Storia delle civiltà_eng

- Course code E0261

- Subject code M-STO/02

- 8 CFU - 64 hours

- Location: Novara

- Language

Italian

- Contents

A general survey of historical evolution from prehistory to the 19th century, emphasizing the major turning points in economic, social, political and cultural history. Partcular focus will be placed on the history of Eastern Piedmont.

- Texts adopted

Students can prepare for the examination by studying a good history textbook for secondary schools. They can usefully read Andrea Zannini, Storia minima d'Europa. Dal neolitico a oggi, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015.

- Educational aims

Students will be trained to contextualize in space and in time the cultural heritage of which they will be expected to professionally take care, and to evaluate and communicate its historical features.

- Teaching methods

Frontal lectures with the aid of teaching materials available online on Dir area.

- Assessment methods

Multiple choice test. A first test session will be held after the first half of the course.

- Content of the course

History, history writing, cultural heritage, tourism.

Prehistory.

Neolitic Near Eastern civilizations.

Greek civilization and its heritage.

Roman civilization and its heritage.

Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.

The birth of Europe.

European feudal and urban civilization in High Middle Ages.

Transition from Middle Ages to Early Modern times.

Early Modern times.

Eighteenth century revolutions.

Nineteenth century.