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Asian Literature Flashcards

1
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What is Persia

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Iran

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2
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What is Mesapotamia

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Iraq

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3
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What is the two rivers in Mesopotamia called?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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4
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What is Asia Manor?

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Turkey

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5
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this river first nurtured human settlement

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Yellow/ Huang Ho river

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6
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this is the finest era of Chinese civilization due to not having war/colonization

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Tang dynasty

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7
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These people created landmark works involved elsewhere in the world

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Tu Fu, Li Po, and Wang Wei

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8
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he is a poet historian for portrayal of political disorder

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Tu Fu

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9
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He wrote vocational verse and wrote piece about himself; clear imagery; conversational tone

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Li Po

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10
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The 10 dynasty of China

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Xia, Shang, Chou, Chin, Han, Tang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, Manchu

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11
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True or False

During the contemporary times, chinese writers have remained prolific

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true

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12
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he is a fictionist who won 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature; known for hallucinating realism

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Mo Yan

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13
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this is a collection of historical movement and ideologies

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Feminism

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14
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This began in the 20th century in the tradition with Chinese revolution

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Feminism

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15
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examples of feminism in China

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Lotus feet/ concubines

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16
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this country was influenced by chinese language and literature

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Japan

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17
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what is Tanka and how many syllables?

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5-7-5-7-7 lines; 31 syllables

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18
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what is the first 3 lines of Tanka called?

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Hokku

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19
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what is haiku and how many syllables?

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5-7-5; 17 syllables

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20
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what are the diverse form of theater in Japan

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Noh and Kabuki

21
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14th century: this form of theater is known for its slow, deliberate movements, minimalist stage settings, and the theme is mostly supernatural beings, spirits, and historical tales

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Noh

22
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17th century: emerged in the Ido Period. it features elaborate costumes, exaggerated makeup and dramatic gestures. Performances often involve elaborate stage effects, like trapdoors, revolving stages and flying actors

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Kabuki

23
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A special makeup used in Kabuki and Noh

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Kumadori and Kesho

24
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this is a footbridge/ extension of stage; used to make dramatic entrances and exits

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Hanamichi

25
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it refers to male actors who specialize in portraying female character

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Onnagata

26
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what do u call the hard style and soft style?

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Aragoto- hard
Wagoto - soft

27
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posing to display their character

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Mie

28
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These poets wrote poetry in Classical Chinese as early as the 4th century BCE

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Korea

29
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replaces letters from the original alphabet with the letters of the new one; shows how the term was produced in another language

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Transliterations

30
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when did joreans develop Hangul?

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15th century

31
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this led to the creation of North and South Korea

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Korean war

32
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these are the themes that have been present in Korean works since the 1950s

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Alienation, disintegration, and conscience

33
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this has become a strong theme in Korean lit such as poems, novels (20th century)

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Self identity

34
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root of Indian literature

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Veda, Brahmanas, and the Upanishads

35
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this is written in Sanskrit language which gave first birth to literary works

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Veda

36
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this is when written literature appeared in India

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16th century

37
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a language that pervades the India up to the present day

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English

38
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during this century, India gained independence

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20th century

39
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A nobel prize winner; first non-european winner to be awarded the nobel prize for literature

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Rabindranath Tagore

40
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these are highly accomplished and internationàlly acclaimed Indian wirters

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Prem Chand, Raja Rao, and R.K. Narayan

41
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what literary tradition flourished in the middle east?

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Arabic

42
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describe the contemporary times in the middle east

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-the issue of freedom of expression has become problematic for arabic writers in the 21st century
- tension between religious and secular movements

43
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What is Burma

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Myanmar

44
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this country’s literature has been heavily influenced by Buddhist, Thai, and English culture

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Myanmar

45
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this country experienced 2 golden eras of Literature

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Thailand
- King Narai
- King Rama II

46
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these 2 countries owe their literary traditions in large part of the sanskrit language and the islam culture

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Malaysia and Indonesia

47
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this is the only country in Asia that has not been colonized

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Thailand

48
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this 2 countries developed very distinct voices when the new Malay and Indonesian languages were born

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Malaysia and Indonesia

49
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it is the use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses. It also creates a mental picture/ sensation in the reader’s mind

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Imagery

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