Midterm (Literature) Flashcards
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1st king of Uruk (T1)
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Nimrod
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god of earth (T1)
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Enlil
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has a dream about the afterlife (T1)
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Enkidu
4
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sun god (T1)
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Shamash
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was deceived by a serpent (T1)
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Eve
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god of waters (T1)
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Ea
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friend of Gilgamesh (T1)
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Enkidu
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married Xerxes the first (Ahasuerus) and became empress of Persia (T1)
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Esther
9
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gave all of the animals their names (T1)
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Adam
10
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sky god or god of the firmament (T1)
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Anu
11
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giant who was the watcher of the cedar forest (T1)
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Humbaba
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the goddess of love (T1)
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Ishtar
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built a boat after hearing information standing beside a reed fence (T1)
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Utnapishtim
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ferryman (T1)
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Urshanabi
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5th king of Uruk (T1)
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Gilgamesh
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goddess who created humans (T1)
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Aruru
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told Gilgamesh the story of the flood (T1)
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Utnapishtim
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Whose capital was Ninevah? (T1)
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Assyrians
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Whose writing system was first called cuneiform? (T1)
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Sumerians
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Who were called the Amorites and founded the city of Babel? (T1)
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Babylonians
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Whose descendants lived in Egypt after famine swept through the land and were later enslaved by the Egyptians? (T1)
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Hebrews
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What does Mesopotamia mean? (T1)
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land between two rivers
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List the three sons of Noah and his wife. (T1)
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Shem, Ham & Japheth
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What were the Sumerians known for doing or using first? (T1)
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writing system- Cuneiform
number system based on 60 (time)
first city-states
first wheeled vehicles
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What are the first five books of the Old Testament called according to the Hebrews? (T1)
the Torah
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List three religions that the Jewish beliefs founded. (T1)
Judaism (Old Testament)
Islam (Quran)
Christianity (New Testament & Old Testament)
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What was created on Day 1? (T1)
light,
separation of light & darkness,
day & night
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What was created on Day 2? (T1)
water on earth & the firmament
| water on earth & water in the sky separated
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What was created on Day 3? (T1)
dry land,
separated land from water which creates seas,
plants, trees, flowers, vegetation (to breathe)
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What was created on Day 4? (T1)
Sun, moon & stars (the universe),
| this creates Time
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What was created on Day 5? (T1)
sea creatures & air creatures
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What was created on Day 6? (T1)
animals on land 1st
| then man
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What happens on Day 7? (T1)
Gods rests & makes it a holy day (to show man what to do: work then rest)
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What two things do Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill that causes the gods to become angry and punish Enkidu? (T1)
Humbaba
| the Bull of Heaven
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What two things was Gilgamesh known for building in Uruk? (T1)
the outer walls
| the temple
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List two similar things between the Biblical flood story and the Epic of Gilgamesh flood story (not the flood, boat, or Noah person). (T1)
both brought other people on the boat with them
| both brought animals on the boat
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What did Shamash send to help Gilgamesh defeat Humbaba? (T1)
the 8 winds
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What was the symbol between God and Noah that God would never again destroy the earth with a flood? (T1)
the rainbow
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Whose kings included Darius the 1st and Artaxerxes? (T1)
Persians
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What people group conquered the Mesopotamian area around 1100 BC and assimilated the culture into their own? (T1)
Assyrians
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What people group assimilated the Sumerian culture into their own around 1790 BC with the reign of Hammurabi? (T1)
a
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Who are Semitic people who migrated to Canaan? (T1)
Hebrews
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What people group was the Epic of Gilgamesh ORIGINALLY about? (T1)
Sumerians
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What people group captured Israel and then let them return to their homeland? (T1)
Persians
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the priest of Apollo (T2)
Chryses
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the wife of Hector (T2)
Andromache
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the gods at first wanted him to go and steal Hector's body (T2)
Hermes
