NEWSFLASH!
You are allowed to bring a list of examples (titles, creators and media) to the test so you have every title, author, and artist's name handy.
EXAMPLE:
Title: Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione
Artist/Author: Raphael
Medium: Oil Painting
Maximum size of list is one side of one page of 8.5x11 paper.
EXAMPLE:
Title: Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione
Artist/Author: Raphael
Medium: Oil Painting
Maximum size of list is one side of one page of 8.5x11 paper.
Optional Midsummer Night's 5% Assignment (link fixed!)
Questions for the Test (Made by You!)
Here are the questions that our two classes came up with. All but one of them will be on the test. You will answer one of them.
1. Using artistic and literary/philosophical examples, discuss ideas of virtue and the afterlife in the cultures we have studied.
2. Use specific examples to show how Renaissance artists and thinkers were influenced by the Classical World.
3. Using examples from the different cultures and eras we have studied, explain how architecture can tell us about the needs, values and beliefs of the people who made these structures.
4. Gods have been described and represented in many ways. Use examples to demonstrate what these artistic/literary depictions tell us about the cultures that made them.
5. Compare and contrast the art and literature of theistic (god-centred) and humanistic (human centred) cultures.
6. Although we were studying the history of art and culture, it is clear that many of the significant events and people were related to war, conquest and military technologies. Provide an overview of this using specific artistic and literary examples.
7. Contrast the first feminists of the Renaissance with everyone else.
8. How do representations of humans embody ideas and values from each culture?
9. How have writing technologies and literature changed (in terms of form, theme, ideas etc.) over time?
10. Using specific literary, artistic or architectural examples, trace the development of the Christian culture in the west.
*Note: "Artistic" can include architecture, painting, sculpture, manuscript illumination, even music or theatre and "literary" can include pretty much any written text.
1. Using artistic and literary/philosophical examples, discuss ideas of virtue and the afterlife in the cultures we have studied.
2. Use specific examples to show how Renaissance artists and thinkers were influenced by the Classical World.
3. Using examples from the different cultures and eras we have studied, explain how architecture can tell us about the needs, values and beliefs of the people who made these structures.
4. Gods have been described and represented in many ways. Use examples to demonstrate what these artistic/literary depictions tell us about the cultures that made them.
5. Compare and contrast the art and literature of theistic (god-centred) and humanistic (human centred) cultures.
6. Although we were studying the history of art and culture, it is clear that many of the significant events and people were related to war, conquest and military technologies. Provide an overview of this using specific artistic and literary examples.
7. Contrast the first feminists of the Renaissance with everyone else.
8. How do representations of humans embody ideas and values from each culture?
9. How have writing technologies and literature changed (in terms of form, theme, ideas etc.) over time?
10. Using specific literary, artistic or architectural examples, trace the development of the Christian culture in the west.
*Note: "Artistic" can include architecture, painting, sculpture, manuscript illumination, even music or theatre and "literary" can include pretty much any written text.
Who is your favourite?
Take a look at the Renaissance artists in the textbook. Who is your favourite among Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael?
Who is your favourite who is not one of these? Be ready to explain your choice!
Who is your favourite who is not one of these? Be ready to explain your choice!
News you can use!
Test?
December 5th Final Test (all material from the course, but with a greater emphasis on post-midterm material)
IA Show?
Assignment is here. Due at the beginning of class, Nov. 30th.
Quiz?
Thursday, Nov. 23rd in class. On the Middle Ages.
Missed class on Nov. 21?
You can do the material that was covered by the groups on your own with the textbook (focus on Marinella, Machiavelli and Alberti).
December 5th Final Test (all material from the course, but with a greater emphasis on post-midterm material)
IA Show?
Assignment is here. Due at the beginning of class, Nov. 30th.
Quiz?
Thursday, Nov. 23rd in class. On the Middle Ages.
Missed class on Nov. 21?
You can do the material that was covered by the groups on your own with the textbook (focus on Marinella, Machiavelli and Alberti).
Group work to be ready for Tuesday, Nov. 21
Your group chose one of the following options. Be ready to share your findings/writings/thoughts with the class.
-Read the Alberti reading in the text. Is he right?
-Read the Machiavelli reading in the text. Is he right?
