Key Concepts in Humanities

Refers to humans and their culture, study of human ideas.

The linking together of principles across different academic subjects.

Unifying ideas that are repeated or developed.

<p>What separates one unique person from another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fundamental, dramatic shift in organizational structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aesthetic attitudes and principles found in ancient Greece and Rome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Recurring and timeless themes that define what it means to be human.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Erotic love or lust.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Platonic love.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A long poem recounting the deeds of a legendary hero.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An emblematic mythic character or symbol shared across cultures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hero's journey archetype that appears in all cultures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A heroic figure that is larger than life with supernatural powers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Serves a code, attainable by normal people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Everyday hero that any person could become in the right situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Study of human cultures; 2. An ethical system focusing on humans and values.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Traditional stories of a culture explaining natural phenomena or beliefs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Qualities that give pleasure to the senses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pleasure that beauty inspires in humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experience of beauty that inspires a feeling of pleasure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Age-old models by which we comprehend human experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A field of study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organized systems of spiritual beliefs and practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An artistic medium that uses motion pictures for storytelling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Art forms that create primarily visual works.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Art form of the written word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A branch of the performing arts involving actors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An art form involving a sequence of rhythmic movements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The science and art of designing buildings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systematic investigation of fundamental questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the nature of reality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of moral philosophy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of nature, beauty, and art.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the nature of reasoning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the nature of the mind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Provides aesthetic pleasure; 2. Political and social commentary; 3. Assists in healing; 4. Creates historical artifacts; 5. Enables commerce in advertising.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The system of ethics taught by Confucius, stressing love for humanity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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