fertilizers. | | E. | Egyptian technology. | The ___________ played a key role in spreading Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia. Answer | A. | Egyptians | | B. | Hyksos | | C. | Aryans | | D. | Semites | | E. | Indo-Europeans | Which of the following Near Eastern societies invented writing? Answer | A. | Hebrews | | B. | Babylonians | | C. | Akkadians | | D. | Sumerians | | E. | Hyksos | All of the following traits characterized the Neolithic stage of
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2010 Ancient Mesopotamia and The Epic of Gilgamesh The epic of Gilgamesh‚ one of the oldest epics known to man‚ reflects the challenges of life in ancient Sumer by dealing with them metaphorically. The most important challenges in ancient Sumerian life were deforestation and flooding. After Enkidu and Gilgamesh meet and become friends‚ Gilgamesh proposes that they go to the cedar forest and cut down all the trees. Though Gilgamesh’s reasoning for cutting down all the trees isn’t very reasonable
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used two forms of writing‚ elaborate hieroglyphs and hieratic writing. Between the two‚ hieratic writing was more popular and was used for record keeping‚ writing letters‚ and works of literature. The moment literacy was learned by the people‚ both Sumerians and Egyptians began drafting historical records and literary compositions. Most writing was used for commemorative and religious purposes. Now speaking of religion‚ Egyptian beliefs were not so different from Mesopotamian beliefs. In fact‚ that were
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Medusa‚ the Misunderstood Gorgon By having the appearance of gruesome scaly skin with pure piercing green eyes‚ and the uncanny appearance of snake. This terrifying beast with collective serpent skin tied around her waist like a belt‚ is the one and only Medusa‚ as her Mythology name suggests. Medusa is most notably known for her distinctive snakes for hair. Not only did she have snakes for hair that already appalled all of mankind‚ she also has the capacity to turn anyone who looks into her eyes
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civilizations arose that historians to this day marvel at‚ the Egyptians‚ the Sumerians‚ the Indus River Valley people‚ and the Shang dynasty in China. They all had great accomplishments in government‚ and religion and inventions. While they had their own different civilizations many similarities arise‚ such as depending on the river and their polytheistic religions. They had very isolated civilizations with the exception of the Sumerians. The geography‚ religion‚ and their governments all contributed to
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of the Universities of Paris and Budapest‚ Francis Jones‚ professor of Ancient History from the University of Paris‚ and Oseas Moura‚ doctor of Semitic languages from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. The uppercase letter pertain to the Sumerian and the lowercase to the
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kilometres region of marshes‚ lagoons‚ mud flats‚ and reed banks in the south. Language and Literature of Mesopotamia Students are required to learn Akkadian and Sumerian so that they will be literate consumers of specialized cuneiform studies. In general‚ students must take at least 4 courses in Akkadian and two courses in Sumerian. Students are encouraged to take additional language courses appropriate to the chronological focus of their proposed dissertation research. The bulk of discovered
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purposes and Mesopotamians invented more important things. Mesopotamia and Egypt are both similar because of their civilizations being located on a river system. The Egyptians had the Nile River and its delta that led in to the Mediterranean Sea. The Sumerians had the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that led into the Persian Gulf. Both of these rivers flooded‚ depositing silt onto the ground that would fertilize the soil. This would allow for agriculture and for huge populations to settle and grow in these
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Mesopotamian Mythology The Epic of Gilgamesh Longest and greatest literary composition written cuneiform Akkadian. Story was constantly altered through oral narrative tradition king of Uruk‚ who was two-thirds god and one-third man Although Gilgamesh was godlike in body and mind‚ he began his kingship as a cruel despot. He lorded over his subjects‚ raping any woman ‚whether she was the wife of one of his warriors or the daughter of a nobleman Gilgamesh used force labourers to build his
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Chapter 9 Multiple Choice 1. The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known ascensorship 2. In 1878‚ Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse‚ and discovered thathorses occasionally gallop with all four hooves off the ground. 3. The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began inthe Italian Renaissance. 4. Artists like Peter Campus became interested in video because video signals could be
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