HUM 251 - Western Humanities I

3 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Introduction to major cultures from rise of city-states through the early Roman Christian era. Includes general history of ideas, art, architecture, religion, philosophy, drama, music, and literature from ancient Near Eastern civilizations, and Greek, Roman, and Early Roman Christian civilizations. Also includes readings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil’s Aeneid, Hebrew and the Christian Scriptures, and St. Augustine.

AGEC Gen-Ed: A&H
CTE Gen-Ed: A&H or SBS and G

Course Learning Outcomes

Identify major works of art and literature through the early Christian era.
Explain recurrent themes in the culture development of the periods.
Discuss the inter-relationships among art, literature, and culture.
Express the identities of major works, recurrent themes, and inter-relationships in essay format.

Outline:

Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations
1. Sumero-Babylonian – (Epic of Gilgamesh)
2. Egyptians
3. Hebrews – (Hebrew Scriptures)
4. Art
Greek Civilization
1. Minoan-Mycenean
2. Homeric – (Homer)
3. Hellenic
  1. Sophocles
  2. Aristophanes
  3. Plato
4. Hellenistic - (Aristotle)
5. Art
Roman Civilization
1. Early Rome and the Republic
2. Imperial Rome – (Virgil s Aeneid)
3. Other works by Roman authors
4. Art
Early Roman Christian Civilization
1. Christian Scriptures
2. St. Augustine
3. Other early Christian works
4. Art