What is another name for Babylon

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What are some things Egypt brought into the world?

* Poor could rise to higher class * Medicine, anatomy and drugs * Solar calendar-365 day year * Hieroglyphics/papyrus/Rosetta stone * Architecture * Life after death/ mummification

what is Gilgamesh the god of

* son of a human father and god of Ninsun.

Who is the in the social class pyraimd?

...

How many days and night did Gelgamesh weep for Enkidu

7 days and 7 nights

What is the difference between a pyramid and a ziggurat?

A pyramid is a tomb and a ziggurat is a temple

The important hebrew people,book of the bible, and facts to know

Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Theocracy,The promised land, Joshua, Judges, Monotheism, David, Solomon, Babylonian Captivity

What kind of an empire was Sargon?

Akkadian Empire

Why are the phoenicians called the purple people

Because they have special snails that they extract purple ink from

What is another name for Babylon

Chaldea

What are some Summerian contributions?

Cuneiform, building techniques, wheels, Division of the circle into 360 degrees, Division of hours/minutes into 60 units.

WHo were the hittites?

Descendants of Ham

What is Sargon and when was it started?

It was the first known empire and was started in 2350 B.C.

What are the benefits of writing?

Keep records, remember things, transmission of ideas and culture.

Who was Gilgamesh?

King of Uruk

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Land between the two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)

Who was the ruler of the Babylonian empire?

Nebuchadnezzar

What is Pessimistic?

Negative

What is the capital of Assyria?

Nineva

What empire destroyed Babylon?

Persia

Who are the people in the culture of egypt

Pharoah, Priests and nobles, Merchants, common people,foreign slaves

Who are the purple people?

Phoenicians

How did the egyptians write?

Pictures

WHo was the ruler of the akkadian empire?

Sargon

who says to enjoy life while it lasts?

Siduri

HOw did the phanecians write?

Sounds

Where is the Summerian Civilization?

Southern Mesopotamia

Who was Hammurabi?

The 6th Amorite king

Who is Enkidu?

The nemesis of Gilgamesh

What is the main problem in the Epic of Gilgamesh?

The problem of death

Who did Gilgamesh complain to when he died?

The rulers

WHat biblical charcter was a hittite that david killed?

Uriha.

Who says that nothing lasts?

Utnapishtm

What is cuneiform?

Wedge-shaped writing, stylus

Why is enkidu sad

because he is scared of dying

What is the great problem of man?

death and separation

what is fate?

destiny

Before enkidu came to Gilgamesh after Humbaba was slaved?

false

People in the house of dust were enjoying themselves. T or F?

false

What is thechristian answer to solve the problem of death is the ressurrection and God

going to raise the believers in the end.

What happens when Enkidu spends time with humans?

he loses the bonds with the animals

Why is it that the top of Hammurabies tower is the guy giving them a scroll

his is showing that when u obey the laws ur also obeying the gods.

What are the gods planning to do to enkidu?

kill him

What did moseses law govern?

mans heart,more__fair,

What does Polythesistic

means many

Who does Enkidu role with?

the animals

What is kufu

the great pyramid at Giza

What is Gilgamesh dealing with?

the problem of man

Where does the bird in Enkidus dream bring him?

to darkness never to return


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