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Humanities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are some reasons for Rome's decline? | Unclear process of succession, massive size of empire made administration difficult, threats, large amount of military spending |
| To what extent do we see parallels with the decline of Rome and the status of the U.S. on the international scene today? | Unclear process of succession after the death of an emperor, Massive size of the empire made administration difficult, military threats from along the borders of the empire, large amount of military spending, lack of dedication to a common culture. |
| What are some early depictions of Jesus in art? | Young, beardless and with short hair |
| What is the oldest depiction of Jesus? | Jesus performing a miracle |
| Jesus as a solidar | Lack of a beard |
| Jesus in an illuminated manuscript | the blond hair |
| What was constantine? | First Rome emperor to accept Christianity |
| What was the Council of Nicaea? | Called by Emperor Constantine to settle disputes about Christian doctrines |
| In order for a book to be included with the New Testament portion of the bible it needed to be connected with who? | Jesus, The Apostles, or Paul |
| Who only wrote around half of the letters attributed to him due to differences n writing style and theological views? | Paul |
| Who was Augustine? | One of two major Christian theologist/ philosophers of the middles ages |
| What was the first spiritual autobiography in the West and also most famous? | Confessions |
| What was the first work that analyzes in detail the relationship between Christianity and human history? | City of God |
| What was Rome's Three Children? | The Byzantine Civilization, The islamic Civilization, The early medieval civilization |
| What one of Romes three children emerged out of Western half of the Roman empire? | The early Medieval civilization |
| What one of Rome's children emerged out of the southeastern portion of the Roman Empire | Islamic Civilization |
| What one of Rome's children emerged out of the eastern half of the Roman Empire? | Byzantine Civilization |
| Who was born in Mecca in modern day Saudi Arabia? | Muhammad |
| Was Muhammad a prophet or a divine human being? | Prophet |
| What is they key difference for muslims? | Muhammad is the most important and final prophet |
| How many people are muslim today? | 1 out of 7 |
| What time period is also known as the Dark Ages? | The Early-Medieval Civilization |
| What are some characteristics of the Early Medieval Civilization? | Short life, Low levels of education and literacy, little travel or trade, not a good time to be alive |
| What are the characteristics of monasteries? | simple living structured around worship and labor |
| What are the benefits of monasteries? | Played a major role in converting new population to Christianity, provided social services, active about making copies of books |
| Who was Benedict? | Wrote the Rule of Saint Benedict |
| What are illuminated manuscripts? | elaborately decorated books created in monasteries |
| What does parchment equal? | animal skin paper |
| What does illumination equal? | The play of light on gold |
| What does marginalia equal? | |
| Who was in charge of the Monastery? | Abbott(Father) (Abba) |
| Who is in charge of the Abbott? | Lord |
| How are decisions made in the monastery? | First everyone will come together and talk about it and then the Abbott will have the final say |
| How does the virtue obedience compare to today? | Freedom, bill of rights, individualism |
| What was the virtue silence like back then and How does the virtue silence compare to today? | Back then- No gossip, laughing, can talk Today- Freedom of speech, always talking, laughing |
| What was the virtue humility like back then compared to today? | Back then- Be humble, fit in the crowed, everyones the same Today- Be different, Be yourself |
| Is there private property in the monastery? | No it is a communal given by the Abbott |
| How is private property viewed in the U.S.? | Private Property is huge in todays world, everyone is about and for themselves |
| How are goods distributed in the monastery? | They give goods are needed, there was no favoritism |
| How are days spent at the monastery? | Working in the yards/ manual labor then etelectual labor, keeps you busy all the time, no rest |
| What is the Prayerful Reading? | meditative approach, by which the reader seeks to taste and savor the beauty and the truth of every phrase and passage |
| How are business activities handled or what is the attitude toward profit in the monastry? | Allowed to bring money but only enough for the monasrty, just need enough money to satisfy the monastery |
| What was the context from the article "A sign from Above?" | They needed a new roof, so they decided to sell Rare beer over seas |
| What was the unusual thing about there customer service? | Hard to get a hold of, when they do answer they tell you when you can come, what beer you can buy, tell you how much your going to pay, if you don't like it then God be with you. |
| What were some of the pivotal events in Donalds Jacksons life? | Had a scholarship to go to art school, decided to because of a little girl giving him a complement of his hand writing. |
| What methods were used to create the Saint Johns bible? | Quill pen, egg yoke, parchment for paper |
