Subject: | Geographical discoveries on the web | ||
Code: | ITM-FFI | ||
Credits: | 2 | ||
Type of the course | Lecture | Practical | Consultation |
Credits | 2 | ||
Hourss/week | 2 | ||
Testing | Exam | ||
Topics | Historical, social and geographical contexts of the great geographical discoveries. Oceanic voyages and technological developments. Early modern geographical world views. The global world. The role of cartography in the history of the geographical discoveries. The early period of the discoveries: from Columbus to Magellan. The exploration of the world oceans, Cook’s expeditions. Discovery, exploration and European colonization. Hungarian explorers, travelers and researches in the history of the discoveries. Important Hungarian explorers. The geography of the virtual space. Exploring network information on the web. Geographical discoverers on the web. Hungarian explorers on the web. Creating thematic web pages: design, collection of material, digitalizing, publication. |
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