Women seldom acted as individuals outside the context of their families‚ those who rarely did however‚ were of royalty or the wives of men who had the most power and status amongst society. In addition to a highly distinct social hierarchy in a patriarchal society‚ women too had status dependent on the role they played. Women who came from the wealthy and influential sector of society had statues made and placed in temples; this was done so that their images were in constant prayer and assisted in
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Questions for Analysis #1-6 1. What was the Mesopotamian view of the afterlife? 2. What is the message of Siduri’s advice to Gilgamesh? 3. Consider Utnapishtim’s initial response to Gilgamesh’s request for the secret of eternal life. How does his message complement what Siduri has said? 4. Consider the story of Utnapishtim. What do the various actions of the gods and goddesses allow us to infer about how the Mesopotamians viewed their deities? 5. According to the epic
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Chapter 2: Early Societies in Southwest Asia and Indo-European Migration 1. In Mesopotamia‚ the most important geographic features were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Because Mesopotamia was on a flat land between two rivers‚ as so named‚ the Mesopotamians had to adapt. One Adaptation was irrigation. The use of irrigation helped Mesopotamians develop a wealthy agricultural society. Another adaptation was boundaries such as city walls. Without natural boundaries to protect their cities‚ Mesopotamian
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SNAPSHOT: “Empire Building in the Classical World” SPEC Sheet for Akkad and Babylon (pg. 56-58) Social Code of Hammurabi: System of strict justice 1 of earliest written law code Parents arrange marriage for children 2 parties sign marriage contract Mesopotamia was patriarchal (men dominate society) Women had fewer rights Men could divorce women if they don’t meet expectations Wife who neglects responsibilities/humiliates husband could be drowned Political Sargon: leader of Akkadians 2340 B.C
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and differences in the social stratification between the societies‚ however. Social classes were based on different aspects of ranking‚ and the treatment of women as part of the society varied. A similarity in both organizations of people was the patriarchal way of society. There is no doubt these relationships affected the way the classes interacted. Starting with the first difference‚ in Mesopotamia‚ social classes were based on your job and wealth. Increasingly specialized labor and long distance
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development the roles of women have be markedly transformed. Looking back‚ three distinct points in time mark a transitional shift in female roles: the Code of Hammurabi‚ Spartan society‚ and the renaissance revival in education. Beginning in the ancient near east‚ the earliest accounts of women in society come to us from the Code of Hammurabi. Used as a guideline for society‚ the code candidly depicts daily life in ancient Babylon‚ defining among many things the roles of men and women. From the very
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282 laws that were supposed to protect the poor from the wealthy; the weak from the strong‚ and other inequalities. However‚ some of the laws enacted by Hammurabi showed strong gender bias. They were considered to be family laws‚ but in many considerations were laws to control women. Some of the laws in the code gave women protection from patriarchal rule‚ such as laws placing restrictions on the use of women’s dowries‚ the bride prices paid for women‚ and laws involving divorce can happen. These laws
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child would be killed. Female children had it even worse due to them not being able to get anything from the father if he died and they depended on the father a lot more than the males did. 5. Mesopotamian society has been characterized as a patriarchal (dominated by male heads of households) society. Does the evidence in this collection of decisions tend to support or refute that judgment? The evidence supports this judgment due to all of the rules favoring men more. An example of this is if
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points Question 4 A Babylonian resurgence of power was led in the sixth century B.C.E. by Answer | | Nebuchadnezzar | | | Ashurbanipal | | | Solomon | | | Sargon | | | Hammurabi | 1 points Question 5 The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was Answer | | Hammurabi | | | Moses | | | Sargon of Akkad | | | Gilgamesh | | | Nebuchadnezzar | 1 points Question 6 Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin they could
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Mesopotamian villages and towns eventually evolved into independent and nearly self-sufficient city-states. Although largely economically dependent on one another‚ these city-states were independent political entities and retained very strong isolationist tendencies. This isolationism hindered the unification of the Mesopotamian city-states‚ which eventually grew to twelve in number. By 3000 B.C.‚ Mesopotamian civilization had made contact with other cultures of the Fertile Crescent (a term first
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