THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM
Early Beginning Period After many jobs in town and the bush Jhon Spencer found himself working for tourism pioneer Len Tuit as a mechanic. When a tour guide was sick one day, Tuit asked Jhon if he would take some tourists out to Simpsons Gap. Despite a campfire mishap and not having a driver’s lincense, the experience launched Jhon on a lifetime carrer in the tourist industry…
During The Roman Empire(500 B.C. – A.D. A.D. 300) Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people. Eventually, absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire. Section 1: The Roman Republic Section 2: The Roman Empire Section 3: The Rise of Christianity Section 4: The Fall of the Roman Empire Section 5: Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
Section 1: The Roman Republic The early Romans establish a republic, which grows powerful and spreads its influence.
Section 2: The Roman Empire The creation of the Roman Empire transforms Roman government, society, economy, and culture.
Section 3: The Rise of Christianity Christianity arises in Roman-occupied Judea and spreads throughout the Roman Empire.
Section 4: The Fall of the Roman Empire Internal problems and invasions spur the division and decline of the Roman Empire.
Section 5: Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization The Romans develop many ideas and institutions that become fundamental to Western Civilization.
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Middle Age (5 -4 century) Middle Ages, Ages, the period period in European in European history from history from the collapse of Roman civilization civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and on other factors). The term and its conventional meaning were introduced by Italian humanists with invidious intent; the humanists the humanists were engaged in a revival of Classical learning and culture, and the notion of a thousand-year p eriod of darkness and ignorance separating them from the ancient Greek and Roman world served to highlight the humanists’ own work and ideals. In a sense, the humanists invented the Middle Ages in order to distinguish themselves from it. The Middle Ages nonetheless provided the foundation for the transformations of the humanists’ own Renaissance.
Renaissance Era The Renaissance takes place at different times in different countries. The English Renaissance (also called the Early Modern period) dates from the beginning of the Protestant Reformation and from the height of the Quattrocento (1400's) in Italy.Renaissance is a French term meaning "rebirth." The period is characterized by a rebirth among English elite of classical learning, a rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman authors, and a recovery of the ancient Greek spirit of scientific inquiry. (Compare the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century and the rediscovery then of Aristotle.) The period is also characterized by widespread religious wars, geographical discovery and colonization, and major reforms of state. In terms of culture, it is important to remember that not everyone was similarly affected by the Renaissance: illiterate, beer-swilling shepherds did not suddenly take up a study of Aristotelian metaphysics. Nevertheless, the period marks the high water mark of English literary accomplishment. It is the age of William Shakepeare, John Milton, John Donne, and Katherine Philips. Queen Elizabeth I was fluent in classical Greek, wrote poems in Latin hexameter, and produced beautifully polished English prose.
The Grand Tour The idea of the Grand Tour began in the mid 17th century gaining popularity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries continuing to this day as popular reference for travelers. Initially it was conceived as a mobile finishing school in art and manners. The custom was practiced by royalty and aristocratic families from Northern Europe and especially England, and later adopted by wealthy Americans. The latter shared a common enthusiasm for travel and recognized the benefits it could bring not the least of which would be to confer a pedigree of ‘good breeding’ to the traveler. The Grand Tour was an opportunity for elevated social status, educational enhancement, new cultural experiences and adventure. The idea of a cultural pilgrimage was popularized by travel writers and chroniclers such as John Evelyn (1620-1706) and earlier by Richard Lassels (1603-1668), a Roman Catholic priest who wrote The Voyage of Italy, published in Paris in 1670 and is credited with having coined the term. The Grand Tour could take extended periods of time and would last, depending upon one’s wealth and inclination, several months and even years. A retinue of servants would a ttend to the traveler’s needs, the number depending on status and economic resources. This artistic pilgrimage reached its height during the 18th century which with some justification may be called the Age of the Grand Tour. The phenomenon gave birth to the modern tourism a condition which was accelerated in the 19th century with the rise of safer and more commodious forms of transportation like the railway.
Post Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, and the development of machine tools. It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal.
Textiles were the dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, value of output and capital invested. Textiles were also the first to use modern production methods.[2] The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. In particular, average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. Some economists, such as Robert E. Lucas, Jr., argue that the real impact of the Industrial Revolution was that "for the first time in history, the living standards of the masses of ordinary people have begun to undergo sustained growth ... Nothing remotely like this economic behavior is mentioned by the classical economists, even as a theoretical possibility."[3] Others, however, argue that while growth of the economy's overall productive powers was unprecedented during the Industrial Revolution, living standards for the majority of the population did not grow meaningfully until the late 19th and 20th centuries, and that in many ways workers' living standards declined under early capitalism: for instance, studies have shown that real wages in Britain only increased 15% between the 1780s and 1850s, and that life expectancy in Britain did not begin to dramatically increase until the 1870s.[4][5] The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and spread to Western Europe and the United States within a few decades. The precise start and end of the Industrial Revolution is deb ated among historians. Eric Hobsbawm held that it 'broke out' in Britain in the 1780s and was not fully felt until the 1830s or 1840s ,[6] while T. S. Ashton held that it occurred roughly between 1760 and 1830 .[7] Some 20th-century historians such as John Clapham and Nicholas Crafts have argued that the economic and social changes occurred gradually and the term revolution is a misnomer. This is still a subject of debate among historians.[8][9] GDP per capita was broadly stable before the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the modern capitalist economy .[10] The Industrial Revolution began an era of per-capita economic growth in capitalist economies.[11] Economic historians are in agreement that the onset of the Industrial Revolution is the most important event in th e history of humanity since the domestication of animals and plants.[12] The First Industrial Revolution evolved into the Second Industrial Revolution in the transition years between 1840 and 1870, when technological and economic progress continued with the increasing adoption of steam-powered boats, ships and railways, the large-scale manufacture of machine tools and the increasing use of machinery in steam powered factories.[13][14 ][15]
Tourism in the millennium during 1901-2000 A British 1999/2000 Five Pound cupro-nickel coin (Millenium Commemorative), features a patterned circle with a representation fo the British Isles and the clock hands emanating from Greenwich, with the words "ANNO DOMINI". The 1999 coin, uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to £7 GBP. In the presentation folder, it could fetch up to £10 GBP. Proof in silver FDC, could fetch up to £40 GBP. Proof in gold FDC, could fetch up to £950 GBP .
