During the session we will examine significant monuments and art objects
dating from around 4000 B.C. to 1400 A.D.

The primary objective of the course is to understand the civilizations of
the important periods of antiquity and the Middle Ages by means of an
examination of their visual material remains.  For example, we will learn
what  the pyramids and colossal sphinx tell us  about  ancient Egyptian
civilization, what the Acropolis and Parthenon of Athens tell us about the
high point of Greek civilization, and what Gothic cathedrals with their
sculptures and stained glass windows tell us about the late Middle Ages
and Christianity.  We will be taking a look not only at actual works of
art but also archaeology, religions, society, and literature and other
salient remains of culture.

There is one textbook for this course.  Understanding the material will be
enhanced through the availability of a digitized color image project
available on campus or by local home computers.