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What is the relationship between the humanities and technology?. ANSWER -a)
Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller
and connecting people together through social networks via the internet.
b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of
art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented.
What theme is found in multiple historical periods?. ANSWER -Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work?. ANSWER -Look for the
unifying or main ideas.
What is true of myths?. ANSWER -a) They are traditional stories of a people or
culture that are told to explain natural phenomena and to record values and belief
systems from generation to generation.
b) They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper understand of life.
Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates back to the earliest human
civilizations.. ANSWER -Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy..
ANSWER -Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function.. ANSWER -Architecture
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs.. ANSWER -Religion
, Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasoned argument?. ANSWER -Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which
purpose of art?. ANSWER -Art as political propaganda
What are the Humanities?. ANSWER -The study of how the human race
understands and documents the human experience through creative contributions
in art, music, literature, philosophy, religion, dance, etc.
What are examples of universal themes?. ANSWER -Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love. ANSWER -Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior. ANSWER -Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification. ANSWER -Aesthetic
Passionate or sexual love. ANSWER -Eros
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history.. ANSWER -
Monomyth
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the
Humanities?. ANSWER -It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the
exchange of information necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who
we are.
How was Humanism reflected in the non-western world?. ANSWER -Ancient
Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored
Humanist principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication?.
ANSWER -It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from
different times and different places through their creative contributions.