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ARTS 101: Caves to Cathedrals

Colgate University | Spring 2021

  • Overview & Course Information
  • Calendar Summary
  • Daily Schedule
  • Assignments
    • Pillars of the Earth – Reading questions
    • Citizenship/Participation
    • Daily (or almost daily) Exam Question
    • Web posts – updated for webpost 2
    • Final Project
  • Student Posts
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt in the Modern World
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Greece in the Modern World
    • Ancient Rome
    • Ancient Rome in the Modern World
  • Final Projects

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Ancient Egypt, Student Posts Posted onOctober 9, 2022October 9, 2022

A Glimpse into the Afterlife

Like many others, I was fascinated when I first saw the King Tut Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 3, 2021

2/1 Images of Sumerian Society

Today we will look closely at two smaller artworks with complex imagery showing ideal models of Mesopotamian social structure. Here […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 7, 2021

2/5 Assyrian Palace Reliefs

CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Watch this short video produced by the Met, showing a digital walk-through of an Assyrian palace. Think […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 25, 2021March 18, 2021

3/1 Uncovering Pylos

A deep dive into one archaeological site, including some astonishing discoveries from 2015. How does archaeological context help us understand […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 27, 2021April 11, 2021

3/3 “Greek Miracle”?

A story about the development of naturalism. Pay attention to the dates as you do the readings. What are they […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Greece Posted onJanuary 30, 2021March 13, 2021

3/10 The Image of the Ruler: Darius and Alexander

How do rulers use art, images and monuments to persuade people to accept their legitimacy and authority as rulers? Why […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Rome Posted onJanuary 31, 2021March 20, 2021

3/19 The Column of Trajan

The problems of a single story; and another CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Readings: Andrew Curry, “A War Diary Soars Over Rome,” […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Early Christianity and Islam in the aftermath of the Roman Empire Posted onFebruary 7, 2021February 8, 2021

4/12 Anglo-Saxons

How monks in Britain with very good eyesight showed their devotion to God; Celtic culture then and now; and another […] Read More

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