FAS 202. Introduction to Humanities II
(SNHU)
Humanism - answer the study of the creative and intellectual contributions of all human
creatures.
Humanism (2nd definition) - answer an ethical system that centers on humans and their
values, and emphasizes reason and the scientific method.
Myths - answer traditional stories of a people or culture that serves to explain some
natural phenomenon, the origin of humanity, or customs or religious rites.
Beauty - answer qualities that give pleasure to the senses.
Aesthetic Experience - answer an experience of beauty that inspires a feeling of
pleasure which is it's own justification.
Archetypes - answerage-old models by which we comprehend human experience.
(They include mythic characters, events, symbols, and buried assumptions)
Trompe I'oeil - answera style of painting that creates optical illusion of 3D or
photographic realism.
Style - answercharacteristics of a work of art that identify it with a particular artist,
region, artistic movement, or historical period.
Context - answerthe set of facts or circumstances that surrounds a work of art and helps
us determine and clarify its meaning.
Imagery - answerthe employment of evocative images in works of art, poetry, and
literature.
(SNHU)
Humanism - answer the study of the creative and intellectual contributions of all human
creatures.
Humanism (2nd definition) - answer an ethical system that centers on humans and their
values, and emphasizes reason and the scientific method.
Myths - answer traditional stories of a people or culture that serves to explain some
natural phenomenon, the origin of humanity, or customs or religious rites.
Beauty - answer qualities that give pleasure to the senses.
Aesthetic Experience - answer an experience of beauty that inspires a feeling of
pleasure which is it's own justification.
Archetypes - answerage-old models by which we comprehend human experience.
(They include mythic characters, events, symbols, and buried assumptions)
Trompe I'oeil - answera style of painting that creates optical illusion of 3D or
photographic realism.
Style - answercharacteristics of a work of art that identify it with a particular artist,
region, artistic movement, or historical period.
Context - answerthe set of facts or circumstances that surrounds a work of art and helps
us determine and clarify its meaning.
Imagery - answerthe employment of evocative images in works of art, poetry, and
literature.
