1.         I selected the video The Measure of All things: Greek Art and the Human Figure, because I believed it would be the most relatable to the required video and the readings. I also was still very curious on why Greeks portrayed humans the way they did.

2.         The first video began with the introduction of the human body in art and where it originated. It described how it started off with the nomads, then went to the Egyptians, and finally the Greeks. The video explained the difference between styles in each culture through the terms realism and idealism. The main question the video proposed was how the cultures had their own way of thinking, and that was answer is the hardwire that is in every human’s brain pathways that demands physical perfection. The 2^nd video was focused on the Greeks and their realistic form of sculpting humans. It goes on to describe the common forms of depicting humans including pregnant women, males in Olympia, and the perfection of each piece. Another point made was how there are not many famous Greek paintings. The Greeks had a lot of pottery that was known all over the world. The Greeks created the Classical Age though all of the main concepts in the video.

3.         The chapters go almost hand in and with the video. The text starts out by going over where many particular art forms were created including places like Mesopotamia, Egypt, The Aegean, Greece, and Rome. It explains how the geographical location of these areas impacted the art forms and styles they used and shared. It was interesting seeing the similarities and difference between the cultures and what art meant to their people. The next chapter had to do with the rise of Christianity though art. It went though the middle ages in Europe and explained how art transformed over time in the building of churches, statues, and glass windows. 

4.         The films gave me a great understanding on the establishment of how the human body is displayed in different art forms all over the world. The Greeks were the main focus of the videos that I watched and I think their perspective is very unique. In both the art forms and in their everyday life there was a strive to be a perfect shaped and Godly human and I feel like that can even relate to how people want to be today.