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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ART 1001
Humanities Module
1 Exam fully solved
word "humanities" is derived from the Latin term, humanitas,
which essentially refers to humans and their culture
What Are the Humanities?
Another way to look at the Humanities is that it is the study of
human ideas
seeks to understand what humans believe and why, along with
what we have believed in the past and even what we might
The study of Humanities believe in the future. By studying beliefs and the ways such
beliefs have been expressed through the arts, for instance, we
gain a better understanding of human values.
By studying the arts from various other cultures—their differences as well as their similarities.
times and places, we learn
about
think critically and creatively about the human experience.
Studying the Humanities allows us to understand the past as
Another primary function of the more than just a series of events. A pattern of human interactions
Humanities is to help us learn to within a rich context of beliefs, ideals, and experiences emerge
when we look closely at how literary and artistic movements
evolved over time
a study of the various ways people, in all times past and present
and in all places around the world, live out the human
For our purpose, we will define
experience. Humans have engaged in religion, philosophy,
the Humanities as
literature, music, art, language, and history to better comprehend
and describe our world.
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When we explore these subjects, various windows open before
us, and we practice consilience*. Consilience is the art and
science of exploring the overlaps of what are often considered
quite different subjects, such as the science and Humanities, in
consilience*. search of commonalities and places of agreement. By
understanding how these subjects overlap, we are able to see a
broader, well-rounded picture of humanity. Additionally, it is
important to see how these different subjects influence one
another
True
. Studying the Humanities can
help us better understand
Correct. By studying the Humanities, we can see how people
human relationships. True or
across time responded to different challenges and events and
False?
how people interacted with one another.
When studying the Humanities, This is a false statement. Studying the Humanities allows us to see
you should not make the connections between past and present and imparts a sense
connections between the past of cultural continuity.
and the present. True or False?
True
Studying the Humanities has
civic benefits. True or False? Correct. Studying the Humanities can help us become better
citizens and contributors to society.
method of taking events and putting them in the order of
occurrence. In the study of the Humanities, a chronological
Chronology (from Latin
timeline or a listing of the sequence of events allows us to see
chronologia, from Ancient Greek
connections between cause and effect. In other words, when we
χρόνος, chronos, "time"; and
are able to trace one event back to another, or to extrapolate
-λογία, -logia) is defined as a
out of one event an event which follows, we are better able to
see the source of a series of events.
Review the timeline below to
get a good sense of when each
chronological period occurs.
Note that this timeline illustrates
general designations for periods
and movements related to
literature and the arts and that
the dates for each one are
approximate.
Three inventions that altered the printing press, electricity, and the Internet.
way that we live, and the way
that we go about our business,
are the
The printing press--the printing 1450, when Gutenberg invented his press in Germany. Now, the
press, while it was invented printing press had a huge impact on the dissemination of
originally in the 11th century in information. Prior to this, the production of manuscripts was
China--a simple, moveable-type time-consuming and extremely expensive.
press--it didn't really come to
Europe and to the Western
world until
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ART 1001
Humanities Module
1 Exam fully solved
word "humanities" is derived from the Latin term, humanitas,
which essentially refers to humans and their culture
What Are the Humanities?
Another way to look at the Humanities is that it is the study of
human ideas
seeks to understand what humans believe and why, along with
what we have believed in the past and even what we might
The study of Humanities believe in the future. By studying beliefs and the ways such
beliefs have been expressed through the arts, for instance, we
gain a better understanding of human values.
By studying the arts from various other cultures—their differences as well as their similarities.
times and places, we learn
about
think critically and creatively about the human experience.
Studying the Humanities allows us to understand the past as
Another primary function of the more than just a series of events. A pattern of human interactions
Humanities is to help us learn to within a rich context of beliefs, ideals, and experiences emerge
when we look closely at how literary and artistic movements
evolved over time
a study of the various ways people, in all times past and present
and in all places around the world, live out the human
For our purpose, we will define
experience. Humans have engaged in religion, philosophy,
the Humanities as
literature, music, art, language, and history to better comprehend
and describe our world.
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When we explore these subjects, various windows open before
us, and we practice consilience*. Consilience is the art and
science of exploring the overlaps of what are often considered
quite different subjects, such as the science and Humanities, in
consilience*. search of commonalities and places of agreement. By
understanding how these subjects overlap, we are able to see a
broader, well-rounded picture of humanity. Additionally, it is
important to see how these different subjects influence one
another
True
. Studying the Humanities can
help us better understand
Correct. By studying the Humanities, we can see how people
human relationships. True or
across time responded to different challenges and events and
False?
how people interacted with one another.
When studying the Humanities, This is a false statement. Studying the Humanities allows us to see
you should not make the connections between past and present and imparts a sense
connections between the past of cultural continuity.
and the present. True or False?
True
Studying the Humanities has
civic benefits. True or False? Correct. Studying the Humanities can help us become better
citizens and contributors to society.
method of taking events and putting them in the order of
occurrence. In the study of the Humanities, a chronological
Chronology (from Latin
timeline or a listing of the sequence of events allows us to see
chronologia, from Ancient Greek
connections between cause and effect. In other words, when we
χρόνος, chronos, "time"; and
are able to trace one event back to another, or to extrapolate
-λογία, -logia) is defined as a
out of one event an event which follows, we are better able to
see the source of a series of events.
Review the timeline below to
get a good sense of when each
chronological period occurs.
Note that this timeline illustrates
general designations for periods
and movements related to
literature and the arts and that
the dates for each one are
approximate.
Three inventions that altered the printing press, electricity, and the Internet.
way that we live, and the way
that we go about our business,
are the
The printing press--the printing 1450, when Gutenberg invented his press in Germany. Now, the
press, while it was invented printing press had a huge impact on the dissemination of
originally in the 11th century in information. Prior to this, the production of manuscripts was
China--a simple, moveable-type time-consuming and extremely expensive.
press--it didn't really come to
Europe and to the Western
world until
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