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Religion Flashcards

1
Q

What were the two levels of nature?

A

earth & heaven

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2
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What role did the King play?

A

shepherd, serves deity, connects divine and human

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3
Q

What were the focus of the gods’ theophanies?

A

temples

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4
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Theophany

A

appearance of a god

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5
Q

What were the two tiers to the political system?

A

Unity & diversity (mirrors divine hierarchy)

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6
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Enlil-ship

A

reflects Enlil’s rule from Nippur

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7
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Shamash

A

god of justice

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8
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An

A

sky

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9
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Enki/Ea

A

wisdom

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10
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Inanna/Ishatr

A

fertility, lust

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11
Q

Ereshkigal/Nergal

A

gods of underworld

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12
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Morduk

A

Top dog; Babylon

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13
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Were most ghosts good or bad?

A

bad

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14
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How did they prevent ghosts?

A

proper burials

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15
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What did demons do?

A

hurt people

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16
Q

Lamashtu

A

demon who killed babies

17
Q

Lilith

A

demon who took children at night

18
Q

Pazazu

A

Demon who brought illness

19
Q

What roles did the king play?

A

warrior and priest

20
Q

Jobs of King

A

build temples; make offerings; sacred marriage; Akitu festival

21
Q

sacred marriage

A

Dumuzi as the king unites with Inanna as the priestess

22
Q

Akitu festival

A

new year

23
Q

What does the king do at the Akitu festival?

A

confess his innocence and performs Enuma Elish as Marduk

24
Q

How do they look upon the old gods Marduk defeated?

A

not as good, but remain as constellations

25
Q

How did they divinize?

A

Unsolicited omens; solicited omens; mediums; dreams; astrology

26
Q

Unsolicited omens

A

superstitions

27
Q

solicited omens

A

techniques used

28
Q

medium

A

human as divination: prophecies, divine encounters, etc.

29
Q

necromancy

A

raising the dead

CNE (19 decks)

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