| Why did they want to use modern abstract images instead of more traditional ones? | They didn't want to do what has already been done |
| What methods were used for the fundraising events? | 7 different presentation, 45min each/ sponsorship for pages |
| What is the purpose of having major courses? | prepare you for the job market, having a major show you can be trained in a certain field |
| What is the purpose of LAC courses? | Helps prepare you to be a citizen |
| What are some of the Job market advice Hesse gave us? | Two majors are better then one, graduate degree sets you above everyone else who only has a B.A, its easier to go to school when you are still young |
| What is the difference between the Past V. History? | The past= everything that has happened up to this moment in time History= Our record of what has happened in the past |
| What are the limits of the study of history? | It is impossible to have a 100% accurate account of any event in the past |
| History exists primarily in what? | Written Records |
| What are the reasons to study history? | learn lessons from the past to use in the present, history helps to shape personal identity, and expression of gratitude |
| What are some evidence for human evolution? | Fossil record, DNA similarities, vestigial structures |
| What does B.C. A.D B.C.E and C.E all stand for? | Before Christ, In the year of our lord, Before common Era, Common Era |
| What are the first examples of drawing and paintings? | Cave paintings usually depict of extinct animals |
| What was the name of the cave called? | Chauvet Cave? |
| What were the first examples of sculpture? | Venus statues, Venus of Hohle Fels, Venus of Willendorf |
| What was the 1st example of world literature? | The Epic of Gilgamesh |
| What was Hammurabi's code? | set of 282 laws |
| What does Genesis 1-2 mean? | The book of Genesis chapter 1 through chapter 2 |
| What was the covenant with Abraham? | Story of Abraham and Isaac; test of faith, God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham agrees to do so but at the last minute God intervenes and prevents the sacrifice |
| What was the emergence of monotheism? | Belief in one God |
| Why is the Chauvet cave in such a pristine condition? | There was no touching anything in the cave and having to stay on the trail the whole time, also there nobody allowed in the cave for a long time |
| What is the content of the drawing and paintings in the cave? | Drawings of peoples dreams |
| What are the characteristics of God in the first account of Genesis? | All knowing, all powerful |
| What are the characteristics of God in the second account of Genesis? | Trail and error |
| The two main city-states in classical greece? | Athens and Sparta |
| Athens was what? | Naval power, urban, democratic |
| Sparta was what? | Land power, rural, authoritarian |
| What are some characteristics of Greek democracy? | Demos- the people Kratia= the rule of, only male citizens could vote and hold office, slaved based economy |
| What are some advantages of democratic system of government? | The people have a say over who governs them |
| What are some disadvantages of democratic system of government? | The "tyranny of the majority", most citizens are not well informed, most citizens want both elaborate government services and low taxes |
| What was the characteristics of Homer? | Author of Iliad and the odyssey |
| What type of poems were the Iliad and the odyssey? | Epic adventure poems |
| What was the major theme in the poems the Iliad and Odyssey? | Courage and confidence |
| Who was Socrates? | Father of Western philosophy |
| What were the charges against Socrates in the Apology? | Believing in the wrong Gods, and corrupting the youth |
| What are the characteristics of the Parthenon? | Influenced architecture by wealth, culture and power, looks like are straight lines and right angles but really there is none |
| What are some characteristics of the Roman Republic? | System of government with a divison of power between branches of government, it was divided between two groups the patricians and the plebeians |
| What are some characteristics of the Early Roman Empire? | Augustus and the Pax Romana, |
| Who was Augustus? | The first emperor of Rome |
| The Pax Romana was a what? | An empire that stretched from modern-day Scotland to Iraq |
| What were some characteristics of Roman architecture? | Concrete, arches, roads and stadiums |
| What is concrete? | Could be poured into molds v, using cut stone and bricks |
| What are arches? | Increased support v, using post and lintel methods |
| What are the significance of the Roman roads? | They all lead to Rome, built quickly to move troops and their supplies |
| What were some of the Stadiums in Rome? | Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Bread and Circus |
| What was the significance of the Bread and Circus? | Served to entertain the public but also keep them distracted from their poverty |
| What are some connections between Judaism and Christianity? | Christianity emerged out of Judaism, Messiah is Hebrew for anointed one , for jews the Messiah has not come yet |
| What was early life like for Jesus? | baptized at age 30 by John the baptist and then began to preach, heal the sick and perform exorcisms |
| What were Jesus main teachings? | The power of God, The golden Rule, forgiveness and love of one's enemies, rewards in the afterlife |
| Who was Paul? | Originally a jew who wanted to discredit jesus and his followers, he had some type of divine vision and accepted Jesus as his messiah |
