tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post3357284935195757857..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Roundup: Maps through TimeRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-40684882308594508552013-03-26T22:42:49.116-04:002013-03-26T22:42:49.116-04:00Hi, I have a question, regarding a terminology &qu...Hi, I have a question, regarding a terminology "Ancient Turkey".<br />I would like to know, what you are thinking of that name in British Museum room 54, where displayed antiquities dated 6-7 century BC and earlier.<br />Here is the link:<br />http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/middle_east/room_54_ancient_turkey.aspx<br /><br />Thank you in advance.Gagikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672010614404772058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-53024910595395345962010-03-29T19:27:56.115-04:002010-03-29T19:27:56.115-04:00I really like to use historical maps in class. Th...I really like to use historical maps in class. They reveal so much about the perspective of an era. Quite a few are available for download at the Beinecke Library website. Having students look at and analyze premodern maps of the West, with Jerusalem at the center, is a good exercise.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-24739588410538241232010-03-29T05:55:36.855-04:002010-03-29T05:55:36.855-04:00I am working harder to get my students to use maps...I am working harder to get my students to use maps in papers they write for me classes. I am afraid that the loveliness of GoogleEarth, GPS, etc might undermine our sense that we need to learn to "read" maps--that they aren't any more rational/obvious now than they have been in the past. I am torn between using historical maps to illustrate the geography of what we're discussing in class and using the kind of maps they might find more recognizable. The former might take more work to sort out, but the skills they learn in doing so are applicable for most maps. Do others have luck using historical maps in class rather than ones generated in the recent past?Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-52858424271399151932010-03-24T17:53:22.741-04:002010-03-24T17:53:22.741-04:00Adam: Interesting point about selectivity on maps....Adam: Interesting point about selectivity on maps. <br /><br />Viewing North and South Korea on Google Maps is a study of contrasts. NK is like a dead zone.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-48078564896343892462010-03-24T13:15:15.460-04:002010-03-24T13:15:15.460-04:00Maps seem important to gathering perceptions and h...Maps seem important to gathering perceptions and horizons for historical figures -- literal as well as metaphorical.<br /><br />And I was struck by the comment about how what is NOT on the map is the most important, especially given the ongoing tensions between GoogleEarth and various governments, unhappy to have "secret" locations revealed. Both a historical and a contemporary concern.Adam Arensonhttp://faculty.utep.edu/aiarensonnoreply@blogger.com