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Exam 1 EH 235

Exam 1 EH 235 Review

what are some key themes of Beowulf the end shows transitions from the old ways to the new 'uncertain' ways of life, pride and the value of proving oneself, heroic actions
what is the significance of religion in history? a shared set of rituals and united communities
what is a mythology often explain the origins of a practice or natural phenomenon
what is usually the last thing created in creation stories? humans
cosmic egg featureless, undifferentiated universe. It can often be linked to a watery existence (thought to relate to circumstances of human birth)
ex nihilo creation from nothing
separation of nature a theme of categorizing nature in creation stories
transformation of deity deity becomes something else eg a river
what are some key themes of the iroquos creation story? the good mind and bad mind made various things in their image, make the world from their mother's body parts
who are the brothers in the Iroquos creation story? the good mind and the bad mind
how does Popol Vol explain cave paintings? the bad mind trapped animals to keep them from humans, the good mind released them
Who are Ask and Embla? the first humans in the Vala's Prophecy (Poetic Edda)
what is it called when an oral story is written down? codification
what are some key themes of Ovid's Metamorphoses? changing of forms, the shift from a utopia to a world needing consequences, the actions of gods affect people
who is the creator in Ovid's Metamorphoses? none is specified!
"Man alone can raise his face toward heaven" is from what? Ovid's Metamorphoses
what are some key themes of the Vala's Prophecy in the Poetic Edda? wyrd/fate or destiny,
who gave Ask and Embla sense? Hoenir
who gave Ask and Embla blood and goodly color? Lodur
who gave Ask and Embla spirit? Odin
who created Midgard? Bur's sons
what are some key themes of the Hebrew Bible's Genesis? importance of spoken word (god spoke things into existence, except humans made more hands-on), humans yearn for knowledge, humans introduced evil by sinning
what is with the prevalence of twins in the creation stories we covered? natural juxtaposition - allows for intro of good vs evil (ie cain and abel (though not twins), good mind and bad mind, etc)
what are some key themes of Popol Vuh? importance of spoken word, cultural memory, humans made of water and corn (important to the peoples following this religion), establishing of gender roles
what are some key themes of Innana's descent? people's attempts to understand death and what might come next, establishes the seasons, ancestor worship
who are Hunahpu and Xbalanque? from Popol Vuh, win favor of Heart of the Sky for killing 7 Macaw for slighting the gods
what does the sumerian word for ear also mean? wisdom (opening her "ear" to the great below, preparing to learn about the afterlife)
why is Inanna stripped of her belongings as she descends? to strip her of her power and status (we are all equal in death/must play by death's rules)
who is Neti in Inanna's Descent? the guard of the door
what are some key themes of our passage in Dante's Inferno?
what are some key themes of the Aenid (The Odyssey)?
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