Dates
Beowulf
ca. 9th century
The word ____________ comes from the Greek words kosmos, “pattern” or “universe” or “world order,” and genos, “birth” or “origin.”
cosmogony
The peaceful and lyrical tone of the “The Hymn to the Great Aten” is at odds with the ___________ accompanying the changes that Akhenaten introduced.
violence
The Haudenosaunee “Creation Story” demonstrates to a White audience that Native traditions are __________ and ___________.
sophisticated
valuable
The Popol Vuh was considered a ___________ book that was written by the Quiché __________ before it was transcribed in the 1500s.
counsel, Maya
The Epic of Gilgamesh
ca.1900-250 B.C.E.
At the beginning of the Ramayana, the characters are preparing for the __________ of Rama.
coronation
The Okanogan “Creation of the Animal People” is striking for its focus on the intimacy between __________ and their “__________,” the Earth
people
mother
“The Hymn to the Great Aten” celebrates the ___________ as creator and sustainer of the world.
sun
The Yoruba “The Creation of the Universe” story seems to suggest that _________ __________ on Earth can begin only once certain other features of life are in place.
human life
"The Hymn to the Great Aten"
ca. 1350 B.C.E
Queen Kaikeyī tells Rama that long ago she asked the king for a “__________.” In literary terms this means she has asked for a future favor without telling what that favor will be.
boon
The Snohomish “Pushing Up the Sky” considers how a __________ ___________ might be able to solve challenges by working together and inventing forms of ___________ that might transcend the barriers of dialect and linguistic difference
human community, language
The Fulani “How the World Was Created from a Drop of Milk” treats _________ as the _________ of everything.
milk, origin
An _________ is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient __________ tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the _________ of a _________.
epic, oral, history, nation
The Ramayana of Valmiki
ca. 700 - ca. 550 B.C.E.
Enuma Elish is about the __________ ___________ (Marduk) struggle against the primeval ___________ sea monster (Tiamat)
warrior god's
female
“The Hymn to the Great Aten” emphasizes the close connection between the ___________ and his ___________ counterparts, the king (Amenhotep IV) and queen (Nefertiti).
god, human
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in __________, wedge-shaped characters incised in clay or stone.
cuneiform
Valmiki of India is celebrated as “the _________ _________,” and his Rāmāyaṇa is known as “the _________ _________” in Indian literature.
first poet
inaugural poem
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is the term for the act of writing down the spoken word as it is said aloud?
A ____________ is a massive architectural and religious structure built in ancient Mesopotamia in the form of a terraced compound of successively receding stories or levels.
ziggurat
The Cherokee “Grandmother Spider Steals the Sun” seems to celebrate the ingenuity of traditional __________, ___________, and ___________.
crafts, artifacts, creativity
Beowulf recalls a heroic age in which _________ stalked men by night, _________ guarded hoards of precious gems and heirloom swords, and __________ carried out great deeds of warfare that would later be commemorated by song and feasting.
monsters, dragon, heroes
The bonds of _________ and ________ give shape to the world of Beowulf and his companions, leading sometimes to the formation of new _________ and sometimes to the violent conflict of _________ _________ that lasted for generations.
family, clan, alliances, blood feuds