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Puritanism
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11th Grade
10/08/2013

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LOGOS

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Rational/logical appeal: use of facts, case studies, statistics, etc
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Pathos
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Emotional appeals
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Ethos
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ethical appeals (trustworthiness, credibility, fairness, etc)
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What is the name of the first college in America established in 1636?
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Harvard University
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What is the foundation of Puritanism?
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Calvinism Theology
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What is a Puritan who wanted to break away from the Church of England called?
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a Separatist
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What are reasons Puritans broke away from the Church of England
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1. disatisfied with the decor and rituals of the Church of England

2. they were being persecutes by English gov for their religious beliefs

3. they wanted to seperate religion from the gov of the King and Parliament of England

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What did the Puritans view the New World as?
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a new Jerusalem
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Absolute Sovereignty
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God believes that man's cheif duty is to glorify God and to sumbit God's will
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Predestination
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God knows from the creation who is going to be saved and who is going to be damned
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Divine Will
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1. all natrual phenomenon are from the will of God

2. all unatrual phenomenon are from witches

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Divine Providence
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God can intervene directly into the affairs of the world
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Typology
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belief that God's intentions are present in human action and in natrual phenomenon
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Manifest Dinesty
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Carry on God's mission and set a shining example for the rest of the world
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Backsliding
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the belief that "saved" believers can fall into temptation and become sinners
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They were always...
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fearing God and living under guilt
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Puritan work ethic
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everyone should work for what they get for the greater glory of God and the community
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In Puritan education, the Bible served as...
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source of all knowledge and inspiration
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Theocratic gov
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God is the supreme ruler
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By 1770, what percentage of New England was literate?
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70%
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Beadle
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important figure in the community; keeps church & ppl in order

 

it was an HONOR to be called this as a Puritan

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Martin Luther
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leader of the Prodistant reformation

 

puritans believed since he would do it, so could they

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John Calvin
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established Calvinism
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5 basic tenets
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1. Total depravity: everyone born a sinner

2. Unconditional election: God doesn't owe you anything (to go to Heaven)

3. Limited atonement- Chris only died for those who are to be saved

4. Irresistable Grace:God's grace can neither be earned or refused

5. Preservation of the Saints: must behave on Earth bc he doesn't know if he's on the yes or no list

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The Bible
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guide for all life

 

interpereted it literally; word by word

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The Bay Plasm Book
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first book published in the New World

 

made plasms more readible, chantable, closer to original versions tht the church of england corrupted

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What was the begining of literate America?
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The Bay Pslams Book
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The Bay Plasm Book
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first text book in the new world

 

taught abc's, ppl learned to read, and it taught bible lessons and how to be a good puritan

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John Smith
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only southern settler

 

only came to make $$, didn't plan on staying; edu=imp

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The purpose for The General History of Virginia by John Smith was to encourage other English men and women to come to the New World by showing them:
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how the settlers overcame hardshpis
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The use of double superlatives is
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illiterate
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In The General History of Virginia by John Smith, a major cause of the settler's difficulties was?
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The settlers were under constant attack from the Indians
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Smith thinks that the Indians are
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uncivilized
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William Bradford
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Nothern settler:

 

-in new world bc of religious reasons

-edu=imp

-had to know to read Bible

-democracy

-here to escape religious persecution 

-planned on staying

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In The History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, the settlers' relationship with the native americans changes from:
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suspicious to appreciative
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In The History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, the main point is to show that
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religious faith helped the settlers

 

 

 

 

 

(they were they for religion, not $$)

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In The History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, what character was a huge help to the Pilgrims?
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Squanto
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William Bradford is most accurately characterized by
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a dedicated leader
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In The History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, the six terms of the agreement between the Puritans and the Indians can be best compared to a
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peace treaty
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Anne Bradstreet
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Northern settler

 

uncommon for woman to write back then 

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In "To My Dear and Loving Husband", the speaker uses images of "mines of gold" and "riches" of the East to emphasize:
Definition
the extend of he debt to God
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In "to my dear and loving husband", she hopes that her husband will be repaid for his love with:
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heavenly blessings
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Anne Bradstreet utilizes "upon the burning of our house" to express:
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the love of God despite hardship
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In "upon the burning of our house", bradstreet uses what style of writing?
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Inversion
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in "upon the burning of our house", the candle in the story represents what?
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life
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in "upon the burning of our house", the speaker suggests that the fire was:
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God's will
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in "upon the burning of our house", bradstreet reminds her self that:
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everything that was burned belonged to God, not her
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in "upon the burning of our house", the lost of her house has a long term effect of making anne bradstreet more:
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spiritual
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In "Huswifery", by Edward Taylor, taylor uses vivid and elaborate images in his poems bc....
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he wants his words to shine with glory
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Which aspect is Edward Taylor using in "Huswifery"?
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logos
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The central ideas of "Huswifery" deals with the poet's desire to:
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recieve God's grace
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The title "Huswifery" is named so bc..
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it prepares the reader for the series of household based metaphors
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the literaly device used in "Huswifery" is:
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metephysical conceit
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The title, "The Preface" from God's Determination means:
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the arrival of Taylor to the New World
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In "upon wedlock and death of children" who can undo the "true love knot"?
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no one
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In "sinners in the hand of an angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, the excerpt suggests a belief that people can be controlled by:
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fear
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In "sinners in the hand of an angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, the only thing that keep natrual men from Hell are:
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God's arbitrary will and unobliged forbearance
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In "sinners in the hand of an angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, he suggests that Gof responds to human goodness with:
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pity
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The chief purpose of Edward's sermon is to:
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persuade
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In expressing his theological views, the stylistic devices Edwards emplors are:
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vivid imagery and extensive metaphor
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Whar is the title of the poem and the authoer from which the following quote is derived:
"Who in this bowling alley bowled the sun?"
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The Preface by Edward Taylor
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