Short paper assignments must follow these formatting guidelines: double spacing‚ 12-point Times New Roman font‚ one-inch margins‚ and discipline-appropriate citations. Page length requirements: 1-2 pages undergraduate courses Short Paper: Neolithic Religion Using only what you learned in the Module Four Notes (not including the textbook)‚ write a short paper in which you identify the pattern of culture exhibited by each of these Neolithic groups: farmers‚ herders‚ and hunters. * Are they
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In this essay I will compare and contrast two ancient head sculptures. The first is a female head (Inanna) from Uruk‚ (modern Warka) Iraq. The artist is not very sure about the head that belongs to Inanna. The marble head dates back to c.a. 3200-3000 BCE‚ and is comprised of marble. The second image is the head of an Akkadian ruler‚ from Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik)‚ Iraq‚ c.a. 2250-2200 BC‚ and is constructed of copper. Both the sculptures contain very distinctive artistic features and were constructed
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king to where children get a sense of what their parents would tell them in person. We get a sense of the opposite in the ‘The Cat and the Mouse Set UP House’ where the nature rings true‚ and to always doubt a circumstance that may arise. To where Inanna was about distrust‚ and Gilgamesh was about not trusting the word of others‚ the king with the openness of honest promises to others‚ we see in this story how a Cat and Mouse should never get along. We see in one aspect when they agree to get something
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Writing Style Simple‚ Poetic‚ Repetitive The Epic of Gilgamesh Style In A Glossary of Literary Terms‚ literary scholar M. H. Abrams lists five essential characteristics of epic literature: (1) ’ "The hero is a figure of great national or even cosmic importance;" (2) "The setting of the poem is ample in scale‚ and may be worldwide‚ or even larger;" (3) "The action involves superhuman deeds in battle;" (4) "In these great actions the gods and other supernatural beings take
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The authors of this book approach Inanna as the most predominant deity of Sumer‚ as her influence on Sumer culture was quite vast. In addition‚ her identity was retained when Sumer and Akkad were unified under a single political entity (Wolkstein and Kramer 1983‚ xv). Religious texts – like myths‚ poetry‚ and hymns – were less about procedure‚ and more about the stories of the deities themselves. This book‚ containing such primary sources needed for my essay topic‚ provides many cited images of the
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materials. Wealthy women also wore clothing that was colorful and bright. Inanna Temple Excavation Site Nippur and Iraq Archeology As shown by the picture to the right‚ layers excavated by archeologist at an ancient Mesopotamian site that was sacred to the goddess “Inanna” for 3000 years. About 20 levels of this site in the city of Nippur‚ Iraq (Persia)‚ hold the remnants of many temples that were built to honor “Inanna”. The most ancient of the temples are in the lower portion of the site
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were a set of rules designed by the gods to preserve harmony and order of the universe. • Examine the myth of “Enki and Inanna” where Enki gives Inanna different duties that comprise "Me"‚ as well as the proper aspects of civilization. If “Me” was adhered to‚ civilization would prosper‚ but if they were not followed‚ civilization would collapse. Primary sources: Enki and Inanna
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Loyalty‚ and the idea of a responsibility hierarchy between self‚ group‚ and population is a factor that should be identified and followed respectively when faced with a consequential scenario. This hierarchy: Self over group and group over population‚ is the order in which one should base any decision with consequential outcomes‚ and only in a position where these consequences are minimized‚ can the individual begin to aid those parties in relation to the presented hierarchy. Respectively‚ self
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City descriptions: Uruk – Temples: Ishtar/Inanna‚ Goddesses of Love and War Capitol and largest city of Arkadia‚ located where the two major rivers meet. The palace was located in the center of the city with the temples to Ishtar and Inanna on either side of it. The temple of Ishtar was there before Gilgamesh took the throne but after he saved Inanna from the demon attack‚ Gilgamesh built a temple to honor her. Uruk was built from clay and is the main cultural city of Arkadia. They were the ones
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either save the world and humans from something that a woman initiated‚ or save the women because she herself is helpless. Inanna‚ the beloved goddess of Sumerian culture‚ does not help the belief. Throughout the hymns that were written for her and published in a collection by Diane Wolkstein‚ Inanna must turn to the men of her life for help. In the hymn The Hulupu Tree‚ Inanna runs to her brother Gilgamesh for help ridding her beloved tree from pests. “I wept! How I wept! Yet they would not leave
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