In Module 8 the two videos that I watched this week was a documentary on BBC entitled "More Human Than Human" and "The Greek Awakening: Art Form From The 5th Century B.C.". I chose to watch this video because the title seemed interesting. In the first video some key concepts that I learned that common influential people resemble humans and that 5000 B.C. Egypt was the first settled civilization because the Nile flooded which helped stabilize agriculture. In the second video some key concepts that I learned are that the capital of Greece which is Athens is housed to 4 million people and it is the birthplace of Western Civilization. In Greece during that time period Gods and Goddesses were idolized there statues were created resembling humans.
The videos and assigned reading relate in many different ways. In the first video "More Human Than Human" they both discuss the Female Figure from Willendorf. This figure was discovered 25,000 years ago near Willendorf which is modern day Austria. Many different types of female figurines have been discovered in areas of Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic etc. and each statue has highlighted features that are most important such as childbirth and fertility. In the second video "The Greek Awakening: Art Form From the 5th Century" they both discuss how in the 5th/6th century B.C. there was a revolution in art, theatre, architecture and philosophy. They both discuss how the Greek Gods statues resembled the men during this time period which were tall with a very strong and healthy athletic build. They also discuss how the cities were built around Acropolis.
In my opinion I enjoyed the video and feel like I learn more from watching the videos than trying to interpret the readings which are very long. The videos did add depth for helping me understand the readings and I find them helpful
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