This book focuses on the historical component of the Humanities course, with an emphasis on intellectual history. It pays close attention to the lives of individuals, highlighting the human aspect of great artists and thinkers. An abundance of biographical information allows students to see these figures as real people with concrete motivations for creating great historical works. The text contains a number of pedagogical features, which are especially helpful for students who have no background in humanities.

The Birth of the West
The Greco-Roman Judeo-Christian Heritage
The Ancient Near East
The First Civilizations Prehistory
The Rise to Civilization Mesopotamian Civilization Egyptian Civilization Persia
Unifier of the Near East
The Hebrews
A New View of God and the Individual Early Hebrew History God
One, Sovereign, Transcendent, Good The Individual and Moral Autonomy
The Covenant and the Law The Hebrew Idea of History
The Prophets The Bible as Literature Art and Music
Hellenic Civilization I: From Myth to Reason Early Aegean Civilizations Evolution of City-States
The Decline of the City-States
Early Greek Literature Greek Religion Philosophy in the Hellenic Age
Hellenic Civilization II: The Arts and Literature Lyric Poetry Music Drama
The Greek View of History Hellenic Art
The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion Alexander the Great Hellenistic Society Hellenistic Culture Hellenistic Art
Roman Civilization: The Expansion of Hellenism Evolution of the Roman Republic
The Foundations of the Roman Empire
The Decline of Rome Republican Culture
Philosophy and Literature Roman Culture During the Pax Romana Law Cultural Stagnation and Transformation Roman Art
Early Christianity: A World Religion The Origins of Christianity
The Spread and Triumph of Christianity Development of Christian Organization and Attitudes Early Christian Theology and Literature Early Christian Art II
The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries
The Medieval East: Byzantium and Islam A Survey of Byzantine History Byzantine Learning Byzantine Music Byzantine Art and Architecture
The Origins and Expansion of Islam
The Decline of the Arab Empire Islamic Theology Inner Divisions
Sunnites, Shi'ites, and Sufis Muslim Society Islamic Thought Islamic Literature Islamic Art and Architecture
The Early Medieval West: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions
The Rise of Latin Christendom Early Medieval Literature Early Medieval Art
The High Middle Ages I: The Flowering of Medieval Thought Economic Expansion
Agricultural Improvements, Revival of Trade, and Growth of Towns
The Rise of States Medieval Religion
Devotion, Power, Heresy Revival of Learning Philosophy-Theology Science
The Recovery of Roman Law
The High Middle Ages II: The Flowering of Medieval Literature, Art, and Music Medieval Literature Medieval Art Pictorial Art Medieval Music
The Late Middle Ages: Crisis, Continuity, and Change The Fourteenth Century
An Age of Adversity
The Decline of the Papacy Late Medieval Thought Late Medieval Literature
Continuity with Traditional Themes Late Medieval Literature
New Directions Late Medieval Art The Ars Nova (New Art) in Music Volume II III
The Early Modern West: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
The Italian Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age
The Break with the Middle Ages Renaissance Thought and Literature Italian Renaissance Art Music
The Northern Renaissance and Reformation
Early Humanism and the Rise of Protestantism Early Northern Humanism The Protestant Reformation
Later Humanism, Art, and Music Literature Art of Northern Europe Later Italian Art Music
The Age of the Baroque in Literature, Art, and Music Literature Art Music
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
Intellectual Transformations
The Medieval View of the Universe A New View of Nature
The Age of Enlightenment: Affirmation of Reason and Freedom
The Arts in the Age of Enlightenment
English Literature
French Literature Art Music IV
The Modern West: From Classicism to Modernism
The Arts in the Era of the French Revolution
The French Revolution and Napoleon Classical Music
Age of Romanticism: A New Cultural Orientation
The Rise of Ideologies
The Romantic Revolt Against the Enlightenment Goethe and German Romanticism English Romantic Poetry
The Novel in the Age of Romanticism Creating a Truly American Literature Romantic Art Romantic Music
Thought and Literature in an Age of Science and Industrialism: Realism, Secularism, and Reform
The Historical Setting Currents of Thought European Literature American Literature
Realism, Impressionism, and Later Romanticism in Art and Music
Realism in Art Impressionism Architecture Later Romanticism in Music
Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature and Human
Nature Politics and Society Currents of Thought
The Modernist Movement Modernist Literature Modern Art Modernism in Music V. Modernism and Beyond
World War I and Its Aftermath: The Lost Generation and the Jazz Age
World War I and the Russian Revolution Literature Art Music
The Era of Totalitarianism and World War II: Descent into the Abyss Western Civilization in Crisis Literature Art Music
The Contemporary Age A New Europe and a New World Thought Literature Art Music
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