-Read the Marinella reading in the text. Are these things still true?
-Write some letters between Christine de Pisan and Marinella. (This involves some time travel since there is 200 years between them.)
-Write some poetry! Use Dante's terza rima form (a/b/a, b/c/b, etc.) to explain how Medieval people believed you got to heaven.
-Pretend you are a Medieval person explaining to an alien how you know things about Christianity. (Use things like sermons and features of cathedrals as examples.)
Absent Thursday? Get in touch with your group by MIO, OR copy out by hand the first part of the reading in the text by Petrarch.
-Read the Alberti reading in the text. Is he right?
-Read the Machiavelli reading in the text. Is he right?
-Read the Marinella reading in the text. Are these things still true?
-Write some letters between Christine de Pisan and Marinella. (This involves some time travel since there is 200 years between them.)
-Write some poetry! Use Dante's terza rima form (a/b/a, b/c/b, etc.) to explain how Medieval people believed you got to heaven.
-Pretend you are a Medieval person explaining to an alien how you know things about Christianity. (Use things like sermons and features of cathedrals as examples.)
Absent Thursday? Get in touch with your group by MIO, OR copy out by hand the first part of the reading in the text by Petrarch.
Chapter 16 Draw the Courtier/The Prince/The Hypocritical Man
Pick the one you like best! Make sure you cite the line of text you are referring to with the line number in parentheses (14). Use this image or you can draw your own. Worth 5% and due Thursday.
Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier which describes the ideal Renaissance Man. Using the excerpt from our textbook create a diagram of the courtier.
OR
Machiavelli wrote The Prince, a book that was intended to be a guide to being a good and effective ruler. Using the excerpt from our textbook create a diagram of the ideal Prince.
OR
Marinella wrote The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men, a book that was intended to be a guide to being a good and effective ruler. Using the excerpt from our textbook create a diagram of the hypocritical man she describes.
Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier which describes the ideal Renaissance Man. Using the excerpt from our textbook create a diagram of the courtier.
OR
Machiavelli wrote The Prince, a book that was intended to be a guide to being a good and effective ruler. Using the excerpt from our textbook create a diagram of the ideal Prince.
OR
Marinella wrote The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men, a book that was intended to be a guide to being a good and effective ruler. Using the excerpt from our textbook create a diagram of the hypocritical man she describes.
Q. Have I done enough 5% assignments?
A. 40% of the grade in this class comes from 5% assignments/quizzes. You need to do 8 (8x5%=40). If you do more than 8 then only the *best* grades will count and the lowest grades will drop off.
Q. How many chances have we had so far?
A. Including the museum assignment (which counted for two) we have had 8. The Castiglione assignment is number 9.
Q. If I have done 8 already and I have good marks on them, can I stop doing further 5% assignments?
A. Yes. (And congrats on your hard work!)
Q. How many chances have we had so far?
A. Including the museum assignment (which counted for two) we have had 8. The Castiglione assignment is number 9.
Q. If I have done 8 already and I have good marks on them, can I stop doing further 5% assignments?
A. Yes. (And congrats on your hard work!)
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Get Ready for Tuesday!
Do a little reading to get ready for next class.
*Read Bocaccio's description of what happened in Florence during the plague, and his (much more cheerful) Tale of Filippa.
*See what Christine de Pisan had to say about the idea that women have weak minds and should not be educated.
*And draw a quick little doodle of one of the three characters described by Chaucer (The Miller, His Wife, or The Wife of Bath)..
*Read Bocaccio's description of what happened in Florence during the plague, and his (much more cheerful) Tale of Filippa.
*See what Christine de Pisan had to say about the idea that women have weak minds and should not be educated.
*And draw a quick little doodle of one of the three characters described by Chaucer (The Miller, His Wife, or The Wife of Bath)..
Notes for Transition from Middle Ages to Renaissance
5% Homework due Nov. 7th
Send link by MIO before beginning of class.
Chapter 14 is about India, China and Japan. Pick one, read the section in the text about it, and create an online quiz.
Goal: 10 original questions with answers (at least 2 include pictures) based on the text.
Use a free platform such as Proprofs. Your work will be linked to the class website so everyone can use it as a study tool.
