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22 Cards in this Set
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In what part of the "fertile crescent" was Mesopotamia, east or west? |
East |
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The earliest use of written language seems to have been, A. Commercial, B. Legal, C. Storytelling, D.Genealogical |
A. Commercial |
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Which type of writing uses symbols representing smaller units of sound, A) cuneiforms, or B) letters of an alphabet? |
B) letters of an alphabet |
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T/F: Gilgamesh is the first example in world history of written narrative (i.e.,storytelling). |
True |
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The cultural time of the Gilgamesh story is about 2700, but written parts of the story don't appear until 2100 BCE. How was the story probably passed down to the later time? |
Orally |
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Mesopotamia had an unpredictable climate. What themes emerge from this area regardless of the different languages and cultures? |
Misfortune and suffering |
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Europe was a city-state in the southern end of which modern day country? |
Iraq |
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Gilgamesh was translated into many cuneiform languages, but never into what kind of languages? |
Alphabet |
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What surprising discovery did George Smith make when he deciphered the Gilgamesh tablets? |
There were similarities to the Bible |
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What would Gilgamesh not leave to their mothers? |
Girls |
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After Enkidu "had his fill" with the harlot's the lights, what did the "wild beasts of the steppes" do? |
They shunned Enkidu |
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What has Gilgamesh "grown afraid of"? |
Death |
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According to the jury, instead of seeking eternal life what should Gilgamesh do, "day and night"? |
Be happy |
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T/F: besides his family, Utanapishtim brought many Craftsman onto his boat. |
True |
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Which bird flew off and did not return - Dove, swallow, or Raven? |
Raven |
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For what "this plant is a cure"? |
For heartache |
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What steals the plant from Gilgamesh? |
A snake |
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With whom does God say he "will set up my Covenant"? |
Noah |
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How many people are allowed in the ark? |
Noah, Noah's wife, Noah's three sons and Noah's Three Sons wives. |
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What did the dove bring back in its bill after Noah sent it out a second time? |
A plucked olive leaf |
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In the image of what did God make humankind? |
In His own image |
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Unto whom, according to Noah, " shall Canaan be slave"? |
To Shem and Japheth |
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