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 08/21 Course Introduction Syllabus 08/23 Fundamentals Introduction Pp.1-14 Week 2 08/28 Art Before History; Paleolithic and Neolithic Art Pp. 15-22 08/30 The Cradle of Modern Civilization; Mesopotamia/Persia Pp. 23-32 08/30 Image Review: Identification Quiz 1 Week 3 09/04 Egypt and the Pharaohs Pp. 32-46 09/06 Ancient Greece Pp. 47-86 09/06 Image Review: Identification Quiz 2 Week 4 09/11 The Etruscans Pp. 87-93 09/13 Late Antiquity/Rome Pp. 93-120 09/13 Image Review: Identification Quiz 3 Week 5 09/18 Byzantium (Early, Middle and Late) Pp. 123-146 09/20 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout 09/20 Image Review: Reading Response 1 Week 6 09/25 The Islamic World (Early and Late works of Art) Pp. 147-159 Identification Quiz 4 09/27 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout 09/27 Image Review: Reading Response 2 Week 7 10/02 Early Medieval Europe Pp. 161-173 10/04 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handout 10/04 Romanesque Europe and Monumental Sculpture Pp. 174-189 Identification Quiz 5 Week 8 10/09 Gothic Europe/Late Medieval Italy Pp. 191-213 10/11 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handouts 10/11 Review: Writing an Art History Paper Writing Workshop/Citations Week 9 10/16 Early Renaissance Pp. 221-237 Independent Artifact Assessment 1 10/18 Geography and Historical Context Maps and Handouts 10/18 Asia Before 1200 Pp. 469-489 Week 10 10/23 China and Korea to 1279 Pp. 491-511