Humanities and the Arts

• Analyze the relationship between culture and art.
• Explain how works of art reflect human values and belief systems.

Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Societies

• Analyze the social role of the arts in prehistoric and Mesopotamian civilizations.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in prehistoric and Mesopotamian civilizations.
• Analyze the social role of the arts in Egyptian societies.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in Egyptian societies.

Classical Societies

• Analyze the social role of the arts in Classical Greek and Hellenistic civilizations.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in Classical Greek and Hellenistic civilizations.
• Analyze the social role of the arts in Etruscan civilization, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in Etruscan civilization, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.

Islamic and Indian Civilizations

• Analyze the social role of the arts in Islamic civilizations.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in Islamic civilizations.
• Analyze the social role of the arts in Indian civilizations.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in Indian civilizations.

Early Chinese and Japanese Civilizations

• Analyze the social role of the arts in early Chinese civilizations.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in early Chinese civilizations.
• Analyze the social role of the arts in early Japanese civilizations.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in early Japanese civilizations.

Middle Ages – Romanesque and Gothic Eras

• Analyze the social role of the arts in the Early Middle Ages.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in the Early Middle Ages.
• Analyze the social role of the arts in the Late Middle Ages.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts in the Late Middle Ages.

Renaissance – Italy and Northern Europe

• Analyze the social role of the arts during the Italian Renaissance.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts during the Italian Renaissance.
• Analyze the social role of the arts during the Northern European Renaissance.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts during the Northern European Renaissance.

Early and Late 20th Century

• Analyze the social role of the arts during the early 20th century.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts during the early 20th century.
• Analyze the social role of the arts during the late 20th century.
• Describe the key contributions of the arts during the late 20th century.

Role of the Arts in Society

• Trace the development of different art forms within civilizations.