
Content Medians, The rise and fall of Perisans, their religion custom, tradition, the Parthians, and Sasanids
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction, topics and sources
2 The Iranian world in the first millenium BC.
3 The historical outline of the Median kingdom from its foundation to its fall.
4 The Persian empire: the Sources and the problems
5 From Cyrus to Darius: the rise of Persian empire
6 Darius and the reorgnization of the Persian world
7 The Persian world in the 5th and 4th centuries
8 Alexander the Great and the end of the Persian world and the legacy of Alexander
9 The emergence of the Parthian kingdom
10 The Parthians and the Romans
11 Mid term exams
12 the Rise of the Sassanian dynasty
13 the Sasanids, Romans and Byzantines
14 Byzantines, Islam and the end of the Iranian World
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Marc Van de Mieropp, Antik yakın Doğu TarihiTürkçe
Richard N. Frye, The History of Ancient IranEnglish
Elmar Schwertheim, Antikçağda AnadoluTürkçe
Turhan Kaçar, Ders Notları Türkçe
Marc Van de Mieropp, Antik yakın Doğu TarihiTürkçe
Richard N. Frye, The History of Ancient IranEnglish
Elmar Schwertheim, Antikçağda AnadoluTürkçe
Turhan Kaçar, Ders Notları Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes