Humanities

PERSONAL SIGNIFICANCE: CLASSICAL

The four card sort exercises in this course are designed to help you discover and prioritize expressions of the humanities that have special significance for you. The items in these activities present a variety of things from the historical periods we've been studying together. As you complete this exercise, try not to think about what you think you "should" choose. Reflecting and choosing honestly will help you to gather the most meaningful information.

· The humanities Traditional disciplines that express the meaning of human life

· Visual arts Drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, architecture

· Performing arts Music, dance, acting, theatre, film

· Discursive arts Writing, literature, poetry

· Religion Revelation, ritual, sacrament, community

· Philosophy Knowledge, reality, logic, ethics, law

· Stone tools Carefully crafted pre-historic blades and weapons

· Megaliths Pre-historic stone constructions on a monumental scale

· Akhenaten and Nefertiti Egyptian rulers who promoted monotheistic religion

· Hammurabi Codified a written law governing Babylonian life

· Olmecs Meso-American civilization governed by priests

· Dharma Account of right conduct in Hindu culture

· Daoism Chinese practice focused on harmony in life

· Classicism Clarity, simplicity, harmony, moderation, dignity

· The Iliad and The Odyssey Homeric epics describing the heroic age of Greece

· Greek tragedy Dramatic depictions of life, arousing pity and fear

· Allegory of the Cave Platonic image of the relation between appearance and reality

· Aristotle's doctrine of the mean Aristotle's account of virtue as moderation in all things

· Doric column Characteristic feature of Greek architecture, as in the Parthenon

· Rule of law Roman tradition of providing written codes for administration

· Arch and vault Architectural method for enclosing large volumes of space

· Pantheon Domed building preserving the achievements of Roman architecture

· Han literature Neo-Confucian writings to preserve ancient Chinese traditions

· Public space Architectural design of indoor and outdoor space for public use

· Realistic sculpture Three-dimensional representation of human figures