西方文化概论 Chapter 1 7 复习题Word下载.docx
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2.SomehistoriansbelievetheWestoriginatedinthenorthernandeasternMediterraneanwithancientGreeceandancientRome.Overtime,theirassociatedempiresgrewfirsttotheeastandsouth,conqueringandabsorbingmanyoldergreatcivilizations;
later,theygrewtothenorthandwesttoincludeWesternEurope.
3.WesterncultureisatermusedtogenerallyrefertomostoftheculturesofEuropeanoriginandmostoftheirdescendants.
4.FoundationsofWesternCultureare:
ancientGreece(concretelyGreekphilosophy),theRomanEmpire(specificallyRomanlaw),CatholicandProtestantChristianity.
5.Westerncultureoriginatesfrom2ancientcultures:
Hellenisticculture(emphasizingrationality)andHebraicculture(emphasizingvirtue&
discipline)
6.3mostnotedachievementsofancientGreeks:
Mythology;
Architecture;
philosophy.
7.GreekMythology,setofdiversetraditionaltalestoldbytheancientGreeksabouttheexploitsofgodsandheroesandtheirrelationswithordinarymortals.
8.TheGreekgodsresembledhumanbeingsintheirformandintheiremotions.
9.TheOlympiansreferstothetwelvemajorgodsandgoddessesdwellingonMountOlympus.
10.Zeusisthegodofgods,thegodofsky,thesupremegod,thefatherofbothgodsandmen.
11.Hermes(Mercury)isgodofphysiciansandthieves;
messengerofgods.
12.Apolloisthesungod,thegodofmusic,agodofprophecy.
13.Dionysusisgodofwineandecstasy.
14.Hephaestusisgodoffire;
celestialblacksmith.
15.Athenaisthegoddessofwar,wisdomandhandicraft.
16.HeraisqueenofheavenandoftheOlympians,thegoddessofmarriageandfamily,theprotectressofmarriedwomenandtheirlegalchildren.
17.Poseidonisthegodofsea,theprotectorofseamen,thegodofearthquakesandtsunamis.
18.Hadesisgodoftheunderworld.
19.TwoofthemostimportantofthesemihistoricalmythsinvolvethesearchfortheGoldenFleeceandthequestthatledtotheTrojanWar.
20.Aphroditeisthegoddessofloveandbeauty,theprotectressofsailors.
21.Heraclesisadivinehero,thesonofZeusandAlcmene,stepsonofAmphitryonandgreat-grandsonofPerseus,thegreatestoftheGreekheroes.
22.TheancientGreekOlympicgameswasareligiousratherthansecularfestival,celebratingthegodsingeneralandZeusinparticular.
23.Theidiom“Pandora’sbox”meansthefountainheadofallevils.
24.Theidiom“Cupid’sarrow”signifiesthemagicpoweroflove.
25.“Tantalus’storture”meanspermanentfrustrationbythesightofsomethingdesiredbutinaccessible.Italsomeanseternalthirstandhunger.
26.Theidiom“Sisypheantask”suggestseverlastingfruitlesshardlabor.
27.“Thegoldenfleece”meansveryvaluablethingwhichisrareandverydifficulttoget.
28.“Goldentouch”thereforereferstothemagicpowertochangecheapmetalsintogold,orworthlessjunksintotreasures.
29.“Thegoldenapple”or“theappleofdiscord”referstothethingsthatgiverisetoconflictsandstrife.
30.“Achilles’sheel”referstotheonlypartofthebodythatremainsvulnerable.
31.“Trojanhorse”,or“thewoodenhorse”meansatrapintendedtoundermineanenemy,orsubversionfrominside.
32.Theterm“Oedipuscomplex”waschosenbySigmundFreudtodesignateason’sfeelingoflovetowardhismotherandjealoushatredtowardhisfather.
33.“Narcissistic(personality)disorder”or“narcissism”,meanstheindulgenceinself-admiration.
34.“TheswordofDamocles”ononehandsignifiestheimpendingdanger,andontheotherhand,indicatestheprecariousnessofpowerandrank.
35.Constellations:
Aries(theRam)白羊座,Taurus(theBull)金牛座,Gemini(theTwins)双子座,Cancer(theCrab)巨蟹座,Leo(theLion)狮子座,Virgo(theVirgin)处女座,Libra(theScales)天秤座,Scorpio(theScorpion)天蝎座,Sagittarius(theArcher)射手座,Capricorn(theGoat)摩羯座,Aquarius(theWaterCarrier)水瓶座,Pisces(theFishes)双鱼座.
36.Socrates,Plato,andAristotleareClassicalGreekphilosophers.
37.WesterncultureoriginatesfromtheHebraic-ChristianculturethatisundoubtedlyembodiedinandfoundedupontheHolyBible.
38.ChristianitywastheinheritorandthereformerofJudaism,andsotheChristianBibleincludestheOldTestamentandtheNewTestament.
39.TheOldTestamentisthecollectionofbookswrittenpriortothelifeofJesusbutacceptedbyChristiansasscripture.
40.TheTorah,or"
Instruction,"
isalsoknownasthe"
FiveBooks"
ofMoses,includesGenesis,Exodus,Leviticus,Numbers,andDeuteronomy.
41.TheTorahcontainsthetencommandm
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