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Late Bronze age (Mycenaean Age)(1600-1150) Mycenae takes over Crete, destroyed Knossos, and becomes central power in 1450. Early Dark Age(1250-900): -Mycenae was destroyed, which resulted in cultural and literary decline. -Then mainland Greeks resettle in Ionia, Dorians take over. -1250 marks Trojan war. Late Dark Age (900-750): -Population growth and new trade. -800-Greek alphabet, 776-First Olympic Games 700- Greeks settle in Magna Graecia, S. Italy (Siciliy) Archaic...

Unit Test Review- Epic Beginnings 2023 Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version. Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "Mountain, bring me a favorable dream." Enkidu did the ritual for dreams, praying for a sign. A gust of wind passed. This excerpt is repeated several times. What effect does this repetition have on the epic? ~It shows that Gilgamesh is a courageous hero who seeks adventure. ~It shows that Gilgamesh...

1. Akhenaten's experiment with Egyptian religion failed because A) its elaborate ritual was too confusing. B) the hated and corrupt priesthood endorsed it. C) it was imposed from above and failed to find a place among the people. D) it did not gain the support of the pharaoh. 2. Which of the following characterizes the idea of "Western" at the beginning of the twenty-first century? A) Christian, democratic, and advocating civil liberties B) Democratic, individualist, and militaristic ...

Ur - an early Sumerian city in ancient Mesopotamia Phoenicians - Located on eastern Mediterranean coast; invented the alphabet which used sounds rather than symbols like cuneiform King Scorpion - Predynastic Egyptian ruler Uruk - City representing Mesopotamian culture- existed from 4000 to 2900 BCE Weni - Court official of 6th dynasty ancient Egypt. In tomb, Autobiography of Weni was discovered. Tell el-Amarna - Site of ruins/tombs of Akhetaton. Upper Egypt Enkidu - In the epic of Gilgam...

Prose Edda An extensive collection of Scandinavian literature written down from oral tradition by Snorre Sturlason in the 13th century. Ymir (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood Odin (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir Thor (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming Loki (Norse mythology) trickster Balder (Norse mythology) god of light and peace a...

Provide the name by which historians who study ancient civilizations refer to the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: - Answer-Mesopotamia What historians conventionally consider the principal, and one of the earliest, collection of laws in the ancient Near East was named for an old Babylonian King. Name him - Answer-Hammurabi One of the finest examples of ancient literature centers on a king of Uruk who, confronting the death of his friend Enkidu and the inevitability of his own ...

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CLC 106 Final Test Questions with Correct Answers Zeus - Answer-Lover of Io Enkidu - Answer-Lover of Gilgamesh Andromeda - Answer-Lover of Perseus Megara/Iole - Answer-Lover of Hercules Medusa and Amphirite - Answer-Lover of Poseidon Hypermnestra - Answer-The only one of her sisters not to kill her husband on her wedding night: Alcmena - Answer-Mother of Hercules; heroine Danae - Answer-Zeus appeared to her as golden rain & she gave birth to Perseus, who was destined to kill her fa...

Part 2: Epic Hero: Gilgamesh Advanced Version 2023.Gilgamesh backed away. He said,"How dreadful Humbaba's face has become!It is changing into a thousand nightmarefaces, more horrible than I can bear.I feel haunted. I am too afraid to go on." Enkidu answered, "Why, dear friend,do you speak like a coward? What you just saidis unworthy of you. It grieves my heart.We must not hesitate or retreat." Which sentence best states the theme of the excerpt? People must persevere despite their fear...

1.1 part 1: epic poetry: Gilgamesh Latest Version 2023-2024. which detail from Gilgamesh best illustrates a challenging journey - answerthe 2 men travel a thousand miles at a time before they stop for the night which detail from Gilgamesh best illustrates a courageous hero - answergilgamesh standing at edge of the cedar forest, ready to battle humbaba which statement best describes the effect of gilgamesh's repeated dreams - answerthe repetition of the dreams creates rhythm, interest, an...