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Matthews, Roy; Platt, Dewitt

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9780073136196: The Western Humanities, Complete

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ISBN 10: 0073136190 ISBN 13: 9780073136196

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

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Chronologically organized, The Western Humanities presents the cultural achievements of western civilization—art, music, history, literature, theater, film and the other arts—within their historical context. By examining the historical and material conditions that influenced the form and content of the arts and literature, the authors provide students a deeper understanding of the meaning of cultural works and a broader basis for appreciating the humanities. Hundreds of illustrations appear throughout the text, "Slices of Life" boxes bring to life the events of the day, and brief sections at the end of each chapter describe the cultural legacy of the era discussed.

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Preface
Introduction: Why Study Cultural History?
A Humanities Primer: How to Understand the Arts

Chapter 1
PREHISTORY AND NEAR EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS

Prehistory and Early Cultures
Paleolithic Period
Neolithic Period
Technology in Early Cultures
Stone Age Technology
Bronze Age Technology
Iron Age Technology
The Civilizations of the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley: Mesopotamia
    The Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian Kingdoms
    The Cradle of Civilization
        Writing
Encounter: "Phonecians and Their Alphabet"
        Religion
        Literature
  Slice of Life: "A Sumerian Father Lectures His Son"
        Law
Science: Astronomy, Mathematics, and Medicine
        Art and Architecture
The Civilization of the Nile River Valley: Egypt
    Continuity and Change over Three Thousand Years
    A Quest for Eternal Cultural Values
        Religion
        Writing and Literature
  Slice of Life: "The Instruction of Amenemope"
Science and Medicine
Architecture
Sculpture, Painting, and Minor Arts
Heirs to the Mesopotamian and Egyptian Empires
The Hittites
The Assyrians
The Medes
The Persians
The Legacy of Early Near Eastern Civilizations
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 2
AEGEAN CIVILIZATIONS: THE MINOANS, THE MYCENAEANS, AND THE GREEKS OF THE ARCHAIC AGE

Prelude: Minoan Civilization, 3000 - 1100 B.C.E.
Beginnings: Mycenaean Civilization, 1900 - 1100 B.C.E.
Technology in Minoan Crete and Mycenae
Crete and Mycenae
Archaic Greece
Interlude: The Dark Ages, 1100 - 800 B.C.E.
The Archaic Age, 800 - 479 B.C.E.
    Political, Economic, and Social Structures
    The Greek Polis: Sparta and Athens
    Technology in Archaic Greece
The Persian Wars
Encounter: "Near Estern Art and Greek Pottery"
The Emergence of Greek Genius: The Mastery of Form
    Religion
    Epic Poetry
Lyric Poetry
Slice of Life: "The Worlds of Women and Men in Ancient Greece"
    Natural Philosophy
    Medicine
Architecture
    Sculpture
The Legacy of Archaic Greek Civilization
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 3
CLASSICAL GREEK CIVILIZATION: THE HELLENIC AGE

General Characteristics of Hellenic Civilization
Domestic and Foreign Affairs: War, Peace, and the Triumph of Macedonia
Phases of the Hellenic Age
Technology
Shipbuilding
Warfare
The Perfection of the Tradition: The Glory of Hellenic Greece
    Theater: Tragedy
        Features of the Greek Theater
    Encounter: The Representation of Blacks in Greek Art
        Tragic Drama
        Aeschylus
        Sophocles
        Euripides
    Theater: Comedy
    Music
    History
    Philosophy, Science and Medicine
        The Pre-Socratics
        The Sophists
        The Socratic Revolution
        Plato
        Aristotle
    Architecture
        Sanctuaries
        The Temple: The Perfection of the Form
    Slice of Life: Xenophon, "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"
    Sculpture
The Legacy of Hellenic Civilization
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 4
CLASSICAL GREEK CIVILIZATION: THE HELLENISTIC AGE

The Stages of Hellenistic History
    The End of the Empire and the Rise of the States
    The Arrival and Triumph of Rome
Urban Life in the Hellenistic Age
    Pergamum
    Alexandria in Egypt
    Slice of Life: Theocritus, "Street Scene in Hellenistic Egypt
The Elaboration of the Greek Tradition: The Spread of Classicism to the Hellenistic World
    Drama and Literature
    Philosophy and Religion
        Cynicism
        Skepticism
        Epicureanism
        Stoicism
        Fate and the Mystery Cults
Science and Medicine
Encounter: "The Invention of Parchment and the Birth of the Secular Library"
    Architecture
        The Corinthian Temple
        The Altar
    Sculpture
    Rhodes: Late Hellenistic Style
The Legacy of the Hellenistic World
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 5
ROMAN CIVILIZATION: THE PRE-CHRISTIAN CENTURIES

