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    The Epic of Sundiata

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    The Epic of Sundiata is a West African tale that tells the story of the rise to power of Mali’s greatest king‚ Sundiata (Son-Jara). In this epic‚ the griot Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate begins the story from the humiliating childhood of Son Jara (Sundiata)‚ to the jealousy between his stepmother Sassouma and his half brother Dankaran Tuma‚ to the continue conflicts with the great sorcerer Soumaoro and the later achievements of Sundiata for his fatherland and his people. The Empire of Mali rose out of what

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia are two of the earliest civilizations in history. They each had good and bad things about them. They each were special civilizations in their own way. They had many similarities but also had differences. “Like Mesopotamia‚ Egypt depended on the waters of a great river system” (Adler 33). This is one of the similarities between the two countries. They both relied on water systems to keep the countries afloat. A difference was “Egypt was static and Mesopotamia was dynamic” (Fish

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    Gilgamesh vs Socrates

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    In the Epic of GilgameshGilgamesh was one of the strongest men to walk the earth. They said his power could only be matched by Enkidu. In The Death of Socrates‚ Socrates was respected by every person who came to visit him before he died. Socrates was mentally and physically powerful. He wasn’t afraid of anything‚ not even of death. This is where both men were different in strength. Socrates was able to face death without fright whereas Gilgamesh was taunted in fear by the idea of dying‚ therefore

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    Egypt & Mesopotamia Essay

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    Although both Egypt and Mesopotamia had 3 social classes‚ same gender roles‚ and an economy was based on agriculture‚ they differ in many ways such as the political structure‚ where Egypt was ruled by pharaohs‚ and Mesopotamia was ruled by an emperor. In this essay‚ I will start with the similarities between the two civilizations‚ and then state the differences between the two civilizations. I will be focusing mainly on the economy‚ social structure‚ and gender roles for similarity‚ and religion

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    Early civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Egypt had a lot of similarities as well as differences. Though there are many different ways to compare and contrast within Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ some of the key points that will be compared and contrasted are geographical features‚ religious believes‚ political structures and social characteristics. Many of the similarities that have taken place between Mesopotamia and Egypt in the early civilizations is geographically they were both in the valley so

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    In the life of Egypt and Mesopotamia there were similarities and differences. There are comparisons in culture‚ social class‚ and gender. Also parallelism in their religions existed however‚ the differences found‚ clearly define them as individual entities. In Egypt the social class was not so different than Mesopotamia’s. Egypt had social classes that were hierarchy. At the top of their social class it was the pharaohs and priests. Next came the artists‚ merchants‚ lesser priests‚ farmers‚ and

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    Beowulf vs. Gilgamesh

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    Beowulf and Gilgamesh are Epic Heroes But the Seafarer isn’t and Here’s Why In the stories “Beowulf” and “The Head of Humbaba‚” the main characters reflect the descriptions of an “epic hero”. However in the story‚ “The Seafarer‚” the main character does not reflect any descriptions of an “epic hero.” Beowulf and Gilgamesh fit the description because they both go on a quest and have the similar motivations of an epic hero. The Seafarer‚ in contrast‚ had a different motivation and an entirely different

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    CH.2 1. Gilgamesh was associated with Uruk 2. Mesopotamia means "the land between rivers" 3. Sumerian isn’t a Semitic language 4. Sumer was the first complex society developed in Southern Mesopotamia 5. A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as a ziggurat 6. After 3000 BCE all Sumerian cities were ruled by monarchies 7. The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was Sargon of Akkad 8. Hammurabi believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people" 9. Hammurabi’s

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    Epic Heroes

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    Question: What connections can you make between content and style of epic tales from different parts of the world? In the course of the history of literature‚ numerous epic poems have been written. Today‚ a number have become well known. Examples of these are Beowulf (an Anglo-Saxon epic poem believed to be the only surviving manuscript from the early 11th century)‚ Iliad (One of the two ancient Greek epic poems written by Homer) and Ramayana (a Sanskrit literature dating back to somewhere around

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    two of the civilizations‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ had many similarities and differences about their customs and ideals. A few similarities between the civilizations were their agricultural ways and religions. A difference was their state building‚ expansion and conflict. First‚ there was a similarity in the two civilizations’ agricultural ways. In Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ there were rivers along them‚ the Nile River in Egypt and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia. They were both built around

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