SUİ101

School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Political Science and International Relations

3

6

Compulsory

Turkish

Yok

Compulsory for SUI, Faculty or University Elective for Other Programs

This course aims to examine the development of civilizations from around 3500 BC, when civilizations first emerged, to the early 19th century. The history of civilizations is crucial for understanding contemporary international relations, as the interaction between civilizations has shaped the contemporary world. Therefore, studying the historical evolution of these civilizations, comparing them synchronically and analyzing their position and status in relation to each other and their interaction with each other is essential for learning the basics of international relations.

Norman Davies, Avrupa Tarihi: Doğu’dan Batı’ya, Buz Çağı’ndan Soğuk Savaş’a, Urallar’dan Cebelitarık’a Avrupa’nın Panoraması, 2. Baskı (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2011)
William H. McNeill, Dünya Tarihi, 13. Baskı (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2008).
Clive Ponting, Yeni Bir Bakış Açısıyla Dünya Tarihi, 3. Baskı (İstanbul: Alfa Tarih, 2013)

1. To understand the emergence and evolution of civilizations and their interactions with each other,
2. To deal with civilizations in a comparative and synchronic framework,
3. To recognize the geography where civilizations lived and the political structures on this geography,
4. To have the knowledge to analyze the outlines of world history until the 19th century

1. At the end of this course, students will be able to define the concept of civilization and compare civilizations both chronologically and synchronologically.
2. At the end of this course, students will be able to locate countries on a map and will have information about the location of important events throughout history.
3. At the end of this course, students will be able to discuss the evolution of human history.
4. At the end of this course, students will have the capacity to comment on world history.

Week 1: Course Introduction
Week 2: Transition from nomadic to settled life, river-based civilizations, rain-based civilizations, sea-based civilizations, polytheistic and monotheistic religions
Week 3: Ancient Greek civilization, age of Alexander, Asian civilizations (500 BC - 600 AD)
Week 4: Roman Empire, birth and spread of Christianity, great tribal migrations
Week 5: Early Middle Ages, birth and rise of Islam, Asia (600-1000), Byzantine Empire (600-1000), Europe (600-1000), Feudalism
Week 6: Central Middle Ages (1000-1300), Crusades, Mongol invasion
Week 7: Late Middle Ages (1300-1500), Black Death, Hundred Years War, Economic and Social Transformation
Week 8: Geographical Discoveries, Renaissance and Reformation, Italian Wars (1494-1520), Habsburg-Valois Wars (1521-1559), Europe-Asia Interaction
Week 9: Wars of Religion in Europe (1559-1618), Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Military Revolution and Statehood
Week 10: French Supremacy in Europe and the Search for Balance, Nine Years' War, War of Spanish Succession, Great Northern War, Peter the Great's Russia, War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War
Week 11: Asia 1650-1789, Ottoman Empire and Iran in the 18th century
Week 12: Industrial Revolution, American War of Independence, French Revolution and Revolutionary Wars

• Midterm 40 %
• Final 40 %
• Participation 20 %