Goal: 10 original questions with answers (at least 2 include pictures) based on the text.
Use a free platform such as Proprofs. Your work will be linked to the class website so everyone can use it as a study tool.
Homework for Halloween. NEW! Two options! Pick one!
OPTION ONE--CREATIVE WRITING: This is based on the first four pages of Chapter 12, "Christianity and the Medieval Mind."
Imagine Hildegard and Pope Innocent meet in Heaven. They discuss their views on the nature of humankind, and how, during their lifetimes, they conveyed those ideas to people. Write a dialogue in which they compare and contrast their views and give examples of things they experienced, wrote and said. If you choose this option you can leave 20 minutes before the end of class. OPTION TWO--CASTLE QUIZ: Watch the video on Castles (on Seen Anything?page) and take careful notes detailing all the features of castles that made them such effective military machines. Use the special vocabulary like "crenellations" or "arrow loops". Your list of should be long. If you choose this option, you will have 20 minutes at the end of next class to do a quiz on the features of castles. |
OPTION TWO--CASTLE QUIZ: Watch the video on Castles (on Seen Anything?page) and take careful notes detailing all the features of castles that made them such effective military machines. Use the special vocabulary like "crenellations" or "arrow loops". Your list of should be long.
If you choose this option, you will have 20 minutes at the end of next class to do a quiz on the features of castles.
If you choose this option, you will have 20 minutes at the end of next class to do a quiz on the features of castles.
Notes On the Middle Ages Are Up!
Here are all the notes on the Middle Ages, including a bonus page with extra information on courtly love.
Newsflash! Ancient World part of the Museum closed!If you had planned to go this weekend, send me an MIO and I will send you instructions for an option for another museum that is close by.
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Essay due Thursday Oct. 26th
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"Price of Admission" to Tuesday's Class1. What are the 5 pillars of the Muslim faith? (p229)
2. Outline the foundation and growth of Islam. (The life of the Prophet too.) 3. In reading 10.1 (Under Chapter 17) what are the social obligations of the practicing Muslim? What does heaven look like? (Chapter 76 “Man”) 4. Describe Baghdad in the Golden Age (9-11thC) (p. 234) 5. What is the Quran? How do Muslims see it? 6. What teachings does Islam share with Judaism & Christianity? Which are unique to Islam? 7. How does the Muslim perception of Jesus differ from the Christian? 8. How do the art, literature and music of Islam compare in content and form with that of early Christianity? 9. What are the scientific and intellectual contributions of Islam to world culture? (there are a number) Define: sharia, jihad, Sufism, minarets, mosque mihrab, minbar, Mecca, kaaba |
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Your "To Do" List
*5% Homework: one page study sheet on Buddhism (Chptrs 8 & 9) Scroll down to see Mesopotamia examples. Due Tues. Oct. 17 start of class.
*Hand in your scavenger hunt and selfie for 5%, or scavenger hunt, selfie and short paper 10%
*Start working on your essay. Can bring a tentative thesis to class or find better sources to replace the weaker ones in your bibliography. The most sophisticated version of a thesis will compare your sources' research methods or conclusions as well as conveying interesting material you found.
*Review notes on Christianity
*Hand in your scavenger hunt and selfie for 5%, or scavenger hunt, selfie and short paper 10%
*Start working on your essay. Can bring a tentative thesis to class or find better sources to replace the weaker ones in your bibliography. The most sophisticated version of a thesis will compare your sources' research methods or conclusions as well as conveying interesting material you found.
*Review notes on Christianity
Notes on Chapter 8&9
Happy Long Weekend!
I've arranged the course so you do not need to devote this weekend to Universe of the Arts homework. Rest! Relax! See you Thursday!
Test
1. Bring a pen, a pencil, your list of five examples and images of the examples if you like.
2. Examples must be from our course, not random things from the internet.
3. Everyone will write the multiple choice portion of the test (10%), then the essay.
4. Seating will be rearranged so you are not in your usual spots.
5. The essay questions are here.
2. Examples must be from our course, not random things from the internet.
3. Everyone will write the multiple choice portion of the test (10%), then the essay.
4. Seating will be rearranged so you are not in your usual spots.
5. The essay questions are here.
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How to Study? |
What to Study? |
The test is on Prehistory (Paleolithic and Neolithic), Mesopotamia (Hebrew and other cultures), Egypt, Greece (Minoan and Mycenaean Bronze Age cultures, Classical Greece, Hellenistic Period), Rome and a bit of China.
