Have you ever thought of life in Mesopotamia? What did the civilizations value? Civilizations included the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Hebrews. Many features and ideas of these civilizations influenced how people live and behave nowadays. The Mesopotamians put a great emphasis on literature, religion and laws/morals.
In document #2 it discusses literature through the story The Epic of Gilgamesh. It is made up of ancient folk-lore, tails and myths. The story is about a king named Gilgamesh that was part man and part god and describes his desire to live forever. Document #1 discusses the Sumerians and Akkadians. They practiced polytheism. They believed that keeping their gods happy was the key to their own happiness and prosperity and if the gods were angry they would bring suffering and disaster. Temples called ziggurats were believed to link Earth with the heavens and people with the gods.
Documents #3 and #4 discuss laws and morals. Document #3 tells about Hammurabi. He was a ruler of ancient Babylon. He came up with a set of laws for his people to live by called The …show more content…
As before stated document #1 discusses the Sumerians and Akkadians and their relationship to polytheism. It also discusses the belief of keeping the gods happy meant they would have happiness vice versa. They also believed in temples called ziggurats that linked Earth with the heavens and people with gods. Document #5 is about the Hebrews and the Ten Commandments. The Hebrews were one of the first groups to practice monotheism. They recorded their history in the bible in which tells stories of God and Moses. The Ten Commandments given to Moses by God were laws for the Hebrews for how to treat both God and other men. Document #6 discusses the Hebrew bible. The first five books in the bible re called the Torah. The books contained laws and teachings about how the Hebrews should act. The Torah is still considered sacred today by followers of
In document #2 it discusses literature through the story The Epic of Gilgamesh. It is made up of ancient folk-lore, tails and myths. The story is about a king named Gilgamesh that was part man and part god and describes his desire to live forever. Document #1 discusses the Sumerians and Akkadians. They practiced polytheism. They believed that keeping their gods happy was the key to their own happiness and prosperity and if the gods were angry they would bring suffering and disaster. Temples called ziggurats were believed to link Earth with the heavens and people with the gods.
Documents #3 and #4 discuss laws and morals. Document #3 tells about Hammurabi. He was a ruler of ancient Babylon. He came up with a set of laws for his people to live by called The …show more content…
As before stated document #1 discusses the Sumerians and Akkadians and their relationship to polytheism. It also discusses the belief of keeping the gods happy meant they would have happiness vice versa. They also believed in temples called ziggurats that linked Earth with the heavens and people with gods. Document #5 is about the Hebrews and the Ten Commandments. The Hebrews were one of the first groups to practice monotheism. They recorded their history in the bible in which tells stories of God and Moses. The Ten Commandments given to Moses by God were laws for the Hebrews for how to treat both God and other men. Document #6 discusses the Hebrew bible. The first five books in the bible re called the Torah. The books contained laws and teachings about how the Hebrews should act. The Torah is still considered sacred today by followers of