The Colossus of the Mediterranean World
    General Characteristics of Roman Civilization
Technology
Warfare
Construction
    The Etruscan and Greek Connections
    Rome in the Age of Kings, 753-509 B.C.
    The Roman Republic, 509-31 B.C.
        The Early Republic, 509-264 B.C.
        The Middle Republic, 264-133 B.C.
        The Late Republic, 133-31 B.C.
    Growing Autocracy: Imperial Rome, 31 B.C.-A.D. 284
        Pax Romana, 31 B.C.-A.D. 193
        Civil Wars, A.D. 193-284
The Style of Pre-Christian Rome: From Greek Imitation to Roman Grandeur
    Roman Religion
    Language, Literature, and Drama
        The First Literary Period, 250-31 B.C.

Slice of Life: "A College Student’s Letter Home"
The Second Literary Period: The Golden Age, 31 B.C.-A.D. 14-200
    Slice of Life: Marcus, Son of Cicero, "Changing My Ways"
        The Third Literary Period: The Silver Age, A.D. 14-200
    Philosophy
        Stoicism
        Neo-Platonism
Science and Medicine
    Law
    The Visual Arts
        Architecture
    Encounter: Roman Conquests and Romance Languages
        Sculpture
        Painting and Mosaics
    Music
The Legacy of Pre-Christian Rome
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 6
JUDAISM AND THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY

Judaism
    The People and Their Religion
        Egypt, Exodus, and Moses
        The Kingdom of Israel
        The Babylonian Captivity and the Postexilic Period
        The Hellenistic and Roman Periods
        Societal and Family Relationships
    Slice of Life: "A Jewish Eyewitness to the Destruction of the Second Temple"
    The Bible
    Early Jewish Art and Architecture
Encounter: "Baal, A Rival to the Israelites' God"
Christianity
    The Life of Jesus Christ and the New Testament
    Christians and Jews
    Christianity and Greco-Roman Religions and Philosophies
    Christians in the Roman Empire
    Slice of Life: "A Christian Mother Faces Death from Roman Authorities"
    Early Christian Literature
    Early Christian Art
The Legacy of Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 7
THE CIVILIZATIONS OF LATE ROME, BYZANTIUM, AND THE EARLY MEDIEVAL WEST

The Last Days of the Roman Empire
    Diocletian’s Reforms and the Triumph of Christianity, 284-395
        The Great Persecution and Christian Toleration
        Early Christian Developments
    Christian Rome and the End of the Western Empire, 395-476
The Transition from Classical Humanism to Christian Civilization
    Literature, Theology, and History
        The Fathers of the Church
    Slice of Life: "A Father's Advice to His Sons"
        Church History
    The Visual Arts
        Architecture
        Sculpture
        Painting and Mosaics
    Music
Encounter: "Ancient Globalization: Rome and The Silk Road"
The Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantine Civilization, 476-1453
    History of the Byzantine Empire
Slice of Life: "A Father's Advice to HIs Sons
    Byzantine Culture: Christianity and Classicism
        The Orthodox Religion
Science and Technology
        Law and History
        Architecture and Mosaics
The Early Medieval West
    The Early Middle Ages: A Romano-Germanic Christianized World
    Religion and the Arts and Humanities in the Early Middle Ages
        Christianity: Leadership and Organization
        Literature, History, and Learning
        Music
        Architecture
        Painting: Illuminated Manuscripts
Technology
Warefare
Farming
The Legacy of Late Rome, Byzantium, and the Early Medieval West
Key Cultural Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline

Chapter 8
THE WORLD OF ISLAM, 630-1517

Muhammad, The Prophet
Imperial Islam
    The Post-Muhammad Years
    The Umayyad Dynasty
    The Abbasid Dynasty
    The Seljuk Turk Empire
    Imperial Decline
Islam as Religion
Medieval Islamic Culture
    Medicine
Philosophy and History
Philiosophy
History
Technology
Papermaking
Hydraulics
Mechanical Engineering
Encounter: "An International Community of Scholars"
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