Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| ARCHAEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | AR136 |
| Name | General Prehistory II |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. BAKİYE EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. BAKİYE EDENS
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The goal of this course is to take up the foundations of contemporary social and economic conditions (agriculture, occupation groups, styles of housing) in the framework of periods after the Palaeolithic (Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic) generally around the world.
Course Content
After briefly revisiting the 'General Prehistory I' class, the course will teach the students about human societies becoming sedentary, beginning to farming, and then becoming socially complex, and about the techological and social stages which these cultures created and which are the foundations of today's technology.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knowing today's periods of the natural environment |
| LO02 | able to distinguish the initial complexities of farming |
| LO03 | knowing periods of development of farming and farming societies |
| LO04 | being acquainted with the cultures of the periods of emerging early villages |
| LO05 | knowing conditions of production before complex societies |
| LO06 | being informed about prehistoric social complexity around the world. |
| LO07 | recognizing the architectural characteristics of villages from prehistoric periods, whether called early or not early |
| LO08 | learning about Mesolithic cultures of western Europe |
| LO09 | able to question the Neolithic in the sense of evolution and domestication |
| LO10 | able to question the Neolithic revolution in the sense of technology and rituals |
| LO11 | able to discuss the connection or lack of connection between pottery-making and the spread of farming |
| LO12 | able to consider the causes of social complexity in the Chalcolithic period as a whole |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formation of the modern climate, plants and animals | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 2 | Early appearance of farming and farming societies | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 3 | Early villages and the Kebaran | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 4 | Early villages and the Natufian | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 5 | Mesolithic cultures of western Europe | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 6 | Neolithic development and domestication I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 7 | Neolithic development and domestication II | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Neolithic development, technology and ritual | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 10 | Spread of farming and pottery I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 11 | Spread of farming and pottery II | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 12 | Spread of farming and pottery III | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 13 | Social complexity, Chalcolithic I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 14 | Social complexity, Chalcolithic III | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 15 | Social complexity, Chalcolithic III | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 16 | Term Exams | final exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | final exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |