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2 Ancient Near East
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2.1 Mesopotamian religion I
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Where is the fertile crescent?
The Euphrates and Tigris area -
What are three historical phases in the Ancient Near East?
Prehistory, the invention of writing, Sumerian city-states, and the unification in the Old Akkadian and Ur III eras. -
What marks the beginning of history in the Ancient Near East?
The invention of writing -
The Epic of Gilgamesh originates from? (date and region)
The Early Dynastic Period III, c. 2700, Southern Mesopotamia -
When and where did the Sumerian city states develop?
Between 2600 and 2400 BCE, in Southern Mesopotamia. -
What are examples of Sumerian city states?
Uruk, Umma, Lagas, Ur, and Nippur. -
How is it that writing was invented in Assyria and the area of Sumer?
Because the floods there came at the wrong moment by the rivers Euphrates and the Tigris, people had to organise irrigation. A high level of organisation was needed in the areas of Assyria and Sumer, therefore it is not strange that writing was invented there. -
What was a central feature in Mesopotamia? (concerning living)
Urbanisation. In order to organise agriculture, they decided it was better to live together and work for, and with each other. -
How did Cuneiform writing work?
Written with a reed or bone stylus. -
Laws came from a god, which one? And Why?
They came from the Sun god, because the sun sees everything that happened, therefore is connected to justice and wisdom.
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