Art history | Arts and humanities | Khan Academy
We understand the history of humanity through art. From prehistoric depictions of woolly mammoths to contemporary abstraction, artists have addressed their time and place in history and have expressed universal human truths for tens of thousands of years.
Overview
Added
March 18, 2026
Subject & domain
arts-music · art-history-criticism
Grade range
Grade 7–Grade 12 (Senior)
Page kind
Course
Introduction
Art History Course Overview
- Course Scope: A comprehensive survey of global art history spanning from prehistoric times to the contemporary era.
- Chronological and Regional Sections:
- Prehistoric art
- Ancient Mediterranean and Europe
- Medieval Europe and Byzantine art
- Art of the Islamic world (640 CE–present)
- Europe (1300–1800 and 1800–1900)
- Modernisms (1900–1980)
- Global cultures (1980–present)
- Geographic Focus Areas:
- The Americas (to World War I)
- Asia
- Africa
- Oceania
- Special Projects: Includes "The Seeing America Project" and specific resources for educators.
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