66120001 History of TechnologyＡ

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 66120001 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 技術史Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ギジユツシA

Subject Name in
English History of TechnologyＡ

Instructor NAKAZAWA SATOSHI

Instructor
(Katakana) ナカザワ　サトシ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri5-8：IAS K103

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 08 : History of Science and Technology

Eligible Students

Keywords Art, Technology, Antiquity, Middle Ages, Early Modern Times

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Anthropology / Geography / History
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course deals with the history of technology from ancient times to the early modern times.

Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction: Magic, Art and Technology
lesson2: Fire of Prometheus, Grain of Demeter
lesson3: Irrigated Agriculture and Urban Revolution
lesson4: Development and Collapse of Bronze Age Civilization
lesson5: The Rise of the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
lesson6: Techne and Episteme
lesson7: Ancient Astronomy and the Cosmos
lesson8: The Decline of the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
lesson9: The Formation of Medieval Europe: Stirrups, Wheeled Plows, Water Wheels, and Windmills
lesson10: The Revival of Ancient Sciences and the Establishment of Universities
lesson11: The Advent of Firearms and the Military Revolution
lesson12: The Age of Navigation and the Modern World System
lesson13: The Reformation and the Copernican Revolution
lesson14: "Scientia est potentia": Francis Bacon and the Patent System
lesson15: Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. See the handouts.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review This course is conducted in Japanese. Please see the Japanese syllabus for more detail.

Requirements

Grading Method Report

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	66120001	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	技術史Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ギジユツシA
Subject Name in English	History of TechnologyＡ
Instructor	NAKAZAWA SATOSHI
Instructor (Katakana)	ナカザワ　サトシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Fri5-8：IAS K103
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : History of Science and Technology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Art, Technology, Antiquity, Middle Ages, Early Modern Times
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Anthropology / Geography / History
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course deals with the history of technology from ancient times to the early modern times.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction: Magic, Art and Technology lesson2: Fire of Prometheus, Grain of Demeter lesson3: Irrigated Agriculture and Urban Revolution lesson4: Development and Collapse of Bronze Age Civilization lesson5: The Rise of the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations lesson6: Techne and Episteme lesson7: Ancient Astronomy and the Cosmos lesson8: The Decline of the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations lesson9: The Formation of Medieval Europe: Stirrups, Wheeled Plows, Water Wheels, and Windmills lesson10: The Revival of Ancient Sciences and the Establishment of Universities lesson11: The Advent of Firearms and the Military Revolution lesson12: The Age of Navigation and the Modern World System lesson13: The Reformation and the Copernican Revolution lesson14: "Scientia est potentia": Francis Bacon and the Patent System lesson15: Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	See the handouts.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	This course is conducted in Japanese. Please see the Japanese syllabus for more detail.
Requirements
Grading Method	Report
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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