Ancient Art

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GE-Human Culture: Foreign Culture/Human Diversity This course is a study of the developments in art and architecture from the dawn of civilization to the early Middle Ages. Major monuments and works shall be covered in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, and Rome, including the great Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the Pyramids at Giza, the Parthenon, Pantheon and Colosseum. Emphasis shall be placed on the interrelationship of art, culture, religion and politics. Prerequisite: Complete two from ARTH 22300 , ARTH 22500 and/or ARTH 22700 .