STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Think analytically and critically about individual works of art by:

         A.      describing the basic elements and their effects on the work of art

         B.      evaluating the effects of geography, economics, politics, religion, philosophy, and science on the values of a culture and the stylistic features of the arts

         C.      relating the major values and concerns of a historical era to the art forms of the period

         D.      interpreting their themes of expressive content

 II.     Describe the difference between rational and non-rational ways of expressing ideas.

 III.    Recognize and describe structural and stylistic relationships among the arts.

 IV.     Compare eras studied in class.

 V.      Assess the relationship of freedom and responsibility to problem-solving and decision-making by groups and individuals throughout history.

 VI.     Identify some of the characteristics of the best and worst (the noble and depraved) of human actions and creations.

 VII.    Analyze the predominant feminine and masculine viewpoints of specific cultural eras.

 VIII.   Compare and contrast some cultural attitude and values of specific eras of the past to those of the present in order to:

         A.      demonstrate an awareness of the legacy of various civilizations

         B.      identify the perspectives about life that advance or hinder creative energies

         C.      promote respect for different ways of dealing with common issues

 IX.     Compare values as reflected in the arts in non-European cultures to those in Western cultures.

 X       Write and speak clearly and logically, in presentations and essays, about topics studied in humanities courses.

 XI.     Read, analyze, and apply to new situations, written material related to the study of Humanities.

 XII.    Demonstrate the ability to select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information in the study of Humanities.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      This course will focus on some of the following cultures from the Ancient World to 1000 C.E.--Neolithic, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Judaic, Classical India, Classical Greece, Hellenistic Greece, Republican Rome, Imperial Rome, Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque with regard to the six criteria listed below.

         A.      Mythology/Religion/Philosophy

         B.      Visual Art

         C.      Literature

         D.      Architecture

         E.      Music

         F.      Dance