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| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| ARCHAEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | AR417 |
| Name | Archaeology and Art of Egypt 1 |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Introducing Egypt as an important example of an early state society that developed independently of previously existing state societies, and examining the archaeological and artistic remains of the early Egyptian civilization.
Course Content
Geography and environment of northeast Africa; early-middle Holocene climate history and human reactions to it; early farming villages in Egypt; early towns (e.g. Hierakonpolis and Abydos) and the foundations of pharaonic Egypt; the tombs, architecture, art and foreign relations of Old Kingdom Egypt.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Introduces the geography and environmental conditions of Egypt. |
| LO02 | Introduces pottery-using hunting-gathering groups in the 'green Sahara' (early-middle Holocene). |
| LO03 | Introduces evidence for the beginnings of food production in Egypt and adjacent regions (7th-5th millennia BC). |
| LO04 | Introduces the settlements and material culture of early villages in the Nile valley (6th-5th millennium BC). |
| LO05 | Understands development of complex societies in upper Egypt during the 4th miillennium BC. |
| LO06 | Introduces art and political iconography related to the unification of Egypt. |
| LO07 | Understands the development of Egyptian writing and its early uses. |
| LO08 | Understands Early Dynastic (early 3rd millennium BC) and Old Kingdom (mid-3rd millennium BC) tombs and related architecture . |
| LO09 | Understands the Old Kingdom towns. |
| LO10 | Understands Egypt's relations with neigboring regions during the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals of the course; chronological framework; geography and environment of Egypt | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 2 | Holocene optimum and desert adaptations | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 3 | Early food production in Lower Egypt (Fayum B, Merimde) | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 4 | Early farming in Upper Egypt (Badarian) | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 5 | Emerging complexity in Upper Egypt (Naqada I-II) - 1 | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 6 | Emerging complexity in Upper Egypt (Naqada I-II) - 2 | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 7 | Developments in Lower Egypt, and cultural and political unification of Egypt (Naqada III) | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam preparation | |
| 9 | Political unification - iconography of rule | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 10 | Early Dynastic Egypt (Dynasties 1-2) - tombs | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 11 | Early Dynastic Egypt (Dynasties 1-2) - writing and art | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 12 | Old Kingdom Egypt (Dynasties 3-6) - pyramids | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 13 | Old Kingdom Egypt - elite mastabas | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 14 | Old Kingdom Egypt - settlements | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 15 | Old Kingdom Egypt - foreign relations | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam preparation |
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 |