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original husband of Helen (T2)
Menelaus
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goddess of love and beauty (T2)
Aphrodite
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Hector's son (T2)
Scamandrius
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guided King Priam through the Greek ships to see Achilles (T2)
Hermes
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asked Achilles to protect him (T2)
Calchus
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gray eyed (T2)
Athena
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had 50 sons who were killed in the war (T2)
Priam
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Achilles' prize (T2)
Briseis
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the earth goddess or mother earth (T2)
Gaea
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was working at her loom and did not know that her husband had been killed (T2)
Andromache
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the archer god (T2)
Apollo
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most beautiful woman in the world (T2)
Helen
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his title is Astyanax (T2)
Scamandrius
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the god or goddess who protected Hector's body from being mutilated (T2)
Apollo
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known for their defeat of Troy around 1250 BC (T2)
Mycenaeans
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helped Hector run from Achilles (T2)
Apollo
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invaded Greece around 1100 BC (T2)
Dorians
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writer of the Iliad and The Odyssey (T2)
Homer
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asked Zeus to bless his son and make his son a better man than he was (T2)
Hector
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lived on the island of Crete (T2)
Minoans
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white armed goddess (T2)
Hera
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polis (T2)
city-state
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Achilles' best friend (T2)
Patrochlus
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traded with the Greeks after 800 BC (T2)
Phoenicians
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gave Achilles his spear back after he threw it at Hector and missed (T2)
Athena
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also called the swift runner (T2)
Achilles
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Athens and Sparta (T2)
city-states
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goddess of wisdom and war (T2)
Athena
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Greeks used the written signs of these people to establish their alphabet (T2)
Phoenicians
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sea goddess and mother of Achilles (T2)
Thetis
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turned into Deiphobus and told Hector to stop running from Achilles so that they could fight him together (T2)
Athena
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the Greek commander that tried to get Achilles and Agamemnon to call a truce (T2)
Nestor
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Who were the three women who spoke over Hector's dead body? (T2)
Andromache, Helen & Hequba
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Who was the breaker of horses? (T2)
Hector
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How many days did Achilles give King Priam to do the funeral rituals for Hector? (T2)
eleven
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List two things that were different in the Biblical flood story and the Epic of Gilgamesh flood story. (T1)
1) Utnaptishtim brought his family, extended family, and workers. Noah brought his wife, three sons, and their wives.
2) Utnaptishtim's boat was square, but Noah's boat was longer than it was wide.
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What was the name of the festival that was held in honor of Zeus? (T2)
the Olympics
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The Iliad takes place during what part of the Trojan war? (T2)
the last 2 months
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How many Greek ships were sent to fight Troy? (T2)
1,000
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How long did the Greek and Trojan War last? (T2)
10 years (according to legend)
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What did Calculus say that the Greeks have to do to appease Apollo's anger? (T2)
give Chryseis back
don't take a ransom
offer a sacrifice to Apollo
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What are the other three names used for the Greeks? (T2)
Achaeans
Argives
Danaans
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What does the title Astyanax mean? (T2)
Lord of the city
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What did Priam do when he came to see Achilles? (T2)
kissed Achilles' hand
| kneeled
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long narrative poem
epic
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What are the two types of epics?
folk
| literary
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epic that is recited or sung for entertainment and passed down orally
folk epic
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epic that is written (by a specific author)
literary epic
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What makes up an epic hero?
brave, strong, loyal & virtuous
has a flaw
usually a higher class person/ king/ semi-divine
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proves the hero's strength, bravery, wisdom & virtue
epic conflict
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the long journey or quest a hero takes in search of something of value
a heroic quest
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when the hero receives help from one of the gods
| some of the gods may also work against the hero
divine intervention
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___ is when the speaker/ author asks the gods (especially the ___) to help him tell the story.
Invocation of the Muse
| Muse
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How many Muses are there?
9
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the speaker sets the poem up by allowing the reader/ listener to know the major theme of the poem
opening statement of theme
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the poem starts with the action and the speaker uses flashbacks to tell of earlier incidents
In Medias Res
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In Medias Res is a ___ word meaning "___".
Latin
| "in the middle of things"
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the speaker uses lofty & elevated language to tell the story
serious tone
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elaborate extended comparisons using "like" or "as" to help the reader understand or imagine the action
epic similies
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stock descriptive words or phrases; used instead of a person's name
epithets
