See Context and Make Connections across the Humanities   Discovering the Humanities helps students see context and make connections across the humanities by tying together the entire cultural experience through a narrative storytelling approach. Written around Henry Sayre’s belief that students learn best by remembering stories rather than memorizing facts, it captures the voices that have shaped and influenced human thinking and creativity throughout our history.   With a stronger focus on critical thinking, and coupled with the new MyArtsLab to personalize learning for each student, the second edition enables students to deepen their understanding of how cultures influence one another. It also shows how ideas are exchanged and evolve over time, and how this collective process has led us to where we stand today.   A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience– for you and your students. Here’s how: Personalize Learning – The new MyArtsLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking – The second edition includes features that focus on applying concepts and building critical thinking skills in the beginning and at the end of each chapter. Engage Students – Henry Sayre engages students like no other with his storytelling approach and the MyArtsLab Challenge  which guides students through the ages as they master the study of Humanities. Support Instructors – New MyArtsLab with streaming audio, ClassPrep, Instructor’s Manual and Test Item File, and MyTest are available. Note: MyArtsLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyArtsLab, please visit www.myartslab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MyArtsLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205883680 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205883684.

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In this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1   The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations Chapter 2   The Greek World Chapter 3   Empire Chapter 4   The Flowering of Religion Chapter 5   Fiefdom and Monastery, Pilgrimage and Crusade Chapter 6   The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism Chapter 7   The Renaissance Chapter 8   Renaissance and Reformation in the North Chapter 9   Encounter and Confrontation Chapter 10 The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque Chapter 11 Enlightenment and Rococo Chapter 12 The Age of Revolution Chapter 13 The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie Chapter 14 The Modernist World Chapter 15 Decades of Change 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1:   The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations The Beginnings of Culture The Role of Myth in Prehistoric Cultural Life Mesopotamia: Power and Social Order in the Early Middle East The Stability of Ancient Egypt: Flood and Sun   Chapter 2:   The Greek World Bronze Age Culture in the Aegean The Rise of the Greek City-States The Golden Age The Hellenistic World   Chapter 3:   Empire Rome China Ancient India   Chapter 4:   The Flowering of Religion Faith and the Power of Belief in the Early First Millennium Developments in Judaic Culture The Rise of Christianity The Byzantine Empire and Its Church The Rise and Spread of Islam The Spread of Buddhism   Chapter 5:   Fiefdom and Monastery, Pilgrimage and Crusade The Early Medieval World in Europe Anglo-Saxon Artistic Style and Culture Carolingian Culture Pilgrimage Churches and Romanesque The Crusades and the Culture of Romance   Chapter 6:   The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism Civic and Religious Life in an Age of Inquiry The Gothic Cathedral The Rise of the University The Radiant Style and the Court of Louis IX The Gothic in Italy Civic and Religious Life in Siena and Florence The Spread of Vernacular Literature in Europe   Chapter 7:   The Renaissance The State as a Work of Art: Florence and the Medici Beyond Florence: The Ducal Courts and the Arts From Florence to Rome and Venice: The High Renaissance The High Renaissance in Venice Women in Italian Humanist Society   Chapter 8:   Renaissance and Reformation in the North Art, Commerce, and Merchant Patronage The German Tradition Humanism and Reformation in the North   Chapter 9:   Encounter and Confrontation The Spanish in the Americas West African Culture and the Portuguese India and Europe: Cross-Cultural Connections China and Its Influence Japan: Court Patronage and Spiritual Practice   Chapter 10: The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque Mannerism and the Early Counter-Reformation The Baroque in Italy The Secular Baroque in the North Absolutism and the Baroque Court   Chapter 11: Enlightenment and Rococo The English Enlightenment The Enlightenment in France Cross-Cultural Contact   Chapter 12: The Age of Revolution The American and French Revolutions The Neoclassical Spirit The Romantic Imagination From Classical to Romantic Music   Chapter 13: The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie The New Realism In Pursuit of Modernity: Paris in the 1850s and 1860s Impressionist Paris The American Self The Challenge to Cultural Identity   Chapter 14: The Modernist World The Rise of Modernism in the Arts The Great War and Its Impact   Chapter 15: Decades of Change Europe after the War: The Existential Quest America after the War: Triumph and Doubt The Winds of Change The Postmodern Era