HUM& 116 - Humanities I The Road to Babylon

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Humanities 116 is a journey into civilization’s deepest past, a way that winds through Rome and Greece to ancient Egypt, Old Babylon, and beyond. On this journey we survey the major artistic, cultural, and religious achievements of the ancient world and try to understand how they came to be. From encountering landmarks of literature, art and architecture to exploring key technological innovations and tracing the development of religion, warfare, and philosophy, our journey takes us to the very foundations of civilization.
Course Outcomes:

Identify technological innovations of the ancient world, including bronze and iron technologies, and the invention of writing scripts.
Explain the achievements, ideas, and values of the ancient civilizations.
Use descriptive terminology to identify representative art and artifacts from the ancient world.
Infer the culture, ideas, and values of various ancient civilizations based on their art and artifacts.
Formulate theories about how each of the different literature’s of the ancient world provides insight into the human condition.
Identify what shaped and influenced the values and cultural proclivities of ancient civilizations, including environmental, economic, political, and spiritual factors.

Course Topics:

Art and architecture
Literature
Technological Innovations
Shaping influences of culture and civilization
Defining characteristics of cultures and civilizations
Myth
Religion
Philosophy
Urban Life
Trade
Values

Course Attribute(s): Humanities