Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

3 Midterm and Final Projects: These assignments will be given to students based upon the content covered in class up to the date of the Midterm and Final. These are NOT cumulative. Course Schedule: Date Lecture Topic Reading Week 1 08/22 Course Introduction Syllabus 08/24 Fundamentals Introduction Pp.1-14 Week 2 08/27 Art Before History; Paleolithic and Neolithic Art Pp. 15-21 08/29 The Cradle of Modern Civilization; Mesopotamia/Persia Pp. 22-32 08/31 Image Review: Identification Quiz 1 Week 3 09/03 Egypt and the Pharaohs Pp. 32-45 09/05 Ancient Greece Pp. 47-85 09/07 Image Review: Identification Quiz 2 Week 4 09/10 The Etruscans Pp. 87-92 09/12 Late Antiquity Pp. 93-122 09/14 Image Review: Identification Quiz 3 Week 5 09/17 Byzantium (Early, Middle and Late) Pp. 123-146 09/19 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout 09/21 Image Review: Reading Response 1 Week 6 09/24 The Islamic World (Early and Late works of Art) Pp. 147-159 Identification Quiz 4 09/26 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout 09/28 Image Review: Reading Response 2 Week 7 10/01 Early Medieval Europe Pp. 161-189 10/03 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout 10/05 Romanesque Europe and Monumental Sculpture Pp. 332-363 Identification Quiz 5 Week 8 10/08 Gothic Europe Pp. 191-219 10/10 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handouts 10/12 Review: Writing an Art History Paper Writing Workshop/Citations Week 9 10/15 Late Medieval Italy Pp. 221-255 Independent Artifact Assessment 1 10/17 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handouts 10/19 Asia Before 1200 Pp. 469-489