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 medieval summe to the geographical sciences., from the first travel experiences to the time of the great voyages of discovery, from migrations to travels of exploration into the cosmos.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The second volume of the textbook provides an in-depth look at some of the key figures who played a central role in the historical and social processes analysed in the core module. Through case studies, it reconstructs the experiences of travel and exploration, trade and commercial networks, and the movement of people, goods and ideas across the various continents, as well as the biographies and works of those who played a key role in broadening our geographical horizons from prehistory to the present day.
Parts IV, V and VI.
Programme
Teaching Unit II - 6 credits - Travels and geography: from homination to space explorationThe second volume of the textbook provides an in-depth look at some of the key figures who played a central role in the historical and social processes analysed in the core module. Through case studies, it reconstructs the experiences of travel and exploration, trade and commercial networks, and the movement of people, goods and ideas across the various continents, as well as the biographies and works of those who played a key role in broadening our geographical horizons from prehistory to the present day.
Core Documentation
Ilaria Luzzana Caraci, Graziella Galliano, Al di là di altrove. Volume II. Viaggiatori ed esploratori: i più grandi di ogni tempo, Milano, Mursia, 2026.Parts IV, V and VI.
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/). teacher profile teaching materials
The second volume of the textbook provides an in-depth look at some of the key figures who played a central role in the historical and social processes analysed in the core module. Through case studies, it reconstructs the experiences of travel and exploration, trade and commercial networks, and the movement of people, goods and ideas across the various continents, as well as the biographies and works of those who played a key role in broadening our geographical horizons from prehistory to the present day.
Parts IV, V and VI.
Programme
Teaching Unit II - 6 credits - Travels and geography: from homination to space explorationThe second volume of the textbook provides an in-depth look at some of the key figures who played a central role in the historical and social processes analysed in the core module. Through case studies, it reconstructs the experiences of travel and exploration, trade and commercial networks, and the movement of people, goods and ideas across the various continents, as well as the biographies and works of those who played a key role in broadening our geographical horizons from prehistory to the present day.
Core Documentation
Ilaria Luzzana Caraci, Graziella Galliano, Al di là di altrove. Volume II. Viaggiatori ed esploratori: i più grandi di ogni tempo, Milano, Mursia, 2026.Parts IV, V and VI.
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/). teacher profile teaching materials
The second volume of the textbook provides an in-depth look at some of the key figures who played a central role in the historical and social processes analysed in the core module. Through case studies, it reconstructs the experiences of travel and exploration, trade and commercial networks, and the movement of people, goods and ideas across the various continents, as well as the biographies and works of those who played a key role in broadening our geographical horizons from prehistory to the present day.
Parts IV, V and VI.
Programme
Teaching Unit II - 6 credits - Travels and geography: from homination to space explorationThe second volume of the textbook provides an in-depth look at some of the key figures who played a central role in the historical and social processes analysed in the core module. Through case studies, it reconstructs the experiences of travel and exploration, trade and commercial networks, and the movement of people, goods and ideas across the various continents, as well as the biographies and works of those who played a key role in broadening our geographical horizons from prehistory to the present day.
Core Documentation
Ilaria Luzzana Caraci, Graziella Galliano, Al di là di altrove. Volume II. Viaggiatori ed esploratori: i più grandi di ogni tempo, Milano, Mursia, 2026.Parts IV, V and VI.
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/).