The course provides the necessary basis for understanding the growth process of geographical knowledge and the geographical horizon from prehistory to the present day, from the first hypothesis and measurements about the shape and measurement of the Earth to the birth of Geography, from ancient astronomical tables to the cartografia nautica, from the first travel experiences to the time of the great voyages of discovery and exploration, to travels into the cosmos, from medieval summe to the geographical sciences.
teacher profile teaching materials
The concepts of geographic horizon and geographical discovery. Travel and Geography in ancient and medieval times. The medieval nautical cartography. The maritime republics. Spain and Portugal from the Middle Ages and Modern Age. The Portuguese on the route to India. Great geographical discoveries: premises and consequences. Humanism and Renaissance. The XVI century. The Illuminismo. The “construction” of geographical science in the nineteenth century. The modern exploration. The history of discovery and its exploitation. The Geography and contemporary society.
Fruizione: 20702476-1 Storia della geografia e delle esplorazioni - 1 in Storia, territorio e società globale L-42 R D'ASCENZO ANNALISA
Programme
Teaching Unit I - 6 credits (36 hours) Exploration and geographical knowledge from ancient to modernThe concepts of geographic horizon and geographical discovery. Travel and Geography in ancient and medieval times. The medieval nautical cartography. The maritime republics. Spain and Portugal from the Middle Ages and Modern Age. The Portuguese on the route to India. Great geographical discoveries: premises and consequences. Humanism and Renaissance. The XVI century. The Illuminismo. The “construction” of geographical science in the nineteenth century. The modern exploration. The history of discovery and its exploitation. The Geography and contemporary society.
Core Documentation
Ilaria Luzzana Caraci, Al di là di altrove, Volume I. Storia delle esplorazioni geografiche, Milano, Mursia, 2024, IV updated edition.Attendance
Attendance is compulsory to sustain the examination as an attendeeType of evaluation
The exam is held in person and in written form for all candidates. It consists of open-ended questions on key figures, themes or events in the development of the history of geography and exploration. The following aspects are assessed: the structure and ability to express ideas and use both general and specialist terminology relevant to the discipline; the appropriateness of the answers to the questions asked; the critical ability to summarise the processes studied; and the ability to situate key events, figures and fundamental works in time and space. Candidates are required to use written Italian correctly, employing language appropriate to university level and ensuring formal syntactic and grammatical accuracy. The compensatory and dispensatory measures allowed and adopted for examination papers are in accordance with the VADEMECUM to promote the inclusion process of students with disabilities and SLD (see April 2024), which regulates their requests (https://www.uniroma3.it/ateneo/uffici/ufficio-studenti-disabilita-dsa/).