TEMARIO
Key Concepts: (Change, Systems, Global, Interactions, Time, Place & Space)
Change:
Conversion, Transformation, or Movement from one form, state or value to another.
Inquiry into the concept of change involves understanding and evaluating causes, processes and consequences.
The causes and effects of change can be natural and artificial; intentional and unintentional; positive, negative or neutral.
Global Interactions:
The connections between individuals and communities, as well as their relationships with built and natural environments, from the perspective of the world as a whole.
The interdependence and interconnectedness of the larger human community, including conflict and cooperation.
Systems:
Sets of interacting or independent components.
Systems provide structure and order in human, natural and built environments.
Systems can e static or dynamic, simple or complex
Social and natural systems rely on a state of equilibrium and are vulnerable to change from internal external force
Time, Place and Space:
The absolute or relative position of people, objects and ideas
Time: a continuum of significant events of the past, present and future
Place: places have value and meaning defined by humans
Space: where and why places and landscapes are located, including the social, economic and political processes that interact through or across space
Related Concepts:
Causality: Cause and Effect
Choice
Culture
Equity
Globalization
Identity
Innovation and Revolution
Perspective
Power
Processes
Resources
Sustainability
Greece:
Geography and Orography –
Geography = It wasnt called Greece: Hellas – Hellenes – The Romans named them Greci.
Balkan and Chalcidice Pminsulas, Asia Minos, Aegean Island, Estern Mediterranean. The sea is the center of Greek geography.
Orography = Islands:
- No cultivate land – only olives
- No metal, minerals: nor wood
- Sea: fishing
- Lonia: cultivate land
- 80% mountains
- Average altituae: 2000m above sea level
- Mount Olympus – 3000m above sea level
- Geographic isolation: Mountains impede communication.
- Autarchy: Each one had their own law
Chronology (The stages of Greece)
12th c. B.C.E | 8th c. B.C.E | 6th c. B.C.E | 4th c. B.C.E 2nd c. B.C.E |
Dark Age | Archair Epoch | Classic Period | Hellenistic Period |
NO WRITEN EVIDENCE (también es de Archair Epoch) | FEW REMAINS (también es de Dark Age) | Appearance of:
| Spread of Greek Culture throughout all the territories. |
Death of Alexander The Great | |||
Roman Conquest |
Contributions =
Sciences and disciplines: Biology, Medicine, History, Philosophy, Ethics, Trigonometry, Geometry
Aristotle: The Scientific Method
Leucippus and Democritus: The Atom
The Alphabet
The Library
Culture of publicness: Public life – What matters if what I do, not what I think.
Trial by Jury:
The Theatre: A representation of reality
Spaces destined for communication.
Agora – Discussion, oratory
The Olympic games
The Sea: Very advanced ship.
The lighthouse
Political Systems:
Monarchy:One ruler
Oligarchy:A group of rulers
Plutocracy: The rich govern
Tyranny:Get power by illegal means
Democracy:The people
Aristocracy: The illustrious
Greek Characters (20): Archimedes, Hippocrates, Eratosthenes, Euclid, Heron of Alexandria, Pythagoras, Thales of Miletus, Empedacles, Hipparchus, Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Callicrates, Phidias, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle.
Greek Art:
Canon of Polykleitos:
- It established human porpotions
- The canon determines our perception
- Aesthetics – Beauty
- “Man is the measurement of all things”
- Important for constructions
Greek Architecture (remember the 3 Greek Orders)
According to Greek thinking:
- Public Spaces
- Human proportions
- Aethetic
- “Man is the measurement of all things”
- Monumental, not colossal
Rome:
Geography:
Italian Peninsula
Only 2 Mountain Chains: The Alps and the Ape-nines
Rivers and Resources: Po, Arno and Tiber
Abundant Resources: Fertile Land, Hostile Seas
They weren’t good sailors and traders: Peasants
Foundation:
Foundational Legend —Tilos Livius: Author
Romulus and Remus — Rhea Silvia
Alba Longa — Lupa — Adoptive Parents (thieves) — they grew up and recovered the throne.
Remus was killed by his brother
Romulus founded Rome
Chronology (The stages of Rome)
Monarchy: 8thc. B.C.E / 753 B.C.E. Foundation of Rome
Republic: 6thc. B.C.E / 509 B.C.E
Empire: 1stc. B.C.E / 27 B.C.E Birth of Jesus Christ
Year 0
Division of the Roman Empire
Rome Byzantium: 4thc C.E / 395 C.E
Fall of Rome
Middle Ages Byzantium: 5thc. C.E / 476 C.E ——15thc. / 4453 C.E
Fall of Byzantium
Contributions:
Roman Law — Advanced legal System
Imperialist Economy — Expansionism
Functional City Planning
Sidewalks and Street drainage
Aqueducts
Christian Religion
Language: Latin
Art: Mosaic
Important Kings and Emperors.
Kings:
Romulus
Tarquinius Superbus
Numa Pompilius
Tullus Hostilius
Ancus Marcius
Tarquinius Priscus
Servius Tullius
Emperors:
Augustus
Trajan
Marcus Aurelius
Tiberius
Claudius