Ap World Early Civilizations
AP WORLD HISTORY
QUESTIONS FOR ANALYSIS
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1. The Mesopotamian view of the afterlife was a place known as the land of no return. It was completely filled with darkness and the people there see no light. It is the house from which none who enters ever returns. Anyone who held a high name in the mortal world will serve the gods.
2. The core message of Siduri's advice is to live life happy and to the fullest. Utnapishtim's initial response is that man was never created to be immortal. Nothing is made to last forever. Death cannot be avoided and is a part of life.
3. The respective roles of the gods are to stabilize nature and the life of mortals. The respective roles of humans are to live life to the fullest as mortals and accept everything that is given. The Mesopotamian deities require humanity to worship them. Humans expect their gods to maintain order in their life.
4. The Mesopotamian view of the meaning of life is to live life to the fullest. Mortal life is short so it should be enjoyed and treasured in the short time span that we have.
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1. The specific action that Hammurabi took in his attempt to provide for the good order of society is that he produced the law codes called “Code of Hammurabi” in order to acquire order and welfare. As Hammurabi stated in his prologue, “Right and Justice I established in the land, for the good of the people.”
2. The evidence there is of class distinctions in Babylon is a Babylonian text from the eighteenth century B.C.E is inscribed on a stone pillar.
3. The collection of decisions tends to refute that judgment because it shows they have equal rights as far as comparing to the standards of our present society. In any case in which the woman is violated, cheated, or abandoned, they have rights to equal action by being allowed to do what’s best for them.
4. The status of women and children was considered inferior to men in the society. As for children, they had to follow the foot steps of their father.
QUESTIONS FOR ANALYSIS
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1. The Mesopotamian view of the afterlife was a place known as the land of no return. It was completely filled with darkness and the people there see no light. It is the house from which none who enters ever returns. Anyone who held a high name in the mortal world will serve the gods.
2. The core message of Siduri's advice is to live life happy and to the fullest. Utnapishtim's initial response is that man was never created to be immortal. Nothing is made to last forever. Death cannot be avoided and is a part of life.
3. The respective roles of the gods are to stabilize nature and the life of mortals. The respective roles of humans are to live life to the fullest as mortals and accept everything that is given. The Mesopotamian deities require humanity to worship them. Humans expect their gods to maintain order in their life.
4. The Mesopotamian view of the meaning of life is to live life to the fullest. Mortal life is short so it should be enjoyed and treasured in the short time span that we have.
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1. The specific action that Hammurabi took in his attempt to provide for the good order of society is that he produced the law codes called “Code of Hammurabi” in order to acquire order and welfare. As Hammurabi stated in his prologue, “Right and Justice I established in the land, for the good of the people.”
2. The evidence there is of class distinctions in Babylon is a Babylonian text from the eighteenth century B.C.E is inscribed on a stone pillar.
3. The collection of decisions tends to refute that judgment because it shows they have equal rights as far as comparing to the standards of our present society. In any case in which the woman is violated, cheated, or abandoned, they have rights to equal action by being allowed to do what’s best for them.
4. The status of women and children was considered inferior to men in the society. As for children, they had to follow the foot steps of their father.