Art History Syllabus
Instructor
Jake Stapleton
Phone
525-3100 ext. 318
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed for the highly motivated visual art
student that has expressed an interest in completing the AP Art History exam. The course
covers art from the Paleolithic period through postmodernism and is designed to provide
students with the same material covered in an introductory college course in art history.
Students learn to understand works of art through both a contextual and a visual analysis
of the major forms of artistic expression from the past and present as well as from a wide
variety of cultures.
Email
jstapes@sps186.org
The yearlong course is designed to be a chronological examination of art through units of
study that are adapted from chapters in the textbook: Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner’s Art
Through The Ages: A Global History. 13th ed. Boston. MA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2009.
Location
Room 316
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Office Hours
rd
3 Hour
After school starting in
October from
3:30-4:30 everyday.
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Think critically about art and how it relates to history
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Understand works of art within the historical context as they relate to issues such
as politics, religion, patronage, gender, function and ethnicity.
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Examine the relationship of context, function and style of art within any given
culture.
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Demonstrate a mastery of critical analysis of the three major forms of art:
architecture, painting, and sculpture in the various cultures studied through a written
format.
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Identify and convey the interrelationships of the elements and principles of art in
visual images.
• Describe and identify the various techniques, media, and processes of the three
major art forms (architecture, painting, and sculpture).
Syllabus
Full Year, 2014-2015
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This syllabus is organized to include course content material from the prehistoric
world to the present in both Western and non-Western cultures.
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This yearlong course is designed to be a chronological examination of art through
units of study that are adapted from chapters in the textbook: Kleiner, Fred S.
Gardner’s Art Through The Ages: A Global History. 13th ed. Boston. MA:
Thomson Wadsworth, 2009.
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Weekly time frames indicate specific areas to be covered during the course of
study.
Page 1
Grading:
Grading for AP will be on a point system. Points are totaled to determine the grade for each grading period. The scale is
listed below. It is advised that students NOT THROW ANYTHING AWAY. Inadequate and poor planning on the student’s
part does not constitute an emergency on the teacher’s part. In short, if you see you are behind and NEED an “A”, plan
better and study harder.
100-90% = A
89-80% = B
79-70 % = C
69-60% = D
59% – Below = F
Late Work:
I will accept late work once. I will give you feedback on late work, but the highest grade you will receive will be a C.
Handing in work late deprives you of critical feedback from the class.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism can involve not only written work but also artwork. In short, your work is your property and visa versa.
Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Any time a student uses someone else's work and does not give that person credit, it is
plagiarism. Anyone who plagiarizes will receive an “F” on the assignment
Week 1
Introduction: What Is Art History? (Pages 1 - 13) Chapter 1: Art Before History (Pages 14 - 30)
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Paleolithic Art
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Neolithic Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material
in a format that mimics the AP Exam. Week 2
Chapter 2: The Ancient Near East (Pages 31 - 52)
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Sumer
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Akkad and the Third Dynasty of Ur
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Second Millennium BCE
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Assyria
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Neo-Babylonia and Persia
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material
in a format that mimics the AP Exam. Full Year, 2014-2015
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Week 3
Chapter 3: Egypt Under The Pharaohs (Pages 53 - 80)
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The Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods
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The Old Kingdom
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The New Kingdom
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First Millennium BCE
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material
in a format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 4
Chapter 4: The Prehistoric Aegean (Pages 80 - 98)
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Cycladic Art
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Minoan Art
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Mycenaean Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material
in a format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 5
Chapter 5: Ancient Greece (Pages 99 - 156)
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Geometric and Orientalizing Periods
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Early and High Classical Periods
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Late Classical Period
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Hellenistic Period
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 6
Chapter 6: South And Southwest Asia Before 1200 (Pages 157 - 180)
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India and Pakistan
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Southeast Asia
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 7
Chapter 7: China and Korea to 1279 (Pages 181 - 206)
• China • Korea
Test- Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 8
Chapter 8: Japan Before 1333 (Pages 207 - 222)
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Japan Before Buddhism
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Buddhist Japan
Full Year, 2014-2015
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Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 9
Chapter 9: The Etruscans (Pages 223 - 236)
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Early Etruscan Art
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Later Etruscan Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
9-Week Test
This test will cover the first 9 chapters. It will include: slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions
related to the content of material in a format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 10
Chapter 10: The Roman Empire (Pages 237 - 288)
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Republic
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Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius
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Early Empire
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High Empire
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Late Empire
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 11
Chapter 11: Late Antiquity (Pages 289 - 310)
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Dura-Europos
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The Catacombs and Funerary Art
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Architecture and Mosaics
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Luxury Arts
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 12
Chapter 12: Byzantium (Pages 311 - 340)
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Early Byzantine Art
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Middle Byzantine Art
