Mmw 21 Study Guide

MMW 21
Chang Track

Fall 2012
Midterm Exam Review Guide

(This is meant to be a review guide, not the exam itself. Ultimately, you are accountable for all the key materials in the readings and lectures.)
Exam will be designed for 1 hour 20 minutes (PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING AN
UNMARKED BLUEBOOK FOR EXCHANGE)
A Review Session will be offered on Sunday, Nov. 4 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM @ Solis 104
Part I. Matching Terms (25%)
You need to be familiar with the historical context and significance of the following names and terms from your readings and lectures. Be sure you are able to address the appropriate “who?”
“what?” “where?” and “when?’, and most importantly, “why?” issues associated with each one.
Matching Terms questions will be drawn from this guide, but these terms are also VERY useful for your passage ID and essay responses.
Example of matching terms format:
Please match the terms or names from each column that are most closely related in significance and historical context. Write a 3-4 sentence explanation of their relationship (BE BRIEF BUT
SPECIFIC)
Confucius
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
Filial Piety
Key Names & Terms
Gilgamesh
Enkidu
Utnapishtim
Ishtar’s Descent into Netherworld
King Josiah’s reforms in 622
Deuteronomy
Babylonian Exile of 597
Siddhartha Gautama
Bodhisattva
Tushita Heaven
Four Encounters
Four Noble Truths
Law of Dependent Origination
The Middle-path
Sunyata (Emptiness)
Boccacio’s Decameron
Flagellants
Pogroms against Jews
Fatwas against Flight and Isolation
Ibn al-Khatib
Ibn al-Wardi
Duke of Zhou

Rituals in the State of Lu
The Analects
“School of Learners” or Rujia
Confucian Gentleman or Junzi
Five Relations
Xunzi vs. Mencius
Banzhao
Legalism
Varna system (Brahmins, Kshatriyas,
Vaishyas, Shudras)
Upanishads
Brahman vs. Atman
Samsara (Cycle of Rebirth)
Moksha (Release)
Bhagadvat-Gita
Arjuna
Krishna
Dharma (Hindu meaning)
Karma Yoga (Disciplined Action)
“Extraordinary” vs. “Ordinary”