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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
ARK 307ANCIENT CITIES OF ANATOLIA - I2 + 05th Semester4,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Course Objective The aims of the course are to explain city plan and the urbanization process from Early Bronze Age, to question the important centers in terms of urbanization and urban planning. The objectives of the course are to learn about the process of urbanization and urban planning and express the knowledge and experience in writing.
Course Content Firstly, the district of cities will be told in accordance with their structures and geographical characteristics.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Define the concepts of village and city and know where the urbanization started
2Know the basic elements of urbanization
3Know and investigate the town plans from the beginning of Early Bronze Age
4Know neolithic settlements and define the urbanistic features of them
5Knoe the urbanization process of Near East and of Anatolia from the beginning of Early Bronze Age
6Investigate the urbanistic features in 2nd and 1st millennium BC cities
7Express the results of the researches orally and written

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13
LO 0015            
LO 002   3         
LO 003    5 5 5    
LO 004    54       
LO 005           45
LO 006 54          
LO 007       5 55  
Sub Total55431045555545
Contribution1110111111111

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)12336
Assignments248
Mid-terms199
Final examination11010
Presentation / Seminar Preparation15230
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






117

4,5
COURSE DETAILS
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Details 2019-2020 Fall2MURAT TAŞKIRAN


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
ARK 307 ANCIENT CITIES OF ANATOLIA - I 2 + 0 2 Turkish 2019-2020 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. MURAT TAŞKIRAN mtaskiran@pau.edu.tr İTBF A0018 %
Goals The aims of the course are to explain city plan and the urbanization process from Early Bronze Age, to question the important centers in terms of urbanization and urban planning. The objectives of the course are to learn about the process of urbanization and urban planning and express the knowledge and experience in writing.
Content Firstly, the district of cities will be told in accordance with their structures and geographical characteristics.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Differences between city, town and village terms and location of the first urbanizations and issue of “Is Çatalhöyük a city or not?” will be discussed.
2 Urbanization in Sumer country and Nippur as example will be explained.
3 Elements which makes a settlement as a “city” will be explained.
4 Specifications which made Titriş and Kazane “city” in Eastern Anatolia will be explained. Issue of “Malatya-Arslantepe and other Eastern Anatolian settlements is a city or not?” will be discussed.
5 Urbanization progress of Early Bronze Age II in West Anatolia and appearance of “cities in real meaning” and general specifications of them will be explained. Küllüoba, Demirci, Troia EBA I and II Periods’ settlements will be explained in details.
6 The development and growing of Troia and its urbanization progress till 2nd millennium B.C. will be explained.
7 Cities of 2nd millennium B.C. and especially Karum of Kültepe which is accepted as the capital of Assyrian Commercial Colonies in Anatolia will be explained by its urbanization progress.
8 Hattusa which is the capital of the Hittites, Sarissa-Kuşaklı, Ortaköy-Sappinuva and Alacahöyük will be analyzed by its city plan and urbanization.
9 Urbanization of 1st millennium B.C. Primarily Late Hittite, Urartian cities or castles; Phrygian capital Gordion and Lydian capital Sardeis will be explained.
10 Urbanization of 1st millennium B.C. Primarily Late Hittite, Urartian cities or castles; Phrygian capital Gordion and Lydian capital Sardeis will be explained.
11 Urbanization of Archaic and Classical Periods; topographical distinction of them will be explained. Appearance of city states (Polis), citizens of them and slaves will be examined.
12 City walls which are inseperable parts of cities and later public buildings such as Acropolis, Agora, temples, Bouleterion, Prytaneion, Theater besides houses will be examined.
13 City walls which are inseperable parts of cities and later public buildings such as Acropolis, Agora, temples, Bouleterion, Prytaneion, Theater besides houses will be examined.
14 City walls which are inseperable parts of cities and later public buildings such as Acropolis, Agora, temples, Bouleterion, Prytaneion, Theater besides houses will be examined.
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Akurgal, E., Anadolu Uygarlıkları, Net Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2007. Türkçe
Akurgal, E., Anadolu Kültür Tarihi, TUBİTAK Yayınları, Ankara, 1998. Türkçe
Gates, C., Ancient cities : the archaeology of urban life in the Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome, Routledge, 2011.English
Wycherley, R. E., Antik Çağda Kentler Nasıl Kuruldu?, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 1986. Türkçe
Owens, E. J., Yunan ve Roma dünyasında kent= the city in the Greek and Roman world, Homer Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. Türkçe
Çevik, Ö., Arkeolojik Kanıtlar Işığında Tarihte İlk Kentler ve Kentleşme Süreci, İstanbul, 2005Türkçe
Rich, J. Antik Dünyada Kırsal ve Kent, Homer Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
Final Exam50Final Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes