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The Humanistic Tradition
Introduction
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Paleolithic Culture (ca. 6 million--10,000 B.C.E.)
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A key issue: Creation or evolution?
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Hominids: near human or proto-human
Homo habilis: tool-making human Homo erectus: upright human Homo sapiens: symbol-making (e.g. burial rites)
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hominid
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http://www. wsu. edu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/timeline/timeline
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Evolution?
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www.keyvan1.com/ ecard/show.asp?catid=8
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Just kidding!!
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The Ice Age: (ca. 3 million--10,000 B.C.E.)
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Food for Thought What constitute art in antiquity? What were the functions of art in the ancient world?
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Lascaux caves, Dordogne, France
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Lascaux caves, Dordogne, France
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Pech-Merle caves, Lot, France
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Venus of Willendorf, Austria
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The Venus of Laussel, Laussel, France
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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England
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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England
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Neolithic Culture (ca B.C.E.)
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Major factor: the rise of agriculture
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What changes allowed the transition from nomadic to sedentary societies?
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Birth of Civilization (1) --Birth of City:
rural → urban/commercial irrigation system --Example: Sumer in Mesopotamia
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Ancient Mesopotamia
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Birth of Civilization (2) --Birth of writing:
pictograph --Example: Cuneiform: Sumer Hieroglyph: Egypt
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Cuneiform → “wedge” form
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http://www. bible-history
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hieros = holy, glyphs = carving
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The Rosetta Stone
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Discovery of the Rosetta Stone
“The Rosetta Stone, which provided the key to deciphering the writings of Ancient Egypt, was discovered near the town of Rosetta (now Rashid), located in the Nile Delta about 40 miles northeast of Alexandria, by a Frenchman, Pierre Bouchard, on 15 July Captain Bouchard, an engineer officer in Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, was supervising the reconstruction of an old fort ”
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Greek hieroglyphs Demotic: simplified hieroglyphs
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British Museum, London
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Birth of Civilization (3) --Advances in metallurgy:
more durable tools & weapons (than stones & bones) --Example: bronze casting
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Myth 1. Myths are grounded in sensual evidence, therefore rich in visual imagery. 2. Myths are closely related to morality, rituals, and religious beliefs. 3. Similarities of earlier myths: “the genesis of first life forms from water”
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The Flood Myth Some resources: http://history-world.org/floods.htm
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The End
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