Ch 1 - Overview
Ch 2 - Crit. Think
Ch 3 - Mythology
Ch 4 - Literature
Ch 5 - Art
Ch 6 - Music
100
The name of this discipline came from the word "humanism"
What are the humanities?
100
A response that is dominated by reason and disciplined analytical, rational, and coherent thought
What is the Apollonian response?
100
A traditional story (often without a known author) that is said to be based on historical events but often serves to explain something beyond normal understanding
What is a myth?
100
A work with enduring value. They are relevant and enjoyable for years after they are created.
What is a classic?
100
The transference of what is experienced either outside or inside the artist to a medium of art
What is imitation?
100
An arrangement of sound and silences into a deliberate shape
What is music?
200
Western culture, Eastern culture, as well as the artistic works from diverse artist from different time periods across the world
Which cultures are studies by modern humanities scholars?
200
A response that is dominated by feelings, intuition, and freedom from limits
What is the Dionysian response?
200
Natural events such as volcanoes, the changing of the seasons, etc. OR the origin of the world
What are the phenomena that myths explain?
200
A work of true distinction in style, execution, and resonance. These words exceed what others in the same genre/area have done
What is a masterpiece?
200
This specific style of art depicted here:
What is chiaroscuro?
200
A significant sequence of tones working as a unit and often repeated
What is melody?
300
This word can be defined as "the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement" OR "the customs, art, social institutions, and achievements of a nation, people, or other social group"
What is culture?
300
This happens when we engage in forms of the humanities that allow us to be entertained without having to think critically
What is popcorn syndrome?
300
The act of studying myths OR a collection of myths that form the beliefs, customs, religious rites, etc. of a specific people/given culture
What is mythology?
300
A poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and has 14 lines
What is a sonnet?
300
The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings; the style in which a building is designed and constructed, especially with regards to a specific period, place, or culture
What is architecture?
300
New Orleans
Where did jazz originate?
400
Beauty, beautiful movement, ideas, language, and a deeper sense of the past
What are the 5 gifts of the humanities?
400
The process by which we identify with a character or a person
What is empathy?
400
A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology
What is an archetype?
400
When was the Golden Age of the novel?
What is the 19th Century (1800s)?
400
The subjects (main themes) of this type or art were usually religious and the important people in a work were larger than the other people or things
What is medievil art?
400
A type of music that is complicated, ornate, and that uses counterpoint
What is Baroque music?
500
A teaching method where the teacher asks questions to guide the students to the answer(s)
What is the Socratic Method?
500
A framework of circumstances and relationships; the background, environment, setting, framework, or surroundings of events or occurrences
What is context?
500
Communicating values, the importance of being rich, the idea that there is a "dark side" to the world, etc.
What are the common themes of the myths of childhood?
500
A comparison between two things that aren’t actually like one another.
What is a metaphor?
500
An artist who helped medievil art to transition to the Renaissance style or art
Who is Giotto di Bondone
500
Little Richard
Who is the architect of rock and roll?
600
Leonardo da Vinci
Who is an example of an infinity person or Renaissance man/woman?
600
A loss or lack of sympathy; estrangement or emotional separation from a character
What is alienation?
600
Responding to the call of the Herald, being willing to sacrifice him/herself for the greater good, traveling with allies along their journey, grow as a person and taking big risks, returning home after the journey as a changed person
What is the pattern of the Hero's life?
600
A long narrative poem recounting the adventures of a hero who is courageous, strong, and smart. However, this hero is not necessarily moral.
What is an epic poem?
600
Ribbed arches, stained glass windows, flying buttresses, and gargoyles
What are the characteristics of Gothic architecture?
600
A type of music that seeks to be at the forefront of musical development; these composers deliberately defy and reject older conventions of music
What is Avant Garde music?
700
The inspiration of the imagination, feeling different emotions, increasing our knowledge of other’s intellect and creativity, and thinking about our world
What are the ways we should be influenced by or benefit from the humanities?
700
Defining exactly what it is that you want to determine
What is the first step of the critical process?
700
This character archetype is the Hero's greatest enemy
Who is the Shadow?
700
A sudden insight or ironic twist
What is an epiphany?
700
This specific style of art depicted here:
What is surrealism?
700
A contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one instrument or voice and successively taken up by others. The melody is sometimes interwoven in the song.
What is a fugue?
800
Julius Ceasar
Who was the "great mind" of Rome that was known for being a military genius and a politician?
800
Understanding and applying the standards of excellence in a given artistic field, generating an educated opinion about the work, and being willing to make recommendations about the work
What is the role of the professional critic?
800
This character archetype issues the call to adventure
Who is the Herald?
800
Gilgamesh
What is an example of an early epic poem?
800
Art that takes from reality only what the artist wants or that renders a visual depiction of concepts in the artist’s mind; the result is a work of art that in no way resembles the familiar world
What is abstract art?
800
A cultural movement where all things British (fashion, food, music, etc.) became popular in America
What is the British Invasion?
900
Hippocrates
What was the great mind of Greece that is known as the father of modern medicine?
900
Arrive at an informed opinion with evidence to support it
What is the sixth and final step of the critical process?
900
Carl Jung
Who created the term "archetype"?
900
A classification of novels where the works defy narrative convention
What are postmodern novels?
900
An artistic style of the mid-twentieth-century art derived from popular culture and influenced by comic books, movies, tv commercials, and billboard advertising
What is pop art?
900
America's first great opera
What is Porgy and Bess?