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17 Cards in this Set
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Sumerian Scribe School |
2000BC, Sumerian, a) insight into realities b)father/son --> school |
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Epic of Gilgamesh |
2000BC, Put together by Babylonians, theme of death, history of King, Enkidu, Task of Man Kind? |
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Law of Hammurabi |
1750BC, freedom for merchants and landowners, sent out as decrees |
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Pthathotep |
2450, Old Kingdom Egypt, Ma'at & best practices, getting ahead in life, be pharaoh's right hand man |
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Sinuhe |
1875, Middle Kingdom, Life of Egyptian courtier, duel out of charachter |
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Eloquent peasant |
1875BC, Middle Kingdom Theme of justice, appeals to high steward, limits of system, hard to find good judge |
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Dialogue of Man & His Soul |
1875, Middle Kingdom Soul terrified of death, must "ass the tests" to enter into afterlife, optimistic tone |
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Prism of Sennacherib |
691BC, Assyrian, Compares other Kings to birds & image of conquest, list of accomplishments |
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Hebrew Bible |
538BC, Israel, Sinai Covenant = Ten Commandments, system of justice, no mention of afterlife |
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Cylinder of Cyrus |
530BC, Persian, Brought under one rule, product of royal and priestly propaganda, assumes title of "choses of maraduk" |
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Behistrun Inscription |
581, Persian Of Darius, 3 Languages (Elamite, Akkadian, Old Persian) Punish liars, quote from that |
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Odyssey |
8cent BC, Greek, Epic written by Homer, Ody has metis. search for adventure, written in three parts |
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Hesiod, Work and Days |
700BC, Greek, 2 types of strife, competition controls, 5 ages of man, each generation worse, justice |
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Lycurgus |
650BC, Greek: Sparta, lawmakers, discord is real enemy,written long time after it happened |
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Solon |
594 BC, Greek:Athens, archon, moderation of demands of richa nd poor, shaking off burdans seisstchtheia |
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Pisistratus |
560BC, Greek Athens, Tyrant, power, dsjflsjd |
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Herodotus |
484 BC, Persian, tales of persian war, father of history.. or lies |
