Chapter 1 — The First Civilizations The Earliest Humans Essential Question How did humans become food producers rather than food gatherers? * Domestication of animals * There was fertile soil to grow crops * Hunting animals was harder * Agriculture was a failure for a long time I can statements Explain why the development of agriculture was so crucial for the establishment of civilization. * Hunting wasn’t reliable * You may not get enough food for the day by hunting/gathering
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Babylonian Creation Myth -Niyati Roy The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Mesopotamian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece‚ `When on High ’. All of the tablets containing the myth‚ found at Ashur‚ Kish‚ Ashurbanipal ’s library at Nineveh‚ Sultantepe‚ and other excavated sites‚ date to c. 1100 BCE In ancient times‚ there was no universe. There was only undifferentiated water swirling in chaos. Out of this swirl‚ the waters
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how after Marduk kills Tiamat he restores order to the lives of the Babylonian people. The elements of order and chaos‚ therefore‚ come from two opposing gods. This particular turn of events is quite unlike the Hebrew Scriptures’ accounts. In the Genesis story of the Hebrew Scriptures the events that occur are a bit different from the Babylonian text‚ that were previously described‚ but according to People of the Covenant‚ there is a similarity—they have similar cosmological views. Both have the element
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In his article “Myth”‚ Russell T. McCutcheon offers many academic views on what myth is‚ but his own definition seems to stray far from popular thinking. McCutcheon seems to prefer the school of thought that sees myth not as extraordinary but as ordinary made extraordinary.(McCutcheon p200) He construes myth as a method of social construction used by particular individuals‚ groups or ruling powers to give divine legitimacy; through the use of omnipotent rhetoric‚ to their own desires for the function
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The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ from the Enuma Elishproduced by the Sumerians. The flood of the Epic of Gilgamesh is contained on Tablet XI2 of twelve large stone tablets that date to around
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EU-Phrates River Got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia The Euphrates River and Tigris River form the base of civilization Mesopotanians lived long ago Dedicated god’s and had control By the EU-Phrates River (x4) They believed in many gods‚ this is polytheism Shamash was the god of sun; Dagon of vegetation By the EU-Phrates River (x4) Akkadian was what they spoke‚ wrote on clay tablets some call notes They had temples called ziggurat They kept themselves united under Hammurabi’s
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Trends in Ancient Civilizations Over the course of human history‚ humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza‚ human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE‚ human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world.
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CHAPTER TWO HISTORIC BACKGROUND A library ( derived from the French word "librairie" and Latin "liber" which means book) is an organized collection of information resources which are made available and accessible to a defined community for the purpose reference or borrowing. A library does not only provide physical access‚ but also digital access to information resources and would be a physical building or room‚ or a virtual space‚ or even both at the same time.( ) The collection in
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In Greek mythology we have Gaia the mother of all Titans who not only help get rid of her husband but also helped in the downfall of her own children. Then there is Horus who was born in hiding because of his jealous power hungry uncle‚ who he then fought to avenge his father’s death. Also‚ you have Re who felt betrayed by his wife and out of anger cursed her to never give birth to the children in her womb. Tiamat created an army of monster to avenge her husband and her pride against her grandson
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HW‚ Formation of the OT Scriptures‚ pp. 480-501; (Jer 36:1-32; Isa 8:16-20) Week 2 - The Pentateuch Reading Assignments: ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Introduction to the Pentateuch‚ pp. 56-75; (Gen 12:1-4; Deut 29:1- 30:20) ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Genesis‚ pp. 76-99; (Gen 1:1- 3:24; 15:1-21; 17:1-21) ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Exodus‚ pp. 100-123; (Exod 2:1- 4:17; 19:4-8; 20:1-21) ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Leviticus‚ pp. 124-141; (Lev 1:1-17; 16:1-34; 23:1-44) ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Numbers‚ pp. 142-161;
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