Humanities

Course Code:

HUM 103

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

Credits:

2

Theoric:

2

ECTS:

3

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

This course aims to provide: a comprehensive review of the history of civilization; an understanding of the role of multiple disciplines (philosophy, arts, literature, science) as they progressed within various civilizations around the globe throughout history; how these humanities disciplines contributed to the formation of the value system of our contemporary civilization; to develop the ability to analyze contemporary social movements. Particular emphasis is given to the fields of science, philosophy, arts and literature.

Course Content:

The start of civilization on earth, the Neolithic age; Turkish, Indian and Chinese civilizations and their interactions; the developments in the Mediterranean cultural basin; the elements of civilization in the middle ages; the examination of eastern and Eurasian civilizations with a particular focus on the formation in arts, social sciences, technology, science; The renaissance, the enlightenment, the American and the French revolution; modernization phases in the Turkish civilization; the new world order; the study of civilizations in the 21st century.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Q-A, 3: Debate

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Exam , B: Paper

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Course Learning Outcomes

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students who take this course will	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
gain an understanding of the evolution of science and the scientific approach throughout history, and the appreciation of scientific thinking as the most important dimension of the value systems of contemporary human civilization.	1,2,3	A,B
be able to interpret and appreciate the diversity of the cultures and the dynamics of nations throughout history in their geographical and historical context.	1,2,3	A,B
be able to understand the formation and evolution of the concepts of equality, ethics and justice, and the importance of their application in today’s global environment.	1,2,3	A,B
be able to understand the formation, evolution and the passing among nations and subsequent generations of the arts, esthetics and literature throughout history.
gain an appreciation of the development of the methods of inquiry and the importance of critical thinking in today’s global environment.	1,2,3	A,B
understand the eastern roots of civilizations (as opposed to only western), gain a multi-centered civilization appreciaton, and realize the value of conceptual frames such as the Turkish World and the Eastern World.	1,2,3	A,B

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Early Age Civilizations I: Neolithic Revolution, Sumer, Elam, Dravid, Egypt and Akkad; Relations of Early Age Turkish Civilization with other Civilizations
2	Early Age Civilizations II: Indian, Chinese, Turkish
3	Mediterranean Cultural Basin I: Signs of Greek, Turkish and Roman
4	Mediterranean Cultural Basin II
5	“Middle” Ages of Western Europe: Kings, Knights, Peasants, Priests, Saints, Merchants, Jewish (500-1400) Turkish Civilization During the Period of Middle Age
6	Eastern Cultural World: Caliphate, Sultanate, Empire, Merchandise, Ulema, Artists, Patriarchs, Citizens-Villagers, Pilgrims; Science and Philosophy in Muslim World(500-1400); First Muslim Turkish States and Civilizations
7	MID-TERM EXAM
8	Eurasian World 500-1400 (I)-Turkish, Mongolian and Chinese Civilizations; Civilization in Hephthalites, Gokturks, Uyghurs, Mongolian Empire and Sequents, Eurasian World 500-1400 (II)- Turkish, Mongolian and Chinese Civilizations; Khazar Empire, Bulgars of Danube, Bulgars of Volga, Civilization in Cumanian States; “Turkish –Slavic” Civilization Connections
9	Towards the New World Order (I) 1400 -1800: Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, European Mercantilism, Transoceanic Colonies, the First Globalization; Comprehension of New Humanity: From Community to Individual; Eastern Influences on the Basis of Renaissance; Science: Finding Laws of Universe; Sailing to India; From Mediterranean to Oceans; Turkish Civilization: New Formations in Science, Technology, Social Sciences, Arts
10	Towards the New World Order (II) 1400 -1800: Age of Revolutions; English Revolution; American Revolution; The Enlightenment; French Revolution; Modernization in Turkish Civilization
11	Age of Revolutions; English Revolution; American Revolution; The Enlightenment; French Revolution; Modernization in Turkish Civilization
12	New World Order (Modernity) (I): Entrepreneurs, Industrialists, Labors, Unionists, Colonial Governors; Cultural Change
13	New World Order (Modernity) (II): Citizens, Voters, Parliamentarians, Ideologues; Towards the Parliamentary Order; Dominant Relations and Civilization Relations of 19th Century19.
14	Essential Themes in the study of civilizations in the 21st Century

Recommended Sources

COURSE MATERIALS

Text Books

Şenel, Alaeddin. 2014. Kemirgenlerden Sömürgenlere İnsanlık Tarihi. İstanbul, İmge
Tanilli, Server. 2014. Uygarlık Tarihi. İstanbul. Cumhuriyet Yayınları
Taşağıl, Ahmet. 2013. Kök Tengri’nin Çocukları. İstanbul. Bilge Kültür Sanat

(available at the Yeditepe Bookstore)

Additional Resources

Reading List on Reserve at the Yeditepe University Library

- Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali. 2009. Kral Devletten Ulus Devlete. İstanbul: İmge.

- Baraudel, Fernand. 2006. Uygarlıkların Grameri. Ankara: İmge.

- Çotuksöken, Betül. 1998. Kavramlara Felsefe ile Bakmak. İstanbul: İnsancıl Yayınları.

- Freeman, Charles 2003. Mısır Yunan Roma- Antik Akdeniz Uygarlıkları. Ankara: Dost.

- Güvenç, Bozkurt. 2003. İnsan ve Kültlür. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.

- Hauser, Arnold. 2008. Sanatın Toplumsal Tarihi. İstanbul: Deniz Yayıncılık.

- Köker, Levent, and Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları. 1990. Tanrı Devletinden Kral Devlete. İstanbul: İmge.

- Mc Neill, William. 2013. Dünya Tarihi. İstanbul: İmge.

- Merçil, Erdoğan. 2011. Müslüman-Türk Devletleri Tarihi Ankara: Türk Tarik Kurumu Yayınları.

- Zeydan, Corci. 2013. İslam Uygarlıkları Tarihi. İstanbul: İletişim.

Assessment

NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Assignments		10
Final Examination	1	50
Total		100

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATION
Activity	Quantity	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload (Hours)
Duration (Total of exam and class hours)	14	4	56
Out of class study time	14	0,5	7
Mid-term exam	1	3	3
Assignments	1	14	14
Final	1	3	3
Total Work Load			83
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			3,32
ECTS Credits			3

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