What is another name for Babylon
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
