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CULTURAL & HISTORICAL CONTEXTS FOR THE EPIC OF
GILGAMESH
GilgameshKing of Uruk 2750 B.C.
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What society is credited with the creation of the EOG?
The Sumerians
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2. What 2 great river-civilizations flourished in the ancient Middle East?
MESOPOTAMIA IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
EGYPT IN UPPER AFRICA
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Contributions by people of the ancient Middle East
Agriculture Scientific and mathematical knowledge Architectural advancements Legal systems Forms of government (independent city-
states) Writing systems (Cuneiform &
Hieroglyphs) Religious systems (Judaism)
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
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What does it refer to? What is the Fertile Crescent?
IT REFERS TO THE EUPHRATES & TIGRIS RIVERS
AGRICULTURALLY RICH LAND BETWEEN THOSE 2 RIVERS
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What type of buildings were Sumerians known for?
Ziggurats:1. Pyramid-like temples not tombs2. Layered like wedding cakes3. Probably brightly colored4. Usually a flat top as opposed to the apex that pyramids had
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What form of writing were Sumerians known for?
Cuneiform:It was wedge-shaped
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What type of government existed in Mesopotamia? Who later conquered the
Sumerians and translated the Epic of Gilgamesh?
(a)City-states(b)The Babylonians-gate of Ishtar
Code of Hammurabi: 282 laws for life
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Who built the great library at Nineveh and what documents did it house?
The Assyrians conquered the Babylonians but preserved their writings and those of the Sumerians
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King Nebuchadnezzar created the hanging gardens of Babylon-1 of the 7 wonders of the world.
The other 6 wonders were:2. Statue of Zeus at Olympia3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus4. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus5. Colossus of Rhodes6. Lighthouse of Alexandria7. The Great Pyramid of Giza (only one that survives)
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What waterway was central to Egyptian life and what writing material did it provide?
The Nile River Reeds were used to make Papyrus
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How is ancient Egyptian civilization usually divided?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
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Draw and label a depiction of the Egypt’s social pyramid from the ancient Middle East
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What writing and cult were associated with ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphs: pictures represented ideas The Cult of the Dead: mummification,
elaborate tombs etc.
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The Hebrew Bible consists of what?
The Old Testament
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Name 2 places where Hebrews were forced to live in the ancient Middle East?
EGYPT BABYLON
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Hebrews:
ARE MONOTHEISTS WHO BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, YAHWEH.
OBEY THE DIVINE LAWS INCLUDING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AS TERMS OF THE COVENANT.