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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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