AP Art History

This course will primarily focus on Western Civilizations with some attention to the art and culture of Asian societies as well as Pacific and Oceanic cultures. The course will cover Prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern Contemporary Art and Visual Culture. The class is designed to increase students’ knowledge of human civilizations and culture from the earliest times until the present day. Students will learn about art, artists, artistic movements, cultural history, cultural contexts of human production, visual culture, chronological periods of history and the subjects/styles/societies/techniques of particular works of art with an emphasis on works of historical and societal importance. The course work will include introduction of a humanities approach; the analysis and synthesis of the interrelationships of art, architecture, literature, music, and various creative arts from early to modern civilizations with students’ educational subjects, specifically English and History and Social Sciences. This course is designed to prepare students to successfully complete the Advanced Placement Exam in May.