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CON 101 preface-3201
Microsoft Powerpoint Preface
Term | Definition |
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CON 101- WHAT IS IT? | CORE FOR CONSTR PROGRAM SATISFIES HUMANITIES SATISFIES Historical Awareness |
CON 101- OBJECTIVES: | GAIN A RESPECT FOR OUR ANCESTORS LEARN FROM HISTORY & OTHER CULTURES |
“ERAs and AGES” PALEOLITHIC - | 380,000 BC to 9000 BC |
“ERAs and AGES” MESOLITHIC | 9000 BC to 8000 BC |
“ERAs and AGES” NEOLITHIC - | 8000 BC to 3500 BC |
“ERAs and AGES” BRONZE AGE - | 3500 BC to 1200 BC |
“ERAs and AGES” IRON AGE - | 1200 BC to 550 BC |
“ERAs and AGES” GRECIAN ERA - | 550 BC to 100 BC |
“ERAs and AGES” ROMAN ERA - | 500 BC to AD 500 |
“ERAs and AGES” DARK AGES - | AD 476 to AD 1000 |
“ERAs and AGES” MIDDLE AGES - | AD 500 to AD 1500 |
“ERAs and AGES” RENAISSANCE - | AD 1300 to AD 1600 |
FAMOUS QUOTE - Winston Churchill | “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” |
BUILT ENVIRONMENT EXPRESSES: | * RELIGIOUS BELIEFS * SOCIAL MORES * POLITICAL STATE * ECONOMIC CONDITIONS * MENTAL CAPACITY * TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES |
THE BASIC QUESTION | DID MAN “DRIVE’ TECHNOLOGY, OR DID TECHNOLOGY “DRIVE” MAN? |
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS | * BUILDINGS * BRIDGES * FUNERARY (BURIAL) * WATER SUPPLY * ROADS * TUNNELS * DAMS |
WHAT CAN WE LEARN? | * SITE SELECTION & PREPARATION * OPERATIONAL SEQUENCE * EQUIPMENT USED * CONVEYANCE METHODS * SAFETY STANDARDS * ETHICS * BUILDING CODES |
EVOLUTION OF BUILDING TECHNIQUES DEPENDENT ON: | * MATERIALS * EQUIPMENT * LABOR * NEEDS OF SOCIETY STATE OF ECONOMY * TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT |
7.) THE “CONNECTION” (BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION & CULTURE) | THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT REFLECTS THE CULTURE OF THE BUILDERS » PYRAMIDS » COLISEUM » HIGHWAYS |
8.) THE “CONNECTION” (IN THE WAY WE LIVE) BUILDINGS REFLECT THE VALUES & SPIRIT OF THOSE WHO BUILT THEM AND THEY REFLECT THE CULTURE & LIFE STYLE OF THOSE WHO LIVED IN THEM | * BUILDINGS REFLECT THE VALUES & SPIRIT OF THOSE WHO BUILT THEM AND THEY * REFLECT THE CULTURE & LIFE STYLE OF THOSE WHO LIVED IN THEM |