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 or 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 the 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 attitudes 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 they are reflected in the arts in non-European cultures to those in European cultures

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

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

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      The course will focus on some of the following cultures from 1000 to 1750 C.E. with regard to the six criteria listed below.

 II.     Cultures

         A.      Carolingian, Gothic, Florentine Renaissance, High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Baroque, Meso-American (Pre-Columbian and Colonial), African, Chinese (Southern Sung, Yuan & Ming Dynasties), Japan (Kamakura, Ashikago & Momoyana Dynasties).

 III.    Criteria

         A.      Mythology/Religion/Philosophy

         B.      Visual Art

         C.      Literature

         D.      Architecture

         E.      Music

         F.      Dance