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gilgamesh/genesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why did the sumerians begin writing | to keep recoreds |
| what was their style of writing called | cuneiform |
| what does cuneiform mean | wedge-shaped |
| what tools did the sumerians use in order to wrtie | stylus |
| how long did it take a student to become a scribe | 12 years |
| the sumerians were the first civilation to do what two things | wrtitten down laws, write down stories |
| stories about gods are called | myths |
| who was gilgamesh best friend | enkidu |
| for what two reasons do gilgamesh and enkidu travel to the cedar forest | to bring cedar back to the village and a demon lived there |
| how long did it take gilgamesh and enkidu to reach the forest | 2 weeks |
| what did the sun god do to help gilgamesh | sent winds to trap the demon |
| what does gilgamesh do to humbaba | kill it |
| inanna(also called ishtar) was the goddess of what two things | war and love |
| how does gilgamesh treat ishtar | poorly, blows her off |
| bc of ishtar anger towards gilgamesh what does she do | sends the bull of heaven |
| what do enkidu and giligamesh do to the bull of heaven | kills the beast |
| what happens to enkidu | he grows ill |
| what is the purpose of the giligmesh quest | to find immortality |
| the epic-giligamesh | oldest stories, passed down orally, about gilgamesh,uruk, and his compainon enkidu, struggles against the gods, forces of nature and his own mortality, good example of heros journey, has a lood story, expressess values of ancient civilization |
| gilgamesh | archetypal hero, appressive leader, arrogant, prideful, quest for immortality |
| themes | how to become known and respected, how to cope with the loss of a friend, how to accept ones inevitable death, friendship, wrath of gods, heros journey |
| the prologue | gilgameshs=2/3rd god and 1/3rd man, strongest and wiset of all human, ruler of uruk |
| who was gilgamesh | king of uruk, perfect, arrgoant |
| what are the concerns with which the epic deals | gilgamesh is arrogant and is eager for fame |
| when scientists discovered the poem while excavating Ashurbanipal's libray, what were they excited about | the epic describing a great flood, something that was similar to the story of NOah |
| on what was the poem written | clay tablets |
| why is enkidu created | to provide such a challenge to gilgamesh , to help get rid of giligamesh arrogance |
| who created enkidu | aruru-god of creation |
| for what is giligamesh searching for | everlasting life |
| WHAT does gilgamesh learn about himself | he learns that there is no immortallity |
| what completes the cycle of life | death |
| define epic | a long narrative poem |
| define epic hero | the poem about an hero. |
| define heros quest | a plot in which an extraordinary person gets on a difficult journey ir mission |
| define charcterization | which characters are created and developed |
| describe life in ancient mesoptamia | life was supject to poverty and plenty, opportunity and danger |
| what reflected their insecurities of life | anient near-eastern religion |
| what hints does the prologue give about gilgamesh quest | after his journey, he rested and he was "graved on a stone the whole story" |
| how is gilgamesh charcterized as an extraordinary person | the gods created him with a perfect body |
| who is humbabaa | the giant who guards the cedar forest |
| what traits must you have to battle humbaba | determination and courage |
| what do things does gilgamesh say that he is not yet for him | immolation and sacrifice |
| which god helps gilgamesh with humbaba | shamash-sun god |
| true or false, does humbaba plead or mercy | ture |
| why does the bull of heaven threaten uruk? | gilgamesh rejects the advances of ishtar |
| how does the appearance of the bull of heavn lead to enkidus dream of his own death | the gods have decreed his death for helping to kill the bull and humbaba |
| how does enkidu feel about his own death. | furious |
| why is enil upset with man kind | intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reason of babel. evilness |
| does Ea tell utnapishtim to tell the whole truth | no, bc he wants to keep the flood a secret |
| summarize the gods reaction to the flood | they fled to the highest heaven |
| how did urnapishtim prepare fpr the flood | he built a boat |
| how long does the storm last | 6 days and 6 nights |
| what does utnapishtim sacrifrice suggest about he trelationship between the poeple of his culture and the gods | they are willing do to anything for the gods |
| why does enil make utnapishtim and his wife immortal | they survived the flood |
| what does utnapishtim mena by "life for which you are searching for" | everlasting life |
| what effect does gilgamesh quest have on him | he gets exhusted |
| why does utnapishtim wife makes loaves of bread | to show how many days gilgamesh slept |
| what power does the plant possess | restores youth |
| what happens to the plant | serpent steals it |
| what does gilgamesh accept | that you cant be immortal |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood- cause of flood | mans sin |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-hero | utnapishtim |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-hero traits | righteous |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-boat size | "let her beam equal her length" 120 cubits |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-boat descritption | many compartments,built with pitch |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-passengers on boat | family an animals |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-LENGTH of flood | six days six nights |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-test for land(the birds) | dove-came back, bc there was no resting place raven-water retreated and it ate and didnt come back |
| epic of gilgamesh:the story of the flood-boat landing spot | mounatin of nisir |
| genesis:the story of the flood-cause of flood | god saw how evil man was and regretted making man |
| genesis:the story of the flood-hero | noah |
| genesis:the story of the flood-hero traits | righteous |
| genesis:the story of the flood-boat size | 300 cubits, width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits |
| genesis:the story of the flood-boat description | an ark with compartments, cover with pitch , made of gopher wood |
| genesis:the story of the flood-passengers on boat | noahs sons, his wife, all species of animals |
| genesis:the story of the flood-length of flood | 40 days and 40 nights |
| genesis:the story of the flood-test for land(the birds) | raven-it went to and fro until the water had dried up from the earth dove-couldnt find a resting place but it once found a place it never came back |
| genesis:the story of the flood-boat landing spot | mountains of ararat |
| who was the most important god to the sumerians | enlil |
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