HumanitiesChapter 2 example #53021
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Chapter 2

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The arts developed in Sumerian city-states largely as
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celebrations of the priest-kings' powers.
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The Mesopotamian ziggurat, with its crowning temple, might have symbolized
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a bridge between heaven and earth.
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The Mesopotamian viewed human society as
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part of a larger society governed by the gods.
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The convention of hieratic scale can be seen in
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the Royal Standard of Ur.
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What is the term for endowing the Gods and the forces of nature that they represent with humanlike traits, a characteristic of Mesopotamian religion?
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Anthropomorphism.
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The story of Gilgamesh is considered an epic because it
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describes a people's common heritage.
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What classic struggle do Gilgamesh and Enkidu represent?
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nature versus civilization.
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In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Ishtar sends the Bull of Heaven to destroy Gilgamesh and Enkidu because Gilgamesh
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refused her marriage proposal.
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The Mesopotamian ruler's role in religion was to
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act as intermediary between the gods and humans.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first known literary to work to
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confront the idea of death.
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The Hebrews differ from other Near Eastern cultures in their
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worship of a single god.
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According to tradition, Abraham led his people out of their Mesopotamian homeland to Canaan in order to
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escape the warlike Akkadians and increasingly powerful Babylonians.
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The Hebrews believed their status as "chosen people" meant that they were to
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set an example of higher moral standard.
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Why were the Hebrews supposed to neither speak or write their God's name?
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It was considered too sacred.
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How do the Ten Commandments differ from Hammurabi's Code?
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The Ten Commandments provide an ethical code.
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Which structure in Neo-Babylonia do many believe was the legendary Tower of Babel described in Genesis?
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the ziggurat of Marduk.
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Which city served as capital of the Persian Empire?
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Persepolis.
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King Darius incorporated multiple architecture styles in his great palace to
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reflect the diversity of his peoples.
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Zoroaster's greatest contribution to religious thought is the
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emphasis on free will.
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Which god helps Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill Humbaba the Terrible, guardian of the Cedar Forest?
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Shamash, the sun God.