Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh a first in known literary works?
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It is the first to confront the idea of death |
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It is the first to show humans challenging gods |
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It is the first to celebrate human friendship |
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It is the first to present gods as anthropomorphic |
Which statement best describes an epic as a literary form?
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It is always entirely fiction and a very long prose narrative. |
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It is a long narrative poem following exalted characters through adventures. |
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It is rich in symbols and images of nature. |
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It involves a protagonist and an antagonist involved in a series of dramatic chase scenes. |
What was the Mesopotamian ruler’s role in religion?
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To act as intermediary between the gods and humans |
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To preside at sacrifices that took place atop the ziggurats |
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To mate with a priestess in a yearly ceremony |
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To select a particular divinity to be chief in his city-state |
What does Hammurabi’s code tell about the position of Mesopotamian women?
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They were given the same legal rights as men |
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They were considered sacred daughters of the goddess Ishtar |
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They were inferior to men, on the same level as slaves in some ways |
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They were immune from punishments imposed on men |
As noted in the chapter’s “Continuity and Change’ section, what most distinguishes Mesopotamia from Egypt?
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The Mesopotamians were more dependent on their river systems |
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The Egyptians had a more limited form of writing |
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The Mesopotamians did not build massive architectural structures |
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The Egyptians were united by a more stable succession of rulers |
Why would Akhenaten’s change in the religion create change in the visual arts?
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Akhenaten declared artists to be dissidents, so they sought revenge through art |
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Artists strove to produce works of Aten only so as to please Akhenaten |
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The gods were no longer seen as perfect, so art’s subjects also could be imperfect |
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Akhenaten declared art to be created only by priests |
Why were Egyptians buried with Books of Going Forth by Day (Books of the Dead)?
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To enable their ka to recognize their ba |
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To help them survive the ritual of judgment |
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To provide instructions for resurrection |
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To show Osiris proof of their goodness |
Why was Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb so “wonderful?”
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This was the first time anyone had been able to thwart a tomb’s curse |
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This was the first tomb discovered that contained an intact mummy |
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This still contained gold and other artifacts because it was the only royal tomb in Egypt not to have been looted |
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This was the first time a tomb’s resident was known by name |
Why during the 8th century BCE were the Kushites able to control Egypt?
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The Egyptians needed stronger leadership to thwart an Assyrian invasion |
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The Egyptian pharaohs had become weakened due to inbreeding |
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The Kushites invaded Egypt, killed the pharaoh, and seized control |
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The Kushites controlled most of Egypt’s debt from building programs |
Why did the Egyptians go to such lengths to preserve the dead?
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They believed that the deceased eventually would be resurrected |
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They believed that only intact bodies could enter the underworld |
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They believed the deceased should imitate Osiris, the prototype mummy |
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The believed the deceased’s ka and ba would not recognize a decomposed body |
