| Study of technological progress in Greece, Rome and Iberian Peninsula, and briefly the Near East, and their impact on society and economy. Students will study industrial, agricultural and scientific progress, in their widest spectrum. In the case of industry key aspects will be: agricultural technology, the scientific world, industry on large scale and domestic industry. For example: Sigillata ceramics made on great scale, ceramics made at the Graufesanque workshops and ceramics manufactured in villages on a small scale. As for the economy, it is necessary for students to understand that it is the motor that moves civilizations. Economy is the product of political, social and technological circumstances. Therefore technology and economy are absolutely complementary. |
