Chapter1: Following the Historical Paths of Global Communication

Geographical Space:
A Barrier To Communication

• Communicate across distances
• Currier systems in China, Egypt
• Sending messages in the Roman Emperor

The concept of Physical Space

• Physical Space and human interaction

Geography of space

Geography of experience

From complex social conditions, to technology, until human interaction
Communication between cultures across distances

The mythical images of ancient life
The age of discovery

• Traveling the edge of the known world

Communication and trade2
Geography and the Mythical World

Perceptions of ancient people to the world

• Mystification by ancient Greeks

Myths, travels, and fictions

Metaphysical world to societies·

• Attila's understanding of psychological power
• Symbolic mythical ideas

Ancient Encounters of Societies and Cultures
The physical world and the ancient thinkers by Plato and Aristotle

• Geography in the past and Geographical boundaries
• The library of Alexandria

Global Explorers: Migrants, Holy People, Merchants

• Perception of migration
• Expanding the knowledge in Europe
• The importance of trade in Europe

Mapmakers in the Medieval World-Communication history

• Discovering the world

Functions of maps

• Maritime navigation
• Religious pilgrimages
• Military and administrative uses

Inventors: Signals and Semaphores

• Information technology
• The commerce
• The postal system
• Optical signals in Germany and Switzerland in the 18th century

Literacy,knowledge Explosion, and The printing press
The postal service and messenger systems

• Clerks writing activity
• Access to printed materials
• Literacy for the community
• The printing press in Asia

Scientists And International Networks

• Technological innovations of Telegraph and railroad
• The electric telegraph as a mean of communication and transportation
• The cod of science in 1860
• The Greenwich Observatory

The international Electric Revolution
introduction to both telephones and telegraphes