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1
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When was the Renaissance?

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14th-17th century

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What does Renaissance mean?

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Rebirth

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What did the Renaissance embrace?

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the reawakening of scholarship (studia humanitatis); recovery of ancient learning (rebirth); rise of scientific inquiry; self emancipation of the individual

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What are the qualities of a Renaissance man?

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well informed man of the world; all knowledge is his province; art

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Medieval Thought

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Natural Law: universal moral absolutes that can be discovered through human reason; the source of these laws is God; divine and natural law are superior to man made laws; metaphysical (Heaven to come, spiritual)
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Renaissance Thought

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Humanism: individualism, faith in science; questions scriptures; emphasis on man and his achievements; physical (material gain, this life rather than the one to come, secular)
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Who is the author of the Prince?

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Machiavelli

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What language is the Prince in?

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Italian

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What is the date of the Prince?

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1513

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When was the Prince published?

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1532 (posthumously)

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Who was Florence occupied by in 1494?

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French troops

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12
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Who is the leader when the republic is restored?

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Piero Soderini

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Who were the Medicis?

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powerful Florentine family

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When did the Medici family return to power?

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1512

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What was Machiavelli accused of?

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Trying to kill Guiliano de Medici

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What happened to Machiavelli?

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tortured by the Medicis and then exiled to his villa in Sant’ Andrea

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17
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What happened to Machiavelli in exile?

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He became bored

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18
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Who is the Prince dedicated to?

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Lorenzo de Medici

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19
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What does the Prince focus on?

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the attributes of good political leadership

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20
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What is the Prince?

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The world’s longest job application

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21
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Who was the Prince?

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Cesare Borgia

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What did the Prince go by?

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Duke Valentino

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Who was the father of the Prince?

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illegitimate son of the Pope Alexander VI

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24
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What did Duke Valentino use people for?

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to do his dirty work

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25
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What must every leader deal with?

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fortune and misfortune

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What does Machiavelli compare fortune to?

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a wild river and a woman

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27
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How can leaders limit the effects of bad fortune

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by preparing for it and acting boldly

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28
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What should Duke seem to be?

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compassionate, trustworthy, sympathetic, hones, religious; be prepared to be the opposite if necessary

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29
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What is the most important quality the prince should have?

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The appearance of being a religious person

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30
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What can form a substantial base for the prince’s power?

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Acts of kindness

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31
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What is it better for a leader to be?

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Better to be feared than loved

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32
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What must a leader avoid?

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being hated by his people

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33
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What does hatred result in?

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more resources being used to pacify citizens, more vulnerable to enemies

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34
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When did Machiavelli die?

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June 27, 1527

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35
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Where was Machiavelli buried?

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Santa Croce

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36
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Who banned Machiavelli’s works and why?

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Pope Paul IV in 1559

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37
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Who is the author of Paradise Lost?

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John Milton

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38
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When was Paradise Lost written?

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1667

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39
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What language is Paradise Lost written in?

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Early Modern Englsih

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40
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What is Paradise Lost?

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an epic

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41
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What is Paradise Lost modeled after?

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classical epics like the Odyssey

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42
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Who was Milton’s muse?

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the Holy Spirit

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43
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What meter does Milton use?

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heroic verse

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44
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What is heroic verse in English?

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iambic pentameter

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45
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What is a foot?

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basic unit of measurement in a line of poetry

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46
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What does lamb mean?

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a specific type of foot made of 2 syllables (unstressed, stressed)

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47
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What does pentameter mean?

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each line contains 5 feet

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48
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What is heroic verse in the classical languages?

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dactylic hexameter

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49
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What are the classical languages?

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Greek and Latin

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50
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What is Satan’s chief sin?

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Pride

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51
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What are Adam’s natural gifts?

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wisdom and strength (authority)

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52
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Who is Raphael?

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angel; humanity’s confidant; advises Adam

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53
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What is Eve’s natural gift?

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beauty

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54
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Who is Gabriel?

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the angel that guards the entrance to Paradise

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55
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Where is the entrance to Paradise?

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eastern end of Paradise

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56
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What language is Beowulf in?

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Old English

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57
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Who is the author of Beowulf?

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What is the date of Beowulf?

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9th century AD

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Old English

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450 AD-1150 AD

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Middle English

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1150 AD-1500 AD

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Early Modern English

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1500 AD-1700 AD

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Modern English

63
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When were the dark ages?

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5-7th century AD

64
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What were 5 immediate effects of the Gothic Invasion?

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Widespread destruction of past achievements; degeneration of European civilization into a crude chaotic, tribal civilization; destruction of schools; disappearance of knowledge of Greek and Latin; destruction, abandonment, or hiding away of books

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4 characteristics of Gothic people (Beowulf)

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fierce love of action; love of independence; respect for their own women; interest in the grotesque, strange, and mysterious

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What is the gothic religion like?