One way to study is to discuss each culture in terms of: Architecture Laws Rulers Gods Afterlife Role of Women, Art and Representation of the Human Body Literature Use examples and make a chart so you can study it all in one place. PS You can start quizzing yourself by identifying whether the pictures below of people reading and writing are from Egypt, Greece or Rome. |
Paleolithic vs. Neolithic
polychrome cave paintings Venus of Willendorf Mammoth bone houses hominids (homo habilis, etc.) Stonehenge Epic of Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Ishtar, etc. Ziggurat and Votive statues Hebrews, Decalogue Empires (ex. Sumerian or Babylonian) Stele/ Code of Hammurabi/Cuneiform Monotheism and Polytheism Pyramids, tombs, temples (obelisk, pylon, sphinx, etc.) Hieroglyphics, Rosetta Stone and papyrus Rulers (Narmer, King Tut, Akhenaten and Nefertiti) Mummification and Canopic Jars Book of the Dead, Isis, and Anubis, Maat/feather of truth, ankh Minoans and Mycenaeans (Bronze Age Greece) Bull-leaping frescoes, snake priestess figurine, lion gate Homer (Iliad and Odyssey) Athens and the Golden Age Theatre (Sophocles) and poetry (Sappho) Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Apollo and maybe some other Greek Gods Philosophy and the Speculative leap (Plato, Socrates) Vases (geometric, archaic, and classical) Archaic vs. Classical sculptures (kouros and kore) Architecture (Parthenon, Doric and Ionic Columns, Frieze and Relief) Greek art was humanistic, realistic and idealistic (explain this) Alexander the Great and Empire Hellenistic architecture and sculpture Temple of Zeus at Pergamon, Nike of Samothrace New schools of thought (Stoics, Skeptics, Cynics, Epicureans) Things Rome borrowed from Etruscans, Greeks and Phoenicians Leaders (Julius Caesar, Octavian/Augustus) Josephus' description of the military Republic vs. Empire (Patricians, plebians and latifundia) Practical solutions and engineering (aqueducts, roads, tax collection, calendars, baths, bread & circuses) Colosseum, Circus Maximus, gladiators Propaganda (Victory columns and arches, etc.) Pompeii and Herculaneum Realism in portrait busts mosaic and fresco |
Notes on Chapter 7 Han China
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Museum Visit IMPORTANT CHANGES
We had a great time! See pictures here.
You can also go on your own time. Send an MIO with your plans and take selfies.
FAQ here.
Hand in your assignment on the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts October 26th
Assignment here.
The Egypt/Greece and Rome portion of the museum is closed right now. If you still want to go to the museum MIO me in advance and I will give you an alternative assignment that involves going to a different (but also free Montreal museum) that is close by.
You can also go on your own time. Send an MIO with your plans and take selfies.
FAQ here.
Hand in your assignment on the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts October 26th
Assignment here.
The Egypt/Greece and Rome portion of the museum is closed right now. If you still want to go to the museum MIO me in advance and I will give you an alternative assignment that involves going to a different (but also free Montreal museum) that is close by.
Notes on Hellenism
Images from Rome
10% Annotated Bibliography due Sept. 26th
Complete instructions: research_component_2017.docx
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Q. How do I write a citation for an article?
The proper format for citing an article looks like this:
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. Database, doi or URL.
Schwartz, Joan M. "Photographic Reflections: Nature, Landscape, and Environment." Environmental History, vol. 12, no. 4, 2007, pp. 966-93. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25473170.
Need more help?
Try this or this.
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. Database, doi or URL.
Schwartz, Joan M. "Photographic Reflections: Nature, Landscape, and Environment." Environmental History, vol. 12, no. 4, 2007, pp. 966-93. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25473170.
Need more help?
Try this or this.
Q. Where do I find articles?
Go to the John Abbott website. Click on Library. Find the "Search for Articles" tab. If you are off campus it will ask you for your student number. Best databases for us are JSTOR, Academic Search Complete and Academic OneFile.
