Chapter 2 Study Guide 1. What new technology followed agriculture in defining Mesopotamia? Metallurgy 2. Why did the arts develop in Mesopotamia? As celebrations of the priest-kings’ power 3. What were ziggurats most likely designed to resemble? A mountain 4. Why did visitors to the ziggurats often leave a statue representing themselves? To serve as prayer offerings to the Gods. 5. How did the Mesopotamians view human society? As part of a larger society 6. What
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gathers‚ where they had to look for food‚ water‚ and shelter. In this same period the Neolithic Revolution happened‚ and from there they got the Neolithic time period. During the Neolithic time‚ they had civilization such as: Settled and Farmed and Culture. For the agriculture they had Surplus’‚ which is when u have extra stuff left over. The development of their agriculture at
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Hebrew Bible: Genesis Metamorphosis Satapatha Brahmana The Epic of Gilgamesh deprived from ancient Mesopotamian times‚ infused with Babylonian culture. The Hebrew Bible is now referred to as the “Old Testament”‚ which is the text the Jewish faith now follow. The Metamorphosis myth was spawned from the Romans. The Satapatha Brahmana tale is from the sacred text of the Hindu people. Prior to the point of the flood story‚ the story was written in the third person omniscient
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accounts suggest otherwise. ... Similarity #2 seems like an integral part of any ancient flood story‚ so does not constitute an unexpected similarity. Since a flood would ... Gilgamesh flood myth - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh_flood_myth このページを訳す Many scholars believe that the flood myth was added to Tablet XI in the "standard version" of the Gilgamesh Epic by an editor who utilized the flood story from ... Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh of a boxthorn-like plant
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Egypt Political System: Egypt has offered humanity the oldest political system ever. Along the River Nile’s bank‚ the first central‚ unified state in the world was formed. Egypt had the precedence in creating the life of a whole nation through the formation of organizational frameworks that had an important role in maintaining the values of democracy and freedom. Egypt’s permanent constitution (issued in September 1971and later amended on May 22 1980) regulates the State’s political system and determines
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The Geographical and Historical Setting Coogan pg. 9 The “inspiration” of the old testament- 2 Timothy 3:16 A Christological analogy- fully divine fully human The Land—Where‚ and What to Call It? Promised Land- “the land of promise” God promised Abraham and descendants this land Near East/Middle East- people become slaves in Egypt and Abraham leads them to the land of promise. East of us but not as “middle east” as china‚ etc. Levant- french for “rising”. the sun rises in the east- in
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Outline Thesis: The flood stories in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis have many points of agreement‚ suggesting that they are somehow connected. Yet‚ there are also many differences. This term paper will identify similarities and differences in both. I. Introduction II. Gilgamesh a. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh? b. When was it written? c. What is it about? d. Describe the beliefs of the people. III. The Old Testament a. When was it written? b. Describe the flood? IV. Comparison of the Two
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ART HISTORY LECTURE NOTES 1 AH1.1 (I) Early Civilizations: PRE-HISTORICAL ART -art before historical documentation 3 periods of Pre-Historical art (The Stone Ages/Megalithic) -Paleolithic (32000-15000BC) -Mesolithic (15000-8000BC) -Neolithic (8000-1500BC) Forms of art -cave wall painting -chattel art -mobilary: figurings Characteristics -crude and unrefined -organic and of earth pigments Contents -bisons‚ horses -hunting‚ tribal wars -funeral scenes Important sites
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Outline: Introduction: Lebanese Crafts reflect the great worksmanship of the Lebanese people and the details‚ skill and hard work of the artisans and craftsmen involved in this field. Par1: The methodes were inherited from generation to generation. Par2: Different regions specialize in various handicrafts. Par3:Soap making. Par4:Salt making. Par5:Wood carving. Conclusion: Lebanon has quite a collection of beautiful and breathtaking crafts due to many centuries of experience. Most was inherited
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Eathan Darmody AP World Period 2 Rewrite September 23‚ 2013 Mesopotamia vs. Ancient Egypt While most early civilizations have documented strengths and weaknesses‚ two of the most interesting to compare are Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were similar‚ but also very different‚ in significant ways. Both Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt set standards for civilizations to come‚ but because they differed geographically and had different political systems‚ their influence
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