Carmen Fajardo Professor Xia History 1 Midterm 1. The Polis is a community of free persons making up a town. Each polis is a political and cultural unit‚ but is a distinct “Greek” culture. The two poleis that dominated Greek life and politics in the classical age were Athens and Sparta but differed greatly in their conceptions of the good life for their citizens. Athens was the center of Greek educational‚ artistic‚ and scientific activity‚ and was the birthplace of democracy. Sparta was a
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religion was very important in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Mesopotamia was a civilization where the culture was a group of people behaving in a similar way. They shared basic values and were known for sharing a common culture‚ which stood for basic human nature. The civilization was the type of human culture that included urban focus‚ organized religion‚ political establishment‚ and a social structure within the economic power (Notes). As mentioned above‚ religion in Mesopotamia was very organized. This meant
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How Gilgamesh represents the Ancient Humankind The story of Gilgamesh is considered one of the oldest pieces of epic western literature. Gilgamesh was considered a semi-mythic King of Uruk‚ at the time one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia. This epic depict Gilgamesh as a demigod‚ who was endowed by the gods and goddess with several attributes which made him as incredible human. The physical traits given to him for instance were the perfect beauty by Shamash the glorious sun and
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Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and Hebrews Mesopotamia and Egypt are known as the “place of the first civilization” followed by the Hebrews. These three societies traded extensively‚ but there was a difference in economic area. Mesopotamia was more productive of technological improvements‚ because their environment was more difficult to manage than the Nile valley. Trade contacts were more extensive‚ and the Mesopotamians gave attention to a merchant class and commercial law. Priests were part of the
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Jean Bottero in Mesopotamia: Writing‚ Reasoning‚ and the Gods outlines his thesis on why the ancient Mesopotamians appear to have used a “substitute king” in order to save the life of their own ruler. The text makes it clear that the ancient peoples of this area did‚ in fact‚ substitute other lives for their own or for that of their king‚ and Bottero makes an interesting argument as to why that is. However‚ I believe there may be more to the story‚ perhaps the purpose of a “substitute king” evolved
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Epic Doomsday By: Maria Eloisa L. Montablan A pleasant Morning to our respectable Professor‚ Ma’am Dela Cruz and also to my fellow students‚ the BBTE 2-1. I’m here in front of you to deliver my speech entitled Epic Doomsday. It is my article last year for the trending issue about end of the world. Okay let me start! As I woke up last morning‚ I felt the cold breeze throughout my skin‚ I can see the sunlight passing through my window and I heard the chirp of the birds in the roof. With
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The Aeneid‚ The Iliad‚ and The Epic of Gilgamesh are poems from the greatest authors of literature. They look into the topic of destiny‚ warriors responsibility‚ and bravery. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an adventure of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh is courted by the queen of heaven and rejects her.The gods then kill Enkidu as revenge. Gilgamesh is now set on the journey to seek the meaning of life. He later meets the only person to whom the gods have given everlasting life. “Utnapishtism
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Despite the fact that both Mesopotamia and Egypt were first developing around the same time‚ natural forces and the environment caused variations in many cultural developments such as political systems‚ religious views‚ and much more. Their biggest differences were dependent on the river-valleys they lived in and how that affected the way they managed agriculture‚ as well as their view of their gods. One similarity that Mesopotamia and Egypt did have was that both civilizations developed a system
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Genesis flood but unknown to many is the striking resemblance it holds to an earlier flood story from the epic of Gilgamesh. Dissecting both stories the reader is revealed similarities but also numerous differences. Both the story from Gilgamesh and the Genesis occur in the Iraqi/Turkey area. This information helps provide a strong connection between the tales. During the ages when Gilgamesh was written and even the Genesis‚ books were not readily available to the general public‚ stories were instead
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The Flood In both The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Genesis‚ a flood is sent down in order to wipe out the human population. In both‚ the flood has survivors who replenish the human race‚ but their goals are different. Although a major flood is present in Gilgamesh and The Genesis‚ it differs in the reasons behind it and why. The occurrence of the flood is similar in both the Genesis and Gilgamesh. In both‚ two men are employed to build a boat in the event of an upcoming flood. Noah is advised by God
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