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Progress and Representation

  • Period: 500 BCE to 323 BCE

    Classical Period

  • Nike of Paionios
    420 BCE

    Nike of Paionios

    Art: Nike of Paionios sculpture is a figure of a female goddess created by the sculptor Paionios of Mende
  • Greek Philosopher Aristotle
    384 BCE

    Greek Philosopher Aristotle

    Philosophy: Introduced the ethos, pathos, and logos methods of persuasion that appeal to an audience. Ethos focuses on credibility and authority. Logos appeals to logic and reason. Pathos appeals to emotion
  • Temple of Apollo
    330 BCE

    Temple of Apollo

    Architecture: Designed by Greek architects Spintharos, Xenodoros, and Agathon. The Temple of Apollo was rebuilt multiple times and was previously destroyed by an earthquake in 373 BCE. The final version of the temple can be seen today. The ruins are located in Delphi, Greece.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Early Modern Period

  • Doni Tondo by Michelangelo
    1506

    Doni Tondo by Michelangelo

    Art: This painting was created by Michelangelo during the High Renaissance Period. This painting depicts Mary, Baby Jesus, and Joseph. It is known for its vibrant and bold colors, as well as the sculptural look of the figures.
  • William Shakespeare Othello

    William Shakespeare Othello

    Theatre: A tragic play written by William Shakespeare has themes of jealousy, deception, racism, and love
  • Age of Enlightenment

    Age of Enlightenment

    History: The Age of Enlightenment was a European intellectual and cultural movement from the 1600s to the 1800s. This movement started bringing light to reason, individualism, and human rights, as well as challenging the church and the Monarchy.
  • Vindication on the Rights of a Women by Mary Wollstonecraft

    Vindication on the Rights of a Women by Mary Wollstonecraft

    Literature: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft is an essay that argues that women appear inferior to men due to the lack of education and social constructs in society. In her essay, she advocates for women's rights to education and new social reforms that would enable women to think critically, make decisions, and contribute to society
  • Period: to

    Late Modern Period

  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

    Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

    Literature: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a Gothic Novel written during the Romantic period. It expresses themes of love and obsession, social class, and revenge.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Novel

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Novel

    Literature: A Famous Anti-Slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel highlights the harsh reality of slavery in the United States in the late 1800s.
  • Le Suicide

    Le Suicide

    Art: Edouard Manet's painting of a Man who committed suicide during the Impressionist Period
  • Realist Drama Widowers' House by George Bernard Shaw

    Realist Drama Widowers' House by George Bernard Shaw

    Theatre: The Widowers' House play by George Bernard Shaw takes place in London. This play highlights the struggles of the lower class and the exploitation of the lower class people at the hands of the corrupted upper class.
  • Lois Weber

    Lois Weber

    Film: First American woman to direct a featured silent film and first woman to be included in the Motion Picture Directors Association in 1916. Her most popular silent films are Hypocrites (1915) and Dumb Girl of Portici (1916)
  • Period: to

    Comtemporary Period

  • Women Liberation Movement 1970

    Women Liberation Movement 1970

    Photography: Photograph of the Women's Liberation Movement in Washington, D.C on August 26, 1970.
    Photo by Don Carl Steffan/ Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
  • Come and See WW2 Film

    Come and See WW2 Film

    Film: Directed by Elem Klimov, Come and See World War 2 Anti-war film set in Belarus during the German Occupation. A young Belarusian leaves his home and joins the Resistance Fighters against Nazi Germany.
  • Presidential Election

    Presidential Election

    Photography: Photograph of young supporters of President Clinton and Vice President Gore in 1996
    Photo by Wally McNamee from Getty Images