PPT-Gilgamesh

When reading any text but especially an ancient one you should always memorize five and a half things I am likely to ask you about the five and a half things in the short answer section on quizzes and even exams so keep them in mind as you study the content as well. LLT 180. Spring MMXIII. Land Between The Rivers. The MESOPOTAMIANS!!!. 4000 BC: Sumerians build ziggurats, cities along the rivers. 3300 BC: Invention of wheel, writing, prostitution. 2400 BC: Switch to cuneiform – Gilgamesh rules in . . Famous Demi-gods. Heracles. (Hercules). Cuchulain. Gilgamesh. Theseus. Heracles time & life. Myths were made up thousands of years ago. Was there a real Hercules, a man behind the stories? We will never know. Yet, his story is of a man who was so strong and brave, whose deeds were so mighty, and who so bore all the hardships that were given to him, that when he died, Hercules was brought up to Mount Olympus to live with the gods. . Lecture . 1a. Civilization before the . Greeks:. Mesopotamia. By David Kelsey. The Humanities. The study of human civilization with a focus on culture. The study of how western cultures developed their value systems. . An epic is a long poem that tells the story of legendary or heroic people or gods. . Like . most . epics. , the first stories of . Gilgamesh . began as oral . fables . handed down by . word . of mouth. Hundreds . (Lectures 12-13). sacred myth. legend. folktale. WORLD. inflexible. somewhat flexible, generally hostile. highly flexible. CAUSALITY. hard determinism. rigid laws, fateful determinism, some room for human choice. and. Ancient Mesopotamia. . The history and culture behind the world’s oldest recorded story – . Epic of Gilgamesh. Adapted presentation. Acknowledgements to Kimberly Torres. Mesopotamia– Geography (circa 4000 BC . T. ablet 1. Gilgamesh is young and brash, and perhaps unthinkingly oppresses the people of . Uruk. with his superhuman strength.. He challenges all the young men to fight in contests of strength – they don’t get to rest because Gilgamesh is 2/3 god and doesn’t tire as easily as they do.. Presentation by Rebecca Edwards. The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey is a perilous adventure a hero takes.. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, king Gilgamesh goes on an adventure seeking immortality. . History and Geography. River Valley Civilizations. All of the world’s earliest civilizations had something in common—they all arose in river valleys that were perfect locations for farming. Three key factors made river valleys good for farming. First, the fields that bordered the rivers were flat, which made it easier for farmers to plant crops. Second, the soils were nourished by flood deposits and silt, which made them very fertile. Finally, the river provided the water farmers needed for irrigation.. MESOPOTAMIA. ANATOLIA. LEVANT. 3000-2000. Sumer (3000-2000). Akkad (2300-2100). 2000-1000. Old Babylonian (2000-1600). Old Assyrian (1900-1800). Middle Babylonian (1600-1100). Middle Assyrian (1300-1000). Many settled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the “Fertile Crescent.”. The Sumerians. The Sumerians took care of the rivers, building dikes, dams, and irrigation systems. . Mari. Herbert Mason. Word of the Day. exacerbate. ex·ac·er·bate  (g-zsr-bt) . tr.v.. . ex·ac·er·bat·ed. , . ex·ac·er·bat·ing. , . ex·ac·er·bates. To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.. The Hero’s Journey. Steps:. The call to adventure. Refusal of the call. Supernatural aid. Crossing the first threshold. The belly of the whale. The road of trials. The meeting of the . godess. Temptation away from the true path. The Epic of Gilgamesh “The Great Man Who Did Not Want To Die” January 28 th , 2019 by Helene Sader C.V . courses consist exclusively of texts CVSP approach is concerned with MAN In CVSP we explore the 3 basic relationships of man in the world: