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ENG204 Mary Ann Gaisor Exam 1
Ancient World, Middle Ages, tragic hero, class definition of a hero, Antigone, Gawain and the Green Knight
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Undergraduate 2
04/13/2010

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Term
Ancient World Time Period
Definition
800 BC to 400 AD
Term
Ancient World Cultures
Definition

Hebrew

Greek

Roman

Term
Hebrew Attitude
Definition
Man is inadequate and God is omnipotent
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Greek Attitude
Definition
Intellectual honesty and curiosity
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Roman attitude
Definition
Social seriousness and a sense of order
Term
St. Augustine
Definition
Fusion of 3 cultures
Term
Hebrews
Definition

One religion, one God

Different from any other Ancient nation

Torah

Term
Torah
Definition

Hebrew book

539 BC

First 5 books of Old Testament

Term
Greeks
Definition

Democracy

The Individual

The Iliad and Odyssey (8th Century BC)

Homer's Heroes

Gods on Mt. Olympus

Term

Romans

 

Definition

Disorder of the World

Zeus is leader

Gods are blind forces man cannot control

Term
When/Where was first democracy?
Definition

Greek

5th century BC

Term
Ancient World Literature
Definition

Gilgamesh (Babylonian Epic) Quest for immortality

Hebrew's Old Testament

Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle (Greek)

Virgil, Ovid (Roman)

 

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Middle Ages Time Period
Definition

Medieval Period

500-1500 AD

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Hero (Middle Ages)
Definition
Fighting, power, wealth, loyalty, valor
Term
Standard Language
Definition
Latin
Term
Values in Middle Ages Literature
Definition
Christianity
Term
Famous Middle Ages Works
Definition

Koran

Beowulf

Song of Roland

Sir Gawain and Green Knight

Canterbury Tales

Everyman

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Ideals of Knightly Conduct
Definition

Courage

Loyalty

Courtesy

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Gawain 1st day exchange
Definition
Deer and 1 kiss
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Gawain 2nd day exchange
Definition
boar and 2 kisses
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Gawain 3rd exchange
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fox and 3 kisses
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Name of Rhyme in Gawain
Definition
bob and wheel
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