Humanities Test Study Questions (C100)
Courtly - -Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient medeival
- Eros - -Erotic love emphasized by ancient Greeks
- How did global exploration, such as during the golden age of Spain,
contribute to art and literature of the Renaissance? - -Artists and writers
were inspired by the travels of explorers and incorporated themes of
adventure and conquest into painting and stories.
- How did Gutenberg's introduction of the printing press to Germany in
the 1400s impact culture and religion in the Renaissance Europe? - -
allowed religious reformers to spread their ideas to a larger audience and
allowed people greater access to written materials such as poems and
novels.
- How did Marx's critique of the Industrial Revolution impact the subject
matter of literature from the realist period? - -literature emphasized the
everyday plight of the poor & working class.
- How did philosopher Rousseau's concept of "noble savage" set the
stage for Enlightenment debates of the corruption & evils of slavery? - -
Native people were morally superior to civilized man, leading to attitude
that every man should have the right to live a natural life
- How did the development of democracy impact the classical period? - -
The democratic republic emerged as an alternative to tyrannical forms of
government.
- How did the writings of romantic poets & novelists impact society
during the romantic period? - -They demonstrated the importance of
subjects experience & emotion
- how do postmodern authors, such as Margaret Atwood & Toni Morrison,
explore key concepts of the movement through literary works? - -ideas
about race, sexuality & gender identity through their writing
- How do the seems of Greece and Rome differ? - -Greeks developed
democracy and focused on honoring deities. Rome formed republic and
glorified the Roman empire
- How do works of music from the Romantic period continue to influence
contemporary life? - -compositions can be heard in contemporary popular
songs, such as Eric Carmen's "All by Myself"
, - How does Alfons Mucha's poster for Victorien Sardou's Gismonda
demonstrate the influence of eastern culture on European art? - -trade
connections opened up between the East and West. the Asian influence to
find its way into Europe and North America, allowing Graphic Designers to
take whole new approaches with radical styles that were unlike anything
the West had ever seen before. This could be seen as a rebirth of Graphic
Design during the 19th century. some features of the Japanese style, but
also played with different type faces and typography. The tactile value,
the hints of Greek in the woman's clothing, the patterns, bright colours
and flatness, all of which have come from the Japanese style, but with a
Greek twist.
- How does John Nash's architectural design of England's Royal Pavilion
reflect cross-cultural influences of the romantic period? - -The Royal
Pavilion incorporates structural elements of Mughal & Islamic architecture.
- How does Leo Tolstoy's work War &Peach Represent realist themes? - -
it emphasizes individual characters facing true-to-life situations
- How does Leonardo da Vinci's The last Supper exemplify Renaissance
art? - -It employs linear perspective to create the illusion of depth of a flat
surface.
- How does Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony differ from
previous classical symphonies? - -it is longer & incorporated choral
movements
- How does T. Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello, exemplify
neoclassical architectural style? - -contains a columned faced and a
predimented front porch lined with Doric columns
- How does technology impact the visual arts? - -allows us to archive,
reproduce, and share artwork in many ways.
- How does the contemporary idea of progress relate to the
Enlightenment idea of progress? - -society places great emphasis on an
individuals education, which parallels the Enlightenment view that the
pursuit of knowledge was a form of moral prgoress
- How have Darwin's writings and theories of evolutionary biology
contributed to beliefs about human existence in today's world? - -
biological organisms developed over time, evolving from simpler forms to
more complicated modern forms. natural selection*, certain biological
traits become extinct when the individuals with those traits fail to survive
and reproduce.
- How is the classical concept of the "republic" still evidenced in
contemporary life? - -In a republic, voting citizens have supreme rule but
Courtly - -Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient medeival
- Eros - -Erotic love emphasized by ancient Greeks
- How did global exploration, such as during the golden age of Spain,
contribute to art and literature of the Renaissance? - -Artists and writers
were inspired by the travels of explorers and incorporated themes of
adventure and conquest into painting and stories.
- How did Gutenberg's introduction of the printing press to Germany in
the 1400s impact culture and religion in the Renaissance Europe? - -
allowed religious reformers to spread their ideas to a larger audience and
allowed people greater access to written materials such as poems and
novels.
- How did Marx's critique of the Industrial Revolution impact the subject
matter of literature from the realist period? - -literature emphasized the
everyday plight of the poor & working class.
- How did philosopher Rousseau's concept of "noble savage" set the
stage for Enlightenment debates of the corruption & evils of slavery? - -
Native people were morally superior to civilized man, leading to attitude
that every man should have the right to live a natural life
- How did the development of democracy impact the classical period? - -
The democratic republic emerged as an alternative to tyrannical forms of
government.
- How did the writings of romantic poets & novelists impact society
during the romantic period? - -They demonstrated the importance of
subjects experience & emotion
- how do postmodern authors, such as Margaret Atwood & Toni Morrison,
explore key concepts of the movement through literary works? - -ideas
about race, sexuality & gender identity through their writing
- How do the seems of Greece and Rome differ? - -Greeks developed
democracy and focused on honoring deities. Rome formed republic and
glorified the Roman empire
- How do works of music from the Romantic period continue to influence
contemporary life? - -compositions can be heard in contemporary popular
songs, such as Eric Carmen's "All by Myself"
, - How does Alfons Mucha's poster for Victorien Sardou's Gismonda
demonstrate the influence of eastern culture on European art? - -trade
connections opened up between the East and West. the Asian influence to
find its way into Europe and North America, allowing Graphic Designers to
take whole new approaches with radical styles that were unlike anything
the West had ever seen before. This could be seen as a rebirth of Graphic
Design during the 19th century. some features of the Japanese style, but
also played with different type faces and typography. The tactile value,
the hints of Greek in the woman's clothing, the patterns, bright colours
and flatness, all of which have come from the Japanese style, but with a
Greek twist.
- How does John Nash's architectural design of England's Royal Pavilion
reflect cross-cultural influences of the romantic period? - -The Royal
Pavilion incorporates structural elements of Mughal & Islamic architecture.
- How does Leo Tolstoy's work War &Peach Represent realist themes? - -
it emphasizes individual characters facing true-to-life situations
- How does Leonardo da Vinci's The last Supper exemplify Renaissance
art? - -It employs linear perspective to create the illusion of depth of a flat
surface.
- How does Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony differ from
previous classical symphonies? - -it is longer & incorporated choral
movements
- How does T. Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello, exemplify
neoclassical architectural style? - -contains a columned faced and a
predimented front porch lined with Doric columns
- How does technology impact the visual arts? - -allows us to archive,
reproduce, and share artwork in many ways.
- How does the contemporary idea of progress relate to the
Enlightenment idea of progress? - -society places great emphasis on an
individuals education, which parallels the Enlightenment view that the
pursuit of knowledge was a form of moral prgoress
- How have Darwin's writings and theories of evolutionary biology
contributed to beliefs about human existence in today's world? - -
biological organisms developed over time, evolving from simpler forms to
more complicated modern forms. natural selection*, certain biological
traits become extinct when the individuals with those traits fail to survive
and reproduce.
- How is the classical concept of the "republic" still evidenced in
contemporary life? - -In a republic, voting citizens have supreme rule but
