Humanities: Journeys from the Paleolithic to Postmodernism: Early Humanities to 1600
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2018
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2018
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This is a college-level book about humanities, a journey that begins in the Old Stone Age and concludes with the 14th-century European Renaissance. To discuss human civilization from such a vast time frame covering over 12,000 years was not an easy task, especially in the attempt to condense each chapter into a suitable format for the reader that still conveys the essential humanistic concepts for each particular time period. As such, I was challenged to, hopefully, convey to the reader in an engaging manner the human journey from the end of the last ice age to the beginning of recorded civilization, and from there to the roots of Western culture originating with the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, the power of the church in the Middle Ages, and the rise of science and humanism in the Renaissance.
The book was composed with student readability, interest, and education in mind. The hope is that the work will inspire students to go further than just this text, to plumb the mysteries of the human condition, and find within the book human tales that are also their stories, the archetypal human journey, a path that all of us walk. My hope is that students who encounter this text will come away with the realization that “we know what we are, but know not what we may be.”
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 The Prehistoric World
CHAPTER 2 Origin of Cities and Writing
CHAPTER 3 Glories of Ancient Greece
CHAPTER 4 The Roman Empire
CHAPTER 5 Middle Ages
CHAPTER 6 Renaissance
APPENDIX A List of Rulers of the Roman Empire
APPENDIX B Early Byzantium Emperors
GLOSSARY
INDEX
What Students Are Saying About Humanities: Journeys from the Paleolithic to Postmodernism:
The book was easy to read and unusual words were in bold with the definition in the glossary.
Clear headings for different sections made the book organized and easy to follow.
The textbook was clear and helped to break down concepts about ideas and dates that I was clueless until now.
The images in the textbook connected to the material and made it easier to remember the content.
The layout of the book made it very easy to follow.
The glossary was a strength in that terms were defined at the end of each chapter instead of the end of the book.
The textbook was structured well with each chapter clearly organized and easy to follow.
The study guides that go with each chapter are very helpful in learning the material.
The material was organized so well that it was easy to prepare for quizzes and exams.
The textbook was much easier to read and understand than most college texts that I have read.
The textbook was really easy to read. If I had questions or if I was confused about anything in the course, I would go to the chapter and get clarity, so well done Dr. Monday on writing a book that is informative and easy to understand.
I love how the terms are listed at the end of each chapter. So easy to find.
The book explained all the concepts very well. The vocabulary terms were what helped me the most in learning the material.
The quality of the textbook was really great, best textbook I have bought and it wasn’t expensive. I really liked it because it was really easy to read and understand. You did great!
The quality of the textbook was excellent. It was very detailed down to each person, place, religion, and so forth. The index and glossary are also strengths.
The book explained concepts well that we needed to learn while also providing additional background information.
Great textbook. Great detail. The detail of the concepts and summary of each chapter made it easy to read and learn.
Organized so well that it was easy to navigate through the textbook.
It was easily digestible knowledge, written in easy to understand language. Excellent for an introductory course.
The text was very in-depth but still easy to understand. I appreciated that the important vocabulary was bolded and easy to find in the glossary.
I felt that the textbook really complemented the course. The pictures helped me visualize the time period as well.
I think the quality of the book was very good. It was a lot easier to read than traditional textbooks, and it had almost everything in it that was on the quizzes and exams.
The best aspect of the textbook is that it was so well aligned with the class.
Leaning about history and how the concepts formed much of the present world was fascinating.
What Instructors Are Saying About Humanities: Journeys from the Paleolithic to Postmodernism:
I found the textbook incredibly helpful in teaching the class simply because of the detailed organization for each time period, beginning with the Stone Age and concluding with the Renaissance.
Much of this material was not familiar to me, so I learned as much or more than the students. Excellent organization that proceeded logically from point to point and concept to concept.
The study guides that are provided for each chapter are an invaluable aid in preparing students for quizzes and exams.
The text is easily readable, and with the way that the material is organized, complex ideas and concepts are broken down into easily digestible bits for students.
I especially appreciated how the material is presented in such an interesting manner that it provided incredible inspiration for classroom discussion, and we had some lively discussions!
As I have a personal interest in art the many images of artworks in each chapter, with accompanying explanation, spiked not only my interest but student interest as well. The reproductions are a great visual and study aide.
It is incredible how this book takes approximately 35,000 years of human history and culture and presents concepts from mythology, religion, science, philosophy, history, music and art, condenses the material down into an easily comprehended format that is not only accurate but visually and mentally exciting as well.