Near East
Ancient India
Buddhism
Greece
Family and Gender Roles
100
Yahweh commanded Jonah to travel to this hostile Assyrian city in this story of a man eating fish.
What is Nineveh?
100
We first learned of this word for the ancient Hindu concept self in the Upanishads–conversations that teach us how to realize the Ahamkara, or true self.
What is Atman?
100
This Buddhist concept for self is the opposite of the Hindu concept for self.
What is Anatman?
100
These non-Greek women were high-class prostitutes, renowned for being excellent conversationalists, and well-versed in politics and philosophy.
Who are Hetairai?
100
This comedic figure in the Hebrew bible had a wife who did not support him and nagged him to curse Yahweh.
Who is Job?
200
This man started a religion that, while not widely practiced today, had a profound impact on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Who is Zoroaster/Zarathustra?
200
This concept of duty and moral order refers to the path you should follow based on your social status, even if this means facing your family on the battlefield.
What is Dharma?
200
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, first outlined his doctrine at this location.
What is Deer Park?
200
This democratic alliance of Greek Poleis was formed after the Persian wars, but was corrupted when Athens took control and attempted to turn it into an empire.
What is the Delian League?
200
This sacred text proclaims that "There is unwavering good fortune in a family where the husband is always satisfied with his wife, and the wife by the husband." and "A girl, a young woman, or even an old woman should not do anything independently, even in (her own) house."
What are the Laws of Manu?
300
This man, arguably the greatest Achaemenid Persian emperor, was not only a conqueror but an adept administrator; he introduced a system of taxation and official coinage.
Who is Darius?
300
This concept of discipline represents a way to realize that Atman is Brahman; today it is practiced by hippies and teaching assistants.
What is Yoga?
300
This state of being is the ultimate goal of Buddhism.
What is Nirvana?
300
This ancient Greek symbol suggesting a high level of comfort in the male body was found on statues, vases, and tiles.
What is a Hermes?
300
In MMW 2, we traced this ancient Chinese term for filial piety to Confucius.
What is Xiao?
400
According to Zoroastrian thought, this god is the counterpart of Ahura Mazda. Modern scholarship has traced the Judeo-Christian belief in Satan to him.
What is Angra Mainyu?
400
These oldest known texts of the Hindu cannon were passed down orally by the Aryans until they were written down 2000 years later; their name means knowledge.
What are the Vedas?
400
In MMW 3 you sill learn about a later form of Buddhism known as Mahayana Buddhism; however, this early form of Buddhism began in the Sakya Kingdom, and for many of you, in MMW 2.
What is Theravada Buddhism?
400
This procedure, practiced in Athenian democracy, could force a citizen to leave the polis for up to ten years if his views were seen as a great potential for conflict.
What is ostracism?
400
In the play by Sophocles, Antigone is torn between her duty to her Polis, and this term for the Greek family unit.
What is Oikos?
500
This magnificent capital of the Persian empire was portrayed in an image of the Persian leader on a throne with his followers (Professor Herbst analyzed this image in lecture).
What is Persepolis?
500
This concept organizes the four states of life for well to do Hindu males into student, householder, forest dweller, and Sannyasin.
What are Ashramas?
500
Enlightenment and realization begin with the four noble truths: life is ___A___, ___A___ comes from ___B___, ___C___ is the way out, or freedom from ___B___, and ___C___ comes from following ___D___, the eight-fold path.
What is suffering, desire, liberation, and the Way.
500
This outrageously handsome young man changed allegiances between Spartan and Athenian armies in an effort to save his own hide.
Who is Alcibiades?
500
We learned about these two Chinese women who exemplify the kind of destruction that may ravage the state if women gain access to power.
Who are Empress Wu and Xi Shi?
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