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The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem that involves ideas about extreme topics such as death, adventure, and friendship but all those are only details that link up to one great idea that is very important to the poem and that idea is the struggle between civilization and the wilderness. The Epic of Gilgamesh demonstrates the struggle between wilderness and civilization by the use of characters and setting. The poem begins with uncertainty to what the outcome of this struggle will conclude, but the…

There seems to be a lot of assumptions made regarding the way societies functioned in the past, and Egypt and Mesopotamia are no different in this case. Overtime, historians analyzed certain documents and papers and claim that the Egyptian culture was generally very optimistic, as opposed to the Mesopotamian culture’s pessimism. One way of evaluating the lives of ancient societies is through art produced by people who witnessed those times, and a prominent form of that would be poems. I argue…

At the time of 3500-1500 B.C.E two major civilizations started to thrive near the Middle East. Even though Mesopotamia and Egypt had many differences, their civilizations still had many similarities. Egypt and Mesopotamia were similar in farming, theocracy, and the belief of animism. They had more of a contrast between their feelings toward the Gods, unity of the government and states, and the way nature affects the society.The Tigris and Euphrates where a source of help for Mesopotamia as is…

BILKENT UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS, AND IDEAS HUMANITIES 111: ANTIQUITY SUMMER 2015 COURSE PROJECT THE MOVIE: GILGAMESH NAME&SURNAME: İREM KARAKAYA NUMBER: 21300982 SECTION: HUM111-02 TEACHER'S NAME: Dr. PAUL KIMBALL It is known that Gilgamesh and Enkidu are most important characters in Epic of Gilgamesh. Almost all events happen around them. We see that in the ancient time ( approximately 2100 BC) Gilgamesh was king of Uruk. Uruk is the antique Sumerian city and it…

There are several similarities seen between Mesopotamia and Egyptian societies. Both societies actively engaged in agricultural development. Although, Mesopotamians employed irrigation methods, to sustain adequate crops, due to dry land and unpredictable flood regions. In contrast, the Nile River was predictable in its flooding, which not only irrigated the crops, but also supplied rich nutrients, a boon for the Egyptians. Another similarity is the technology of writings. The Sumerians of…

Many a person has spent time trying to think about the creation of the world. Whether they deemed it was caused by something only science can describe, the world of a holier being, or perhaps the mixture of the two, there has always been this fascination of what had created us. This has lead to some interesting reasoning where most people define creation in many different religious beliefs. They believe that it was through someone, or something, that humanity was all created. All of these…

In looking at the statues in this weeks lesson I see many differences and similarities. First I will address some of the similarities. One is that they are both statues. Both are of Kings in the B.C. time frame. Both are sculptures and are carved in stone of different kinds. The differences are that The Royal Acquaintances statue is made from Limestone and paint, where the Statue of Gudea is made of Diorite. The Statue is of King Gudea and he is alone sitting on his throne. He is sitting in a…

Thebes was a city-state in ancient Greece. Thebes was located in central Greece, a little to the north of Athens, and in between Delphi. Thebes was a farming city, unlike Athens and Corinth who were seaports. Thebes is strategically located on a low plateau commanding the surrounding plains of Boeotia. Thebes is the largest city-state located in Boeotia, a region in Greece. Unlike many parts of Greece where the soil was light and thin, Thebes has rich, fertile soil that is well irrigated.…

The three civilizations I have chosen are Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. Mesopotamia’s writing system is a significant contribution to world history. The invention of the writing enabled modern day practices such as accounting, and paying taxes (Strayer, 78). These remnants of writing have enabled historians to uncover the first civilizations. (Strayer, 92) These written records have enabled historians to interpret their view of life, occupation, justice and kinship. These written sources allow…

10,000 B.C. What is thought to be your stereotypical cavemen and the discovery of fire period was well underestimated. Especially after the discovery of the world’s oldest temple, Göbekli Tepe, by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt. Göbekli Tepe was an astonishing discovery to archaeologists regarding intellect about the Neolithic Revolution; due to the remarkable advancement and ability of foragers to build such a large monument in a period yet to develop metal tools. This Revolution took place…