Ancient Egyptian
As evidenced by the scrolls left behind in their tombs, a major concern of ancient Egyptians was ...
What is ... THE AFTERLIFE?
"There was neither death nor immortality then." THIS is an example of this kind of seemingly contradictory thought process that reveals a truth.
What is a ... PARADOX?
Adam and Eve are restricted from eating from THIS TREE.
What is ... THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL?
Whereas Confucianism focuses more on maintaining societal order through the ways people interact with each other, the Tao focuses more on the individual’s internal perspective through the appreciation of simplicity and joy, as well as being ...
What is ... IN HARMONY WITH NATURE?
"The Parable of the Prodigal Son" makes an implied comparison to suggest THIS relationship ...
What is a ... THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND GOD?
The pharaoh Akhenaten is thought to be one of the first to reject the traditional worship of many gods. This makes him a ...
What is a ... MONOTHEIST?
Through its many questions presented in "Creation Hymn," the reader senses this kind of tone.
What is a tone of ... UNCERTAINTY?
The translation of the Bible from which we read is called...
What is ... THE KING JAMES BIBLE?
This Confucian concept values proper conduct, order, and respect in society.
What is a ... RITUAL?
The word, "parable" has the same root as this word that implies an analogy.
What is a ... COMPARISON?
THIS ANCIENT BOOK contained the poem, "Adoration of the Disk."
What is a ... The Book of the Dead?
The oldest of the four Vedas contains over a thousand of THESE.
What are ... hymns.
In "Creation and the Fall," the serpent may represent this...
What is ... THE LURE OF TEMPTATION INTO WRONGDOING?
This Confucian concept teaches that one's commitment to a moral and ethical life is more important than one's social status.
What is a ... GENTLEMAN?
The younger son in "The Parable of the Prodigal Son" may represent this ...
What is ... A REPENTANT SINNER?
The speaker in "Adoration of the Disk" addresses an absent listener in a moment of deep emotion as if engaged in a private conversation. THIS TYPE OF LITERARY WORK is called ...
What is a ... Dramatic Monologue?
The Rig Veda is one of four Vedas or books of _____.
What is ... WISDOM?
Through Adam and Eve's newfound awareness of right and wrong, the voice in the garden may represent...
What is ... THE HUMAN CONSCIENCE?
This Confucian concept, which he believed was the most important, is concerned with how a person behaves toward others with respect, truthfulness, generosity, and love.
What is ... HUMANITY?
He was a Persian poet who was the son of a Muslim religious scholar.
Who is ... RUMI?
One way to approach "Adoration of the Disk" to interpret its meaning is to identify how the speaker's tone transitions throughout the poem to ultimately suggest a tone of __________.
What is a tone of praise, awe, or reverence?
Like most sacred texts, before The Rig Veda was written down, its hymns were memorized and passed down by priests to succeeding generations through THIS tradition.
What is ... THE ORAL TRADITION?
Adam and Eve's choice to eat from the forbidden tree illustrates the nature of man's free will suggesting the consequences that result from one's choices. Like many of the ancient works of sacred literature, this story communicates THE _______ NATURE OF MAN.
What is ... The MORAL nature of man?
For Taoists, opposing forces such as truth and falsity or good and evil represent this concept:
What is ... THE DUALITY OF ONE?
In "The Grasses," by Rumi, the grasses and wind may represent this.
What is ... HUMANKIND AND GOD?