division 1 An Introduction Course 教学课件.ppt

European Culture: An Introduction Course Lect. Huang Bang-fu March 2008 Introduction What: Culture; European; Introduction Why: language learning; knowledge; exam How: Course plan; requirements; scoring Two Major Elements/Pillars Greco-Roman element (classic) Judeo-Christian element (religious) China: Confucianism Buddhism, Taosim/Daoism 1.1 Greek Culture1.1.1Summary Periods Major Events Giants Architecture Art 1.1.2 Homer 1.1.3 Lyric Poetry Sappho Pinda 1.1.4 Drama “One of the world’s three great classic dramas” Tragedy: Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Comedy: Aristophanes 1.1.5 History Herodotus Thucydides 1.1.6 PhilosophyPythagoras Heracleitue Fire is the primary element of the universe. You can not step twice into the same river. Democritus The theory of the mingling of opposites Atomic theory Socrates Plato Aristotle The Other Schools Sophists Cynics Sceptics Epicureans Stoics 1.1.7 Science Euclid Archimedes 1.1.8 Arts Art Architecture: Parthenon Acropolis at Athens Sculpture:Discus Thrower Venus De Milo Laocoon group 1.1.9 Impact Spirit of Innovation Supreme Achievement Lasting effect 1.2 Roman Culture1.2.1 Romans and Greeks Similarities Differences 1.2.2 Roman History Pax Romana 1.2.3 Literature  Prose Cicero Julius Caesar Poetry Lucretius Virgil 1.2.4 Arts:Architecturethe Pantheon Pont du Gard Pont du Gard Colosseum Paintings The Lady Musician and Young Girl The Maiden Gathering Flowers Sculpture: Constantine Spoils from the Temple at Jerusalem She-wolf Culture: definitions- without unanimously accepted definition; in the narrow sense, and in the broad sense It is the totality of the spiritual, intellectual and artistic attitudes shared by a group, including its tradition, habits, social customs, morals, laws, and social relations. Sociologically, every society, on every level, has its culture; the term has no implications of high development.(The New World Encyclopedia) (a totality; acquired, not inheri