WGU C100 Humanities Exam-Solved

Themes - ANSWER-Unifying ideas that are repeated or developed throughout a literary or artistic work. Humanities - ANSWER-To learn what it is to be human, not from a biological sense but a cultural sense. To understand what humans believe and why, along with what we have believed in the past and even what we might believe in the future. recurring/universal themes - ANSWER-love and heroes Eros - ANSWER-erotic love Agape - ANSWER-platonic love Archetype - ANSWER-age-old models by which we comprehend human experience; concepts of he Humanism - ANSWER-the study of the creative and intellectual contributions made by all cultures and as an ethical system that emphasizes human reason, values and the scientific method Myths - ANSWER-traditional stories of a people or culture that serve to explain some natural phenomenon, the origin of humanity, or customs or religious rites beauty - ANSWER-the qualities that give pleasure to the senses aesthetic experience - ANSWER-experience of beauty that inspires a feeling of pleasure, which is its own justification, and this experience is valued independently of others music - ANSWER-an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner cinema - ANSWER-an artistic medium that uses the motion picture as a vehicle for story telling and other creative expression visual arts - ANSWER-creation of primarily visual works, which can be 2 or 3-dimentional; can include painting, illustration, photography, printmaking and sculpture literature - ANSWER-art form of the written word; major forms include poetry, novels, plays and short stories theater - ANSWER-a storytelling art often combining speech, music, gesture, dance, stagecraft and spectacle to perform a drama or musical before a live audience dance - ANSWER-art form involving a sequence of rhythmic movements or steps usually performed to music architecture - ANSWER-the art of designing buildings and other structures and is concerned with aesthetic effect of structures in their surrounding environment philosophy - ANSWER-the systematic investigation of fundamental questions concerning such matters as existence, reality, consciousness, knowledge, truth and justice; main branches include metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, logic, and the philosophy of the mind Metaphysics - ANSWER-the study of the nature of reality Epistemology - ANSWER-The study of thinking. aesthetics - ANSWER-the study of beauty logic - ANSWER-rational thinking Ethics - ANSWER-the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions Philosophy of Mind - ANSWER-A branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness, and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. Functions of Art - ANSWER-1. aesthetic pleasure; 2. political and social commentary; 3. physical and emotional healing; 4. historical artifacts from a specific time or place; 5. enable commerce in advertising products and services Philosopher King - ANSWER-A hypothetical ruler, or Guardian, of Plato's ideal city-state. Pediment - ANSWER-the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns. Capital - ANSWER-the top part of a column between the shaft of the column and the entablature Democracy - ANSWER-government of direct rule by the people; a form developed by the Greeks Muses - ANSWER-goddesses of inspiration for literature, art and science