Humanities I

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Three lecture. Cultural development of the human civilizations from pre-history to c. 1500 as reflected in the literature, visual arts, architecture, and performing arts of the various periods. Students will be able to: identify and classify ideas and artifacts within different historical, regional, and cultural contexts; analyze and describe major trends in the historical development of philosophy, art, literature, music, and religious belief systems within different historical, regional, and cultural contexts; analyze and describe the relationship between socio-economic, religious, scientific, and political events and creative processes and artifacts that define specific cultures and civilizations; identify and evaluate the artistic, literary, and musical contributions made by major contributors to the heritage of specific cultures and civilizations; explain how the ideas and values of specific cultures and civilizations become embodied in works of art, literature, and music that those cultures and civilizations create; explore inter-relationships between art, literature, music, religion, and philosophy within different historical, regional, and cultural contexts. Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 102 . General Education: Arts and Humanities, Institutions in the Americas