GREAT BOOKS- MIDTERM Flashcards
(26 cards)
china’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist
Confucius
he influenced the civilizations of china and other asian countries
Confucius
most revered sacred scripture in the Confucian tradition
the lunyu
a 700 year old japanese verse form; a three line poem consisting of 17 syllables
haiku
a nigerian novelist acclaimed for his unsentimental depictions of the social and psychological disorientation accompanying the imposition of western customs and values upon traditional african society
Chinua Achebe
acclaimed as the finest novel written about life in nigeria at the end of the 19th century; world’s most widely read african novel
things fall apart
the main character; often described as roaring flame
okonkwo
symbolizes potential, masculinity, and life
fire
cold, impotent ash
nwoye
wealth, status, and masculinity’; king of crops
yams
devastating effects of european contact and christian missionaries; white men and colonists
locusts
a masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestors of the village; respected and honor men
egwugwu
symbolize the feminine aspect of life in umuofia
folktales
adopted son of okonkwo
ikemefuna
Okonkwo’s father, lazy, musician, and wine drinker
UNOKA
2nd wife, Ezinma’s mother
Ekwefi
favorite child of Okonkwo
EZINMA
Okonkwo’s closest friend
Obierika
what is the longest epic in the world?
mahabharata
where is the text passage taken “revenge is not always better, but neither is forgiveness; learn to know them both, so that there is no problem” ?
mahabharata
what are the 3 religions in china that have influenced chinese life and thought?
taoism, confucianism, and buddhism
aside from “book of days” the analects of confucius is also called?
the lunyu
according to the analects of confucius, the welfare of the nation necessarily depended on wealth of it people
false
the yajur veda of the aryan culture is considered the oldest type of vedic literature (t or f)
false
