a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by
What is the relationship making the world smaller and connecting people
between the humanities together through social networks via the internet.
and technology? b)Technology has increased our ability to preserve,
document and share works of art, literature, and music in a
way that is unprecedented.
What theme is found in multiple Individualism
historical periods?
How do we identify themes in a Look for the unifying or main ideas.
literary or artistic work?
a) They are traditional stories of a people or culture that are
What is true of myths? told to explain natural phenomena and to record values and
belief systems from generation to generation.
b)They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper understand of
life.
Part of public ceremony, Dance
ritual, or entertainment
dates back to the earliest
human civilizations.
Stems from the early Greeks, with Theater
their development of tragedy
and comedy.
Concerned with the interplay of Architecture
form and function.
Can include any system of Religion
ethics, values, and beliefs.
Which discipline of the Philosophy
Humanities is primarily
concerned with critical
inquiry and reasoned
argument?
The Bayeux Tapestry's Art as political propaganda
depiction of the Norman
Conquest of England fulfills
which purpose of art?
, The study of how the human race understands and
What are the Humanities? documents the human experience through creative
contributions in art, music, literature, philosophy, religion,
dance, etc.
What are examples of universal Love and the Hero
themes?
Brotherly or selfless love Agape
A recurrent example or model of Archetypes
human behavior
An experience of beauty that is Aesthetic
its own justification
Passionate or sexual love Eros
A myth that is embraced by a Monomyth
majority of people throughout
history.
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of
consilience information
important to the study of the necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are.
Humanities?
How was Humanism reflected in Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism
the non- western world? and Buddhism that mirrored Humanist principles.
How does studying the It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of
Humanities increase cross- people from different times and different places through
cultural communication? their creative contributions.
How does studying the The study of love in all its form (eros, agape, and platonic
portrayal of love over time love) illustrates a distinction in types of love that has
enhance one's understanding captured the attention of artists.
of
humanity?
What is the difference Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and
between a myth and a archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the hero's journey.
monomyth?
Emphasized the themes of The Parthenon
order and balance in its
construction as a temple to
the goddess Athena, patron
of Athens.
Applied reason and logical The Republic
thought to ideas about