HUM 101 2. Course Title: World History I 3. Type of course: Elective ...

HUM 101
1. Course Code and Number: HUM 101
2. Course Title: World History I
3. Type of course: Elective
4. Prerequisites and co-requisites: None
5. Catalog Description
An introductory coverage of the main events and civilizations in world history.
Mesopotamia. Sumerians. Ancient Egypt. Impact of Greek Civilization. Rise and Fall
of Rome. Christianity and the Dark Middle Ages. The Rise of Islam and the Crusades.
6. Required and Recommended Reading:
Required Textbook:
Albert M. Craig, William A. Graham, Donald Kagan, Steven M. Ozment, Frank M.
Turner, The Heritage of World Civilizations, Brief Edition, Combined Volume, 5/E,
2012
7. Course Structure/ECTS: ((3+0+0) 3 / 5 ECTS)
8. Course Objective:
The aim of the course is to deal with the historical evolution of humanity from the first
civilizations up to 1850. The course aims to develop a particular consciousness about
human history in terms of the development and transformation of civilizations,
economic systems, technological inventions, gender, social changes, cultural
productions and political developments.
9. Extended Course Description:
Schedule Topic
Assignment
Week 1
Introduction
Part 1
Human Origins and Early Civilizations to 500 B.C.E.
Chapter 1: The Birth of Civilization Chapter 1
Week 2
Chapter 2: Four Great Revolutions in Thought and Religion
Part 2
Empires and Cultures of the Ancient World, 1000 B.C.E. to
500 B.C.E.
Chapter 3: Greek and Hellenistic Civilization
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

Week 3 Chapter 4:
West Asia, Inner Asia, and South Asia to 1000 C.E.
Week 4 Chapter 5:
Africa: Early History to 1000 C.E.
Chapter 6:
Republican and Imperial Rome
Week 5 Chapter 7:
China’s First Empire, 221 B.C.E. – 589 C.E.
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Week 6 Part 3:
Consolidation and Interaction of World Civilizations, 500 to
1500 C.E.
Chapter 8:
Imperial China, 589-1368
Chapter 9:
Early Japanese History
Week 7 Chapter 10:
The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 622 – 1000
Week 8 Chapter 11:
The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe to 1000
Chapter 12:
The Islamic World, 1000 – 1500
Week 9 Chapter 13:
Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
Week 10 Chapter 14:
Africa, ca. 1000 – 1700
Chapter 15:
Europe to the Early 1500s: Revival, Decline, and
Renaissance
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Week 11 Part 4:
The World in Transition, 1500 to 1850
Chapter 16:
Europe 1500 – 1650: Expansion, Reformation, and Religious
Wars
Week 12 Chapter 17:
Conquest and Exploitation: The Development of the
Chapter 16
Chapter 17

Transatlantic Economy
Chapter 18:
East Asia in the Late Traditional Era
Week 13 Chapter 19:
State Building and Society in Early Modern Europe
Week 14 Chapter 20:
The Last Great Islamic Empires, 1500 – 1800
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Week 15 Presentations
10. Design Content: None
11. Computer Usage: MS Office
12. Learning Outcomes of the Course:
After completing this course, students will be able to
• Develop a particular consciousness about human history in terms of the development
and transformation of civilizations, economic systems, technological inventions,
cultural productions and political developments. [1, 4, 6, 8]
• Gain a particular insight about what “human” and “humanity” is. [1, 4]
• Refer to history for thinking and even finding effective solutions to contemporary
problems [2, 3, 6, 7]
• Develop particular reasoning by making historical comparisons [6, 7, 8]
• Develop complex argumentation skills in speech and writing. [6, 8]
13. Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussions/Debates
Questioning
Reading
Demonstrating
Simulations & Games
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Web Searching
14. Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Active in-Class Participation 20 %
Review about 5 News Articles 15 %
Presentation of Review 5 %
Research Paper about Day-
Field Trip to Ankara 15 %
Presentation of Field Trip 5 %
1 Mid-term Examination 15 %

1 Final Examination 25 %
15. Student Workload:
Lectures
Course Readings
Exams/Quizzes
Assignments/Research/Case Study
TOTAL
42 hrs
32 hrs
38 hrs
38 hrs
150 hrs
16. Level of Course: BA
17. Semester when the Course is Delivered: 1
18. Mode of Delivery: face-to-face
19. Language of instruction: English
20. Prepared by: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuhal Yeşilyurt Gündüz
Faculty of Economic and Administrative Studies
Department of International Relations
Phone: 0312 – 585 00 32
Fax: 0312 – 418 41 48
E-mail: zuhal.gunduz@tedu.edu.tr
21. Revision date: September 20, 2012
Students’ Assignments:
Active in-Class Participation
• Read the given chapters before coming to class
• Participate in discussions and debates lively
• Do your quizzes
• Make connections between your daily life and world history
Review about 5 News Articles
• Find and read reports and articles about history and historical events until the 19th
century
• Your chosen journals and newspapers can be English, German and / or Turkish
ones, feel free to use the internet
• For your review you need to answer the following questions:
o Provide a full citation – name of author, newspaper or journal, date of
publication, title, etc.
o What is described in the news article
o Do you consider this event important If so, why If not, why
o Does this article change your way of looking at historical events If so,
how much If not, why not
o Would you recommend others to read this article Why Why not

• You have to hand-over your review in time. Othervise your review will not be
accepted, which means you will receive no points at all (= 0 points) for this
assingment
• Deadline: 27 November 2012, 10th week of class
Presentation of Review
•
Research Paper about Day-
Field Trip to Ankara
Presentation of Field Trip
1 Mid-term Examination
1 Final Examination