Q. What is a peer-reviewed article?
A. Specialists submit their research to a journal. The journal's editors ask other specialists to review the article to see if it is good enough to publish. Find articles on John Abbott Library site in databases like JSTOR.
5% Homework due Thursday Sept. 21
Because it is good to have a choice, there are *three* options for the homework on Ancient Greece. See them here.
Quiz Yourself!
10 Things about Ancient Greece
(All answers to be found in Chapter Four)
1. How did geographic conditions shape Greek society?
2. What is the Greek word for a city state?
3. Where did the word marathon come from?
4. Who were Herodotus and Thucydides?
5. How long was the Greek Golden Age?
6. What happened during that period that made it “golden”?
7. Who could vote in Athenian democracy?
8. How were Athens and Sparta different?
9. Who was Pericles?
10. Distinguish between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian Wars.
1. How did geographic conditions shape Greek society?
2. What is the Greek word for a city state?
3. Where did the word marathon come from?
4. Who were Herodotus and Thucydides?
5. How long was the Greek Golden Age?
6. What happened during that period that made it “golden”?
7. Who could vote in Athenian democracy?
8. How were Athens and Sparta different?
9. Who was Pericles?
10. Distinguish between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian Wars.
Notes on Bronze Age Greek Cultures
Notes on Ancient Greece
Pictures of the Parts of Egyptian Temples
Which part was you?
5% Quiz Thursday Sept. 14th
It's on *everything* we have covered so far, so take some time to study!
What to Bring on Tuesday
Bring your paragraph(s) in which you compare Egypt and Mesopotamia. Be ready to sign up for your topic. Scroll down through this page to make sure you are up to date.
Q. Are my sources good?
A. Here are some questions to ask yourself to help you evaluate your sources:
- Is it an article from an academic journal or a scholarly book? (not a website or a review of a book)
- Is it a recent source?
- Does it directly address your topic?
If you answer "yes" to these three questions, it is likely that your sources are good.
- Is it an article from an academic journal or a scholarly book? (not a website or a review of a book)
- Is it a recent source?
- Does it directly address your topic?
If you answer "yes" to these three questions, it is likely that your sources are good.
#goals
_Complete Cite It (MLA) and show your score to your teacher
_Go over your Mesopotamia/Egypt Comparison to fix it (get someone to check it for you and fill out the form!)
_Read the instructions for the research project
_Start using the library databases to look for articles on Ancient Rome.
_Go over your Mesopotamia/Egypt Comparison to fix it (get someone to check it for you and fill out the form!)
_Read the instructions for the research project
_Start using the library databases to look for articles on Ancient Rome.
Homework for Thursday
Compare Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. Need a guide? compare_egypt_mesop.pdf
For Thursday, bring a paragraph or two based on the notes. Make sure you cite the pages where you found your information.
Use parenthetical citations like this (Fiero 55).
This is an exercise so you can practice
a) answering comparison-type questions on tests
b) citing your sources
c) using the textbook.
Other people will see it, so do your best!
For Thursday, bring a paragraph or two based on the notes. Make sure you cite the pages where you found your information.
Use parenthetical citations like this (Fiero 55).
This is an exercise so you can practice
a) answering comparison-type questions on tests
b) citing your sources
c) using the textbook.
Other people will see it, so do your best!
Read about MLA 8th Edition
Some of your excellent work:
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Egypt Notes
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Mesopotamia Notes
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5% Homework Aug. 29thTwo options:
A. Read the excerpt from the Epic of Gilgamesh in out textbook (can borrow one from the library if you don't have yours yet). Create a two page graphic novel/comic book version of the that part of the story. Due the beginning of class. OR B. Create an illustrated study sheet (like the one on Prehistory). Use images and text to convey the most important points of Chapter One (stop when you get to the Hebrews--page 30 in many editions). Projects are graded on how well you demonstrate your ability to read and understand the material in the textbook, to choose the most important ideas and examples, and to present them in a clear, organized, creative and attractive way, Here are some good study sheets made by students for Egypt. Check them out to inspire you for this project. |
Welcome! Get Your Textbook!
Any edition of The Humanistic Tradition (volumes 1-3) is fine. Borrow copies from the Library in Stewart Hall (SH-104).