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Late Byzantine Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 13
Chapter 13: The Islamic World (Pages 341 - 364)
Full Year, 2014-2015
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Early Islamic Art
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Later Islamic Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 14
Chapter 14: Native Arts Of The Americas Before 1300 (Pages 365 - 392)
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Mesoamerica
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Intermediate Area
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South America
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North America
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 15
Chapter 15: Africa Before 1800 (Pages 393 - 406)
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Prehistoric and Early Cultures
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11th to 18th Centuries
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 16
Chapter 16: Early Medieval Europe (Pages 307 - 430)
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Art Of The Warrior Lords
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Christian Art: Scandinavia, British Isles, Spain
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Carolingian Art
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Ottonian Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to 5
the content of this week’s material in a format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 17
Chapter 17: Romanesque Europe (Pages 431 - 460)
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France and Northern Spain
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Holy Roman Empire
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Italy
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Normandy and England
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 18
Chapter 18: Gothic Europe (Pages 461 - 496)
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French Gothic
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Gothic Outside of France
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Semester Test
This test will cover the first 18 chapters. It will include: slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions
related to the content of material in a format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 19
Chapter 19: Italy, 1200 To 1400 (Pages 497 - 518)
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The 13th Century
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The 14th Century
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 20
Chapter 20: Northern Europe, 1400 To 1500 (Pages 519 - 540)
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Burgundy and Flanders
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France
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Holy Roman Empire
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 21
Chapter 21: Italy, 1400 To 1500 (Pages 541 - 578)
• Florence
• The Princely Courts
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 22
Chapter 22: Italy, 1500 To 1600 (Pages 579 - 624)
• High and Late Renaissance
• Mannerism
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 23
Chapter 23: Northern Europe And Spain, 1500 To 1600 (Pages 625 - 648)
• Holy Roman Empire
• France
• The Netherlands
• Spain
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Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 24
Chapter 24: Italy And Spain, 1600 To 1700 (Pages 649 - 672)
• Italy
• Spain
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
9-Week Test
This test will cover the chapters 19 through 24. It will include: slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion
questions related to the content of material in a format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 25
Chapter 25: Northern Europe, 1600 To 1700 (Pages 673 - 704)
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Flanders
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Dutch Republic
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France
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England
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 26
Chapter 26: South and Southeast Asia After 1200 (Pages 705 - 718)
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India
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Southeast Asia
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Contemporary Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 27
Chapter 27: China And Korea After 1279 (Pages 719 - 734)
• China
• Korea
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 28
Chapter 28: Japan After 1336 (Pages 735 - 750)
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Japan, 1336 to 1868
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Modern Japan
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Full Year, 2014-2015
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Week 29
Chapter 29: Europe And America, 1700 To 1800 (Pages 751 - 776)
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Rococo
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The Enlightenment
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Neoclassicism
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 30
Chapter 30: Europe And America, 1800 To 1870 (Pages 777 - 820)
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Art under Napoleon
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Romanticism
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Realism
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Architecture
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Photography
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 31
Chapter 31: Europe And America, 1870 To 1900 (Pages 821 - 852)
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Impressionism
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Post-Impressionism
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Symbolism
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Sculpture
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Architecture and Decorative Arts
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 32
Chapter 32: Native Arts Of The Americas After 1300 (Pages 853 - 870)
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Mesoamerica
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South America
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North America
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 33
Chapter 33: Oceania (Pages 871 - 888)
• Australia and Melanesia
• Micronesia
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• Polynesia
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 34
Chapter 34: Africa After 1800 (Pages 889 - 908)
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19th Century
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20th Century
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Contemporary Art
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 35
Chapter 35: Europe And America, 1900 To 1945 (Pages 909 - 968)
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Europe, 1900 to 1920
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America, 1900 to 1930
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Europe, 1920 to 1945
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America, 1930 to 1945
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Architecture
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Week 36
Chapter 36: Europe And America, After 1945 (Pages 969 - 1025)
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Painting and Sculpture, 1945 - 1970
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Painting and Sculpture since 1970
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Architecture and Site-Specific Art
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Performance and Conceptual Art and New Media
Test - Slide identification, multiple choice, and discussion questions related to the content of this week’s material in a
format that mimics the AP Exam.
Full Year, 2014-2015
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