GILGAMESH By MET The myth known today as The Epic of Gilgamesh was considered in ancient times to be one of the great masterpieces of cuneiform literature. Copies of parts of the story have been found in Israel‚ Syria‚ and Turkey and references to the hero are attested in Greek and Roman literature. The tale revolves around a legendary hero named Gilgamesh (Bilgames in Sumerian)‚ who was said to be the king of the Sumerian city of Uruk. His father is identified as Lugalbanda‚ king of Uruk
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on farming and trade. Trade and commerce developed in Mesopotamia because the farmers learned how to irrigate their land. They could now grow more food than they could eat. They used the surplus to trade for goods and services. Ur‚ a city-state in Sumer‚ was a major center for commerce and trade. Temples were the chief employer and location for commercial activity. Their religion is quite interesting based on the fact they are Polytheistic. The Mesopotamians believed in more than one God. In Mesopotamia
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Cornell Note Taking Template Key Words: Notes: Nile river Longest river in world. Supplied life-giving water for the Egyptians civilization. Had an annual cycle of moth long flooding. Hard for farmers but then solved by irrigation and pre- harvesting. Steps toward civilization. Hunter-gatherer groups moved in and formed farming settlements. Neolithic culture developed in 6000 BC Mined
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Akkadians 2340 B.C. 1st empire of the world Military of 5‚400 men Mesopotamia + lands W of Mediterranean Sargon’s grandson: Naram-Sin 2260 B.C.-2223 B.C. Declared himself a god Akkadian empire fell by 2150 B.C. Hammurabi: king from Babylon 1792 B.C. Sumer + Akkad = new
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The Neolithic period cultivated important material conditions that directly influenced the formation of large towns‚ great cities‚ and states in the later‚ Uruk period of Mesopotamia. These influences can be seen at the earlier site of Catalhoyuk. As the periods shift between Neolithic and the Uruk‚ drastic changes can be seen between early egalitarian societies in the Neolithic period‚ and the more complex and massive societies of the Uruk period. Other material conditions that shaped the complex
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With few precedents to guide them‚ the population of Mesopotamia adapted and created Answer | | Social organization | | | Writing | | | Agricultural cultivation | | | Development of religion | | | Competition amongst different groups | 1 points Question 2 The earliest urban societies so far known emerged in the Answer | | First millennium B.C.E | | | Third millennium B.C.E | | | Sixth millennium B.C.E | | | Second millennium B.C.E | | | Fourth millennium
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barbaric group of clans ruled by aggressive tribal chiefs who senselessly invade land solely to graze their herds. This is most clearly reflected in the etiological origins of the label the Akkadians devised for the Amorites: “mar.tu”. The term mar.tu of Sumer finds its roots in the term mru (mrt) or socially dead (Akhan‚ page 26). The translation of the word “boor”‚ or “unrefined” was thus naturally given to the migrating invaders‚ a group considered “perpetually dead” (Akhan‚ page 26) because their bodies
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Ethan Sua 10/16/10 Mr. McGrath AP World History A Compare and Contrast Essay of Egypt and Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia developed different and similar political and religious civilizations. Mesopotamian civilizations such as the Sumerians‚ the Akkadian kingdom‚ the Assyrian empire and the Babylonian city-state‚ were all too dependent on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Egypt’s natural isolation and material self-sufficiency fostered a unique culture that
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but their astronomy of later times did achieve a level comparable to the Greeks. Assyria 2 Basic Facts The Babylonian civilization has its roots dating to 4000BCE with the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Yet little is known about the Sumerians. Sumer was first settled between 4500 and 4000 BC by a non-Semitic 1 °2002‚ c 2 Neugebauer‚ G. Donald Allen 1951 Babylonian Mathematics 2 people who did not speak the Sumerian language. These people now are called Ubaidians‚ for the village
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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