Mesopotamia means “land between the rivers” in Greek. The name basically reflects the centrality of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers to the way of life in this region. Mesopotamian civilization developed in the plain alongside and between the rivers, which originate in the mountains of eastern Anatolia and empty into the Persian Gulf. Mesopotamia lies mostly within modern Iraq. To the north and east, an arc of mountains extends from northern syria and southeastern Anatolia to the Zagros mountains, which separate the plain from the Iranian Plateau. The syrian and arabian deserts lie to the west and southwest, the persian gulf to the southeast.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, …show more content…
He was a typical hero that goes by the name Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was said to be two-thirds god and one third man. “Gilgamesh built magnificent ziggurats, or temple towers, surrounded his city with high walls, and laid out its orchards and fields. He was physically beautiful, immensely strong, and very wise.” A ziggurat was a massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud brick, and a temple was considered the god’s residence. These historic buildings were all related to religion in some matter which explain why gilgamesh is who he is.
Gilgamesh didn't start off as a good person, he was raping women, and he overworked people in order to get his tasks completed. He sent a prostitute to Enkidu, who’s a wild man that lives like an animal in the grassland. The prostitute taught him how to eat cooked food, drink beer, and bathe and oil his body. Enkidu became Gilgamesh’s great friend, they both traveled together to kill Humbaba in order to end his evil powers, and also ended up killing the bull of …show more content…
If you think you can stay alive for eternity, he says, surely you can stay awake for a week. Gilgamesh tries and immediately fails. So Utnapishtim orders him to clean himself up, put on his royal garments again, and return to Uruk where he belongs. Just as Gilgamesh is departing, however, Utnapishtim’s wife convinces him to tell Gilgamesh about a miraculous plant that restores youth. Gilgamesh finds the plant and takes it with him, planning to share it with the elders of Uruk. But a snake steals the plant one night while they are camping. As the serpent slithers away, it sheds its skin and becomes young
The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, …show more content…
He was a typical hero that goes by the name Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was said to be two-thirds god and one third man. “Gilgamesh built magnificent ziggurats, or temple towers, surrounded his city with high walls, and laid out its orchards and fields. He was physically beautiful, immensely strong, and very wise.” A ziggurat was a massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud brick, and a temple was considered the god’s residence. These historic buildings were all related to religion in some matter which explain why gilgamesh is who he is.
Gilgamesh didn't start off as a good person, he was raping women, and he overworked people in order to get his tasks completed. He sent a prostitute to Enkidu, who’s a wild man that lives like an animal in the grassland. The prostitute taught him how to eat cooked food, drink beer, and bathe and oil his body. Enkidu became Gilgamesh’s great friend, they both traveled together to kill Humbaba in order to end his evil powers, and also ended up killing the bull of …show more content…
If you think you can stay alive for eternity, he says, surely you can stay awake for a week. Gilgamesh tries and immediately fails. So Utnapishtim orders him to clean himself up, put on his royal garments again, and return to Uruk where he belongs. Just as Gilgamesh is departing, however, Utnapishtim’s wife convinces him to tell Gilgamesh about a miraculous plant that restores youth. Gilgamesh finds the plant and takes it with him, planning to share it with the elders of Uruk. But a snake steals the plant one night while they are camping. As the serpent slithers away, it sheds its skin and becomes young