History and Heritage

1- Characterize the great periods of prehistory and history of Western civilization;

2- Characterize the major movements of art history, highlighting the architectural styles most used in building heritage in Portugal;

3- Relate the history of art to the history of Portugal;

4- Describe different forms of tangible and intangible heritage in Portugal, contextualizing them historically and

socially;

5- Know classified heritage in Portugal, as well as the general characteristics of classification processes;

6- Characterize ‘heritagization’  processes, in particular those related to the rural world.

a) Periodization of Western civilization; the Judeo-Christian roots; Roman and Islam influence; major transformations of political, social and economic structures of Portugal as independent country;

b) The remains of prehistoric civilizations; paintings and engravings; megalithic monuments, ceramics and metals;

c) Characterization and contextualization of the major artistic movements in Portugal: the remains of classical antiquity; buildings Paleo-Christian and Islamic influence, the Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, Art Nouveau and Modernism; other artistic areas;

d) Concept and characteristics of heritage; classification of cultural heritage; legislation; cultural heritage as a

development strategy and as a tourism resource; exemplification of several types of tangible and intangible heritage;