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Theme a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies
Classicism
formality, objectivity, simplicity, and restraint.
Agape Platonic Love
Eros erotic love with a strong physical component
A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is
Archetype
thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response
Monomyth the hero's journey archetype that appears in all cultures
Humanism The study of the creative and Intellectual Contributions of all human cultures
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or
Myths explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural
beings or events.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses, found in nature, human face, music,
Beauty
paintings or poems
aesthetic experience Pleasure is that which beauty inspires in humans
Disciplines a field of study; a subject that is taught
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones
Music
in a structured and continuous manner
An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, usally offering a moral code and world
Religion
wide view
an artistic medium that uses the motion picture as a vehicle for story telling and other
Cinema
creative expression
Art forms that entail creation of primarily visual works, which can be two or three
Visual Arts dimensional. These include painting, illustration, photography, printmaking, and
sculpture.
Art form of the written word, Foundation of story telling, poems, novels, plays, short
Literature
stories.
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, A branch of the performing arts in which actors perform a drama or musical before a
Theater
live audience.
an art form involving a sequence of rhythmic movements or steps performed to
Dance
music
Architecture the science and art of designing buildings and other structures
Investigation of fundamental questions concerning such matters as reality,
Philosophy
consciousness, Knowledge, truth and Justice
Epistemology study of knowledge
a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China,
Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering
Buddhism caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that
enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is
otherwise subject.
Jumping together of knowledge by linking facts and theory to create a common
consilience
ground.
Classical themes balance, truth/reason, democracy/republic, polytheism, humanism
Polytheistic ideas seen especially in Greek and roman civilizations. Belief in multiple
Classical Religion
Gods.
Started to make Inquiries that dealt with ideas of existence, mathematics, change
Classical Philosophy and atoms, the most important period being at ancient Athens with Socrates and the
early Academy, including Plato and Aristotle
Classical Poets Addressed Themes of Heroism, Reason, Love and fate
Classical Theater Themes such as Humanism, Truth, balance, and the essence of life
Seeing is not always true; Plato uses this to say that we only have a skewed view on
Allegory of the Cave
the world and do not take into account what we may not know
Greek art- Religion , present beauty and glorify Athenian society.
Classical Art
Roman Art- Themes of Power, military Victory and heroism
Classical literature a long, adventurous journey, of odysseys 10 year return back to
The Odyssey the throne,
Theme- Loyalty love and heroism. polytheism
Sophocles- a Family trying to avoid fate
Oedipus Rex Self discovery, truth, suicide
Classical Technique irony foreshadowing.
Typically consisted of simple four note successions played as a perfect fourth
Classical Music
drawing similarities to the Middle Eastern Tradition of music.
Ancient Rome traded its glass for China's silk fabric along this land route. Roman
The Silk Road traders brought back knowledge of Eastern Religions like Buddhism, Manchiaeism
and Daoism
"incubator of Western Civilization, cultural exchange Alphabet to help create their
The Mediterranean Sea
own language.
Classical influences in US government Representative democracy
Classical Influences US National Us Capitol, Supreme Court
Monuments
"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of
Renaissance
interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome
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