Roman Lit
What is the relationship between Roman and Greek Literature?
It takes from it, imitates to it, and tries to add to it.
Language of Ancient Indian Lit?
Sanskrit
What is a tanka and what are they usually about?
Japanese poem made famous by the Heian court usually about nature and or love.
What is Valhalla and how do you get there
die in battle, Valkyries take you there
What is an epic hero
hero who goes on a quest and represents the values and ideals of his people
This poet wrote love poems to an anonymous woman named Lesbia. He also wrote hate poems.
Catullus
What is the Ramayana about
Ram and wife get exiled, wife gets stolen by demon Ravana, Ram defeats ravana and ravana dies but is also purified.
What are the Analects
Compilation of Confucius' writings put together by his followers.
Name three Norse God's and what they are the god of
thor- god of thunder
loki- god of mischeif
odin- all father/god of war
What is the Tao?
Aeneis' 2 quest in the Aeneid?
Find a new homeland for the Trojans and by doing some Establish the land that would become Rome.
What is the Baghavad Gita and why is it important?
Sermon within the context of family drama in the Mahabharata from Krishna on Moral duty.
What is the tao te ching?
Taoism holy book/collection of teachings.
What is the prose and Poetic Edda?
Collection of Norse mythology
What is Wu Wei?
A major teaching of Taoism- non resistance. "Going with the flow"
Reasons why Virgil may have written the Aeneid?
Augustus asked him to
Link Roman mythology to Greek Mythology
National Epic of Rome, Celebrate Rome
Explain the two aspects of Dharma.
Dharma as the law governing the Universe
Dharma as one's personal duty.
What are two of Confucious' main teachings?
Filial Pietry
Respect in Relationships
Virtue