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44 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 Noble Truths? |
1) To Live is To Suffer 2) We Suffer because We Desire 3) We can stop suffering if we stop desiring 4) The answer to life's problems is the Eightfold Path |
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What is the Weighing of the heart ceremony? |
a ceremony to see if your heart was light and free of sin, in order to get into the after life |
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Who took part in the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony? |
Ammut - (THE GOBBLER) BIG ROLE The Devourer of the heart if you had a bad heart [Crocodile Head, Lions strength, Hippos Butt] Anubis - Weighed the Heart Thoth - Recorded and wrote down who went to afterlife, [Symbolized a baboon, a hummingbird] Osiris - God of the Dead Horus - God/Protector of the Pharoah (A HAWK/EAGLE) Maat - Goddess of Justice (FEATHER) |
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Why was Akenaten considered a rebel in fields like ART and RELIGION? |
ART: changes it from traditional to conventional: affectionate, physical distortians, large hips, etc. RELIGION: closed the temples, stopped worshipping multiple gods, became Monotheistic and worshipped ATEN (Sun God) |
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7 Ancient Wonders of the World |
the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt the Hanging Gardens of Babylon the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus the Colossus of Rhodes the Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt |
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What was the Akkadian Claim to Fame? |
First recorded empire in history |
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What was Baylon's Claim to Fame? |
Where Hammurabi's Code originated, First laws to follow. |
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What was Assyrian's Claim to Fame? |
VICIOUS Army, They would make memorials of the city states they would kill |
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What was the Hittites Claim to Fame? |
First to Use Iron weapons, Had a full time Army |
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What was Cyrus The Great's Claim to Fame? |
He took over cities like Babylon and let people keep their same gods and religion One of the world's most tolerant Leaders/Conquerors |
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What are some beliefs that made Zorostrianism Revolutionary? |
One God (Arturo) No Success at First Spread because Zoroaster (Founder) healed the King's horse |
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What is the Epic of Gilgamesh Story? |
A King from Symeria (Gilgamesh) 1/3 Human 2/3 God wants to live forever he becomes mean and a ruthless tyrant to his people People ask the Sky God for help, Sky God sends down Enkidu a Wild man beast sent to fight Gilgamesh They fight, no one wins, they end up becoming best friends, and decide they need a challenge. They decide to fight Humbaba a beast in the forrest. They kill humbabba Ishtar a goddess falls in love with gilgamesh, but he doesn;t want her. So she plagues enkidu and he dies. gilgamesh goes on a journey to seek immortality, and is given a plant which would make him immortal but a snake eats it and he can now never be immortal he gets an epiphany and becomes a changed man |
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What is the moral of the Gilgamesh Story? |
LIfe is what happens while you're busy making plans for the future. |
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People involved in Epic of Gilgamesh |
Gilgamesh: King who's 2/3 god who wants to be immortal Enkidu: sent to kill gilgamesh, but becomes best friend then dies Humbabba: Forrest beast killed because gilgamesh and enkidu needed a challenge Ishtar: Goddess who wants Gilgamesh |
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What is the Story of Oedipus Rex? |
Oedipus is a King in Thebes, a plague has been killing all his people, so he asks the oracle why its happening. Oracle says man who killed the king before him is in thebes so to stop the plague that man has to be gone. A blind Prophet Tyrceaus is asked by Oedipus who the killer is and he says Oedipus killed the old king. Tells Oedipus that he doesn't know his real parents |
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How does Oedipus show Archaic characteristics? |
because he listens to the oracle
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How does Oedipus show Classical Characteristics? |
hes classical when he leaves
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History of Western/Wailing Wall? |
Most important historical site for jews Inside is Muslim controlled sactuary put there wishes into the wall as if Blood letting to god Built by king harold |
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What are the first 5 books of the Torah in order? |
Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy |
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What is the destruction of Mankind story? |
Hathor - image of cow, turns into Sakhmet "The eye of Ra" when mad. Ra talks to Hathor, she turns to Sakhmet, starts killing people , Ibis/Thoth takes over and have a plan to get sakhmet drunk by having her think beer is blood. she wakes up and doesnt remember |
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Buddah DVD |
4) No matter who you are, we all get old and sick, we all suffer we all die, have to figure out how it's all okay 14) Suffering didnt start at birth and end at death, its endless and continues. the only way to be end it is to be enlightened. a buddah 16) Sidartha realized true knowledge comes from within 33) we're all enlightened, but our desires keep us from nirvana 34) nirvana is this moment 36) brahma told him to teach the world, he wasnt successful at first buddhism is about being ordinary not standing out 37) The middle road is the answer 38) middle way is balanced 42) not all desire, be smart about desires |
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Why dont jews read new testament? |
they dont believe jesus is the savior, still waiting for the 1st coming |
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why didn't people like soloman? |
made people build the 1st temple |
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how did soloman rule on the one child who two ladies claimed was theirs? |
gave it to the lady that didn't want to have the baby cut in half and would rather give it to the other lady. |
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why wasnt jesus seen as the son of god? |
they expected a leader like Saul or David |
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st paul |
made people aware of jesus if it wasnt for st paul people wouldnt know of jesus |
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Islam? |
Ihram - "CHANGE" clothing worn by men, all white, meaning all are equal Kaaba - big black cube, islams most sacred mosque Tawaf - ritual during pilgrimage, circle kaaba 7x Sa'ee - walking back and forth, symbolizing search for water Hill of Arafat - most dangerous part of pilgrimage, talk to god, where mohammed gave a sermon shaving head - symbolizes new beginning Final tawaf - give food to poor black stone - whats left of original structure of building, black because of sins, used to be white |
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Rituals: Human Sacrifice |
an honor to be sacrificed - mayan
people sacrificed, warriors/captured enemies priests sacrificed so they can win done at top of temple |
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skull rack |
displayed skulls of captives of war |
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blood letting |
like writing letter to santa, communicating with gods |
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ball game |
only spaniards saw how it was played no equipment just rubber ball no evidence at all belt called yoke commoners would watch superbowl commoners cant watch winner captain worth of sacrifice |
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origin of pulque |
their alcohol, maguey plant, from goddess who spit and turned into pulque |
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mayan numbers |
160000 8000 400 20 1 Bar= 5 Dot= 1 Circle=0 |
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5th sun |
sun created and destroyed 4 different times nanahyatzin turns into tonatiun which is the 5th sun Tecu becomes the moon tonatio a demanding god |
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birth of huitzilopochtli |
born in coatepec mother coatlicue - serpent skirts sister - coyolayhiqui born ready to fight sister killed found at bottom of pyramid feathers got her pregnant, southerners want to few that survive become the stars |
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maya myths |
all false, believed for a long time they were united they were peaceful cities used for religious purposes only writing is esoteric |
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temple of bonampak |
classical city, not peaceful, GAMECHANGER. sacrificed victims from other states, torture high ranking ones, humliate |
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chichinitza |
post classical city state. sacrifices take place here. get rid of spirits by sweating in sauna, temple of a thousand columns |
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church of holy sepulcher |
resurrection church in jerusalem |
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circus maximus |
a Roman outdoor arena in which public games, such as chariot races, were held |
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forbidden city |
Built in the Ming Dynasty, a great walled city built within Beijing built for Yonglo. All commoners and foreigners were forbidden to enter without special permission. |
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masada |
one of jews greatest symbols |
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machu picchu |
Know as the "lost city of the Inca," Machu Picchu was a sacred ceremonial center of the Inca, located high in the Andean Mountains. Most spectacular archeological site on the South America continent |
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petra |
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system |
