FAMST 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zheng He, 4000 Miles, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Story or record of human experience; events of the past. Can only be viewed through the lens of the present. Digging into traces, facts, data, etc. of the past. Not stable, undecided, it is a dialogue between the past and the present. Can only understand history through our present perspective (comparisons and subjectivities) Reflexivity - reflecting on the information learned to guide future behaviors. Use knowledge to guide actions in the present and plan for the future. Collective imagination and identity: shared history informs who we are. Starting with egypt (3000-300 bce) and mesopotamia (3100-500 bce) Papyrus writings (egypt) - revolutionizing writings to be portable. Have to spend time and use speed to travel the distance of space. Developing paths of least resistance and technologies of transportation. Roman roads 200ad - reducing friction of travel. Network of trade routes stretching 4000 miles between east asia and present-day istanbul (constantinople)
