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terms usually are not, unless they include names. Follow the conventions of your discipline.the Bronze Ageancient Romethe Depressionthe nineteenth centurythe Industrial Revolutionthe Shang dynastyProhibitionthe colonial periodthe Seven Years' Warthe baby boomNouns and adjectives designating cultural styles, movements, and schools are generallycapitalized only when derived from names or when they need to be distinguished fromgeneric terms (as in Stoicism). Again, follow the conventions of your discipline.classicalAristotelian reasoningimpressionismDadaismmodernismHudson River schooldeconstructionRomanesque architectureNames of days of the week, months, and holidays are capitalized, but names of seasons arenot. For more on date systems, see 23.3.TuesdaySeptemberIndependence Dayspring22.1.3 Other Types of NamesOther types of names also follow specific patterns for capitalization, and some require italics.Academic courses and subjects. Capitalize the names of specific courses but not ofgeneral subjects or fields of study, except for the names of languages.Introduction to Asian Artart historyTopics in Victorian LiteratureEnglish literatureActs, treaties, and government programs. Capitalize the formal or accepted titles of acts,