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pessimistic, many gods, hopeless good vs. overpowering evil, afterlife (Valhalla)

67
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Shield

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famous ancestor of Hrothgar; Beowulf

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Hrothgar

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King of the Danes

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Higlac

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Beowulf’s uncle

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Edgethow

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Beowulf’s father

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Unferth

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advisor/thane of Hrothgar; Beowulf

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Brecca

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youthful companion of Beowulf

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Grendel

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terrorized Herot; Beowulf

74
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Hermod

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bad example of a King

75
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Hrunting

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Beowulf’s sword

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Wiglaf

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loyal companion

77
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What language is the Bhagavad Ghita written?

78
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What is the Bhagavad Ghita a part of?

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Mahabharata

79
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What language is the Canterbury Tales written in?

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Middle English

80
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What is the date of the Canterbury Tales?

81
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The Knight

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good; highest social rank of the pilgrims; Canterbury

82
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The Parson

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good; village priest; plowman’s brother; Canterbury

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The Plowman

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good; Canterbury

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The Prioress

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2nd in authority at a nunnery; Canterbury

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85
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The Monk

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Canterbury

86
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The Cook

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serves 5 guildsmen

87
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The Wife of Bath

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had 5 husbands, looking for a 6

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The Pardoner

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evil; sells induldgences

89
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The Miller

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The Reeve

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evil; overseer of an estate

91
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The Friar

92
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What 3 controversial issues does the Wife of Bath discuss?

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practical experience vs. received authority; female freedom is more important than male domination; unblushing sensuality

93
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When was Chuang Zu written?

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4th century BC

94
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Skepticism

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life has limitations; knowledge is unlimited; to use something that has limits to pursue something that doesn’t have limits is fool’s play (Chuang Zu)
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What language is Gilgamesh in?

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Characteristics of Ancient Major (Pre Greece) Civilizations

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absolute rule; absence of humanistic thought; closed state of mind; Gilgamesh

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Monotheism

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one god, god has eternal life, all powerful, absolute standard for good and evil

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Polytheism

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many gods, gods have eternal life, power is limited, not concerned with standards of good and evil
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99
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Anu

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father god (Gilgamesh)

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Enlil

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calls for the flood (Gilgamesh)

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Aruru

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goddess of creation (Gilgamesh)

102
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Shamash

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son, husband, and brother of Ishtar (Gilgamesh)

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Ishtar

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goddess of love and war

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Ninsun

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mother of Gilgamesh

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Irkala

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goddess of darkness (Gilgamesh)

106
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Ea

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friend of Utnapishtim (Gilgamesh)

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Lugalbanda

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father of Gilgamesh

108
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Humbaba

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guardian of the cedar forest

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Utnapishtim

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Noah figure

110
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Urshanabi

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Anteus

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titan who lowers Virgil and Dante into the 9th circle of hell

112
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What language is Dante’s inferno in?

113
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The She Wolf

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incontinence

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The Lion

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The Leopard

116
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What language is the Jataka in?

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Pali; dialect of Sanskrit

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What language is Medea in?

118
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Who wrote Medea?

119
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Jason

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husband of Medea

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Kreon

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king of Corinth

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Aigeus

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king of Athens

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Helios

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a god and grandfather of Medea

123
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What language is the Koran in?

124
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What language is the Aeneid in?

125
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What language is the Odyssey in?

126
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Characteristics of Ancient Civilizations?

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Belief in the importance and dignity of the individual; concept of arete—(general overall excellence in every possible direction); their ability to conceive of thesimultaneous existence of both order and progress; colonies spread, literary culture, pre-socratic philosophy, polis
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Principles of Greek religion

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whatever the Gods and Goddesses decided to do was right because they decided to do it; at all costs man should avoid hubris

128
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Cult of Apollo

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god of rational orderliness, poetry, and music; giver of moral law; hate hubris; moderation in all things; nothing in excess
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129
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Cult of Dionysus

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god of wine, fertility, and joy of living; vitality; ecstasy; escape from life’s problems; creativity

130
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What era is Gilgamesh?

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Ancient World

131
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What era is the Odyssey?

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ancient world

132
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What era is Medea?

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ancient world

133
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What era is the Bhagavad Gita?

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ancient world

134
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What era is the Jhataka?

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ancient world

135
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What era is Zhuangzi?

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ancient world

136
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What era is Beowulf?

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middle ages

137
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What era is Canterbury Tales?

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middle ages

138
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What era is Dante’s inferno?

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middle ages

139
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What era is the Koran?

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middle ages

140
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What era is the Prince?

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Renaissance

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What era is Paradise Lost?

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Renaissance

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