| What part of the bible consist of letters from Paul to various Christians communities defending and promoting the faith? | The new Testament |
| What was Pauls oldest letter? | Thessalonians |
| Why was christianity appealing? | Emphasis on rewards in the afterlife, on the equality of all before God, and was communal/social aspects provided believers with a sense of belonging and purpose |
| Who was the first person to witness the resurrected Jesus? | Mary Magdalene |
| What were the attitudes towards women due to Pauls letters? | expected to be mothers and obedient wives, women should be silent in the churches |
| What are the four gospels in the bible? | Matthew, mark, luke, john |
| What was the oldest of the gospels? | mark |
| What gospel does Jesus perform exorcisms and speaks in parables? | Mark |
| What gospel did Jesus famously raise lazarus from the dead? | John |
| What is the Two-source hypothesis? | Explaining the underlying relationship between Matthew, mark, Luke, and John |
| What is going on the parable of the sower? | Some seeds grows, some doesn't. The message: Word of God is the sower, the seeds are the message of God, some people will spread the message of God, some people won’t. |
| What are the Beatitudes? | Poor people who are blessed |
| In the high middle ages what was the leap forward? | Western Europe had emerged from its backwardness |
| What are some characteristics of the territorial monarchies? | Large tracts of land, precursors of our modern states, compromise between city/states and small kingdoms |
| What are some characteristics of religious and religious pilgrimages? | Ordinary person travled vast distances to see . Camino de Santiago, The way |
| What is Camino de Santiago? | Famous route for medieval pilgrams to see the bones of one of Jesus Apostles |
| What is The Way? | Film staring Martin Sheen as a modern day, father who walks the Camino de Santiago as a type of pilgrimage after his son's death |
| What are the Crusades motives? | To spread Christianity, gain terriotry and wealth |
| What are the Crusades methods? | Brutal against Muslims and Jews, any religious tradition can inspire both great good and great evil |
| Who is Francis Assisi? | Son of wealthy merchant, similar to the life of the Buddha, attempted to imitate the life of Christ |
| What are the characteristics of Thomas Aquinas? | Embraced scholasticism, Most famous for offering five arguments for the existence of God |
| What are the characteristics of the Gothic architecture? | Solid walls, external supports, lighter walls, stained glass windows |
| Who created the terza Rima? | Dante |
| What is going on in the introductory scene? | Dante is in a deep wooden valley, tried to get out but the "beast" doesn't let get out of the dark places in his life. |
| What is Dante going through in his life? | Midlife crises/ dark times |
| What is the significance of Virgil? | He offers to help out Dante |
| What is written on the entrance to hell? | nothing |
| who is outside of the entrance? | Agonstics and other folks telling them to come in |
| who is charon? | The one who gets people into hell |
| What is Limbo? | Folks who are born before christianity |
| Who is placed in Limbo? | Virgil |
| Are they punished? | They can never be rewarded or leave but they are not punished |
| who are the Prodigal? | The folks who spend there money on pointless stuff |
| who are the miserly? | People who hored there money |
| How do their punishments fit their sins? | There lies are defined as money so now for after like there punishment deals with money, They will have stacks of money and have to run into each other and it will continue for eternity |
| How are the Wrathful punished for there sins? | They were violence people so there punishment in the after life would be hurting eachother for the rest of eternity |
| How are the Slothful punished for there sins? | They were lazy people so they got Stuck under a rock and couldn't move and barley could breath for the rest of eternity |
| What are the characteristic of lucifer and the center of Earth? | It was cold, and he had three gross faces |
| Who was being eaten by Lucifer? | Judeus, Brudeus and Cacteus |
| Why was Judeus, Brudeus and Cacteus being eaten by lucifer? | They betrayed |
| What is the worst sin? | Betraying |
| What is the purpose of purgatory? | When people arn't bad enough for hell but not good enough for heaven |
| Why is Beatrice Dante's guide through heaven instead of Virgil? | Because Virgil can't leave Limbo |
| How does Dant's depiction of God/The trinity compare with the sterotypical father figure version? | 3 rings on top of eachother with rainbows shooting out, there was an image of a man(jesus) in one of the circles |
| Who were the main participants at the actual Battle of San Romano? | City state v. City state Mercenaries are the people who are paid to fight |
| Who commissioned the painting? | Wealthy banker |
| What are some characteristics of the painting? | Depth perception, transition work, bloody battle scene, painted on wood |
| How has the shape of the painting changed? | Geometric Shape |
| Where are the three painting located today? why? | In 3 different cities because there to old and would be broke if they got moved. |
| How does Ucello's work differ from traditional medieval approached to drawing and painting? | No religion, attempt at 3D |
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