9/10/2014 1 CORRECT Multiple Choice Quiz Gilgamesh was A) a king of the city-state of Uruk. B) the hero in a popular Mesopotamian epic. C) a warrior in conflict with the city of Kish. D) the legendary loyal friend of Enkidu. E) All these answers are correct. 2 CORRECT Which of the following is NOT true of the land called Mesopotamia? A) It lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. B) It is a land of abundant rainfall and fertile plains. C) It is located in modern-day Iraq. D) It was the
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Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Introduction: About five thousand years ago‚ the people of Sumer cherished the story of Gilgamesh who is the superhero king of Uruk. When Gilgamesh learns of Enkido from a hunter‚ he sends a temple prostitute to tame him whose words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in Sumer. The Sumerians‚ like many others‚ equated civilization with their own lifestyles. Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Indus Valley civilizations all developed along river floodplains
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Gilgamesh: True Epic Hero? Gilgamesh is an epic that predates the Bible‚ chronicling tales of Gilgamesh‚ King of Uruk. One such story accounts the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. The hero of this epic has long been argued‚ and with the aid of Phillip V. Allingham’s “Characteristics of an Epic Hero” it will be shown that Gilgamesh is not the true hero of this great epic. Based on the characteristics of an epic hero presented by Allingham‚ Gilgamesh does not demonstrate any traits that
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Death is a very large theme in the "The Epic of Gilgamesh." Being that this epic largely represented the Sumerian and Mesopotamians idea I believe the feeling of Gilgamesh himself on death and it ’s aftermath would be very much the same for most of the society in the time that it was written. Gilgamesh was largely afraid of dying and did everything he could to avoid this inevitable fate. The first major sign we have of Gilgamesh ’s fear of dying comes when his friend Enkidu dies. At first Gilgamesh
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the Sumerian language. (Pg. 97) The story of Gilgamesh is a hard story to interpret. The story can be interpreted in two different ways a heroic story or monstasaurs story. In the story Epic of Gilgamesh‚ Gilgamesh was an early ruler of Ancient Uruk. (Pg. 98) He was considered to be a two third god and one-third man. Gilgamesh was considered to be a cruel and demanding man but also a successful ruler‚ great friend‚ courageous adventurer (pg. 98). He had a lot of influence on his people; as he
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Belis-tikal‚ the chief smith‚ but Inanna prevents it‚ demanding that Sargon stop at the gates because of his being "polluted with blood." When Sargon returns to Ur-Zababa‚ the king becomes frightened again‚ and decides to send Sargon to king Lugal-zage-si of Uruk with a message on a clay tablet asking him to slay Sargon. This where the legend more less cuts off but I am guessing it leads the story of him becoming king (Cooper 67-82). This leads us to the start of one of the greatest empires ever
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Cradle of Civilization * A term referring to locations identified as the sites of the emergence of civilization * Civilization is an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. * Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization * The name Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “between the rivers.” * located in a region that included parts of what is now eastern Syria‚ southeastern Turkey‚ and most of Iraq‚ lay
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married‚ women were required to wear veils in public according to the law. Prostitutes were strictly forbidden to take part in the practice. Should a prostitute be veiled‚ she would be severely punished. The Epic of Gilgamesh is set in the city of Uruk‚ modern-day Iraq. At the time sacred prostitutes were avatars of divinity and were held in high regard. It was believed that the act of sex physically and mystically connected people to the goddess‚ the life force. Sex played a different role in ancient
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cedar trees that surround the secret lair of the gods. Later Humbaba begs Gilgamesh to spare his life‚ and it is Enkidu who pushes the choice to kill him. Enkidu is representative of both Gilgamesh’s ample courage‚ and his potential as a just leader of Uruk. Enkidu wins the trust of Gilgamesh with friendship and loyalty rather then force. He was created literally to counterbalance Gilgamesh‚ and he ends up befriending him and beginning Gilgamesh’s journey to
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conflict were a popular theme for vase-painters. What opportunities and challenges did such scenes offer to vase-painters? In your answer‚ you should refer to specific details from some of the pots you have studied." This essay focuses on the opportunities and challenges that Greek vase painters may have encountered when painting scenes of conflict on their vases. Also included in this essay are examples of these vases. The Euphronios Calyx Krater‚ a red-figure vase painted by Euphronios (Paris G103
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