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Title: Gilgamesh And Hammurabi
Description: This is a short summary notes of the Story of Gilgamesh. These are for beginner level literature students.
Description: This is a short summary notes of the Story of Gilgamesh. These are for beginner level literature students.
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Questions on the Epic of Gilgamesh and Hammurabi's Code
Directions: Answer the following questions with complete thoughts, and
refer to quotations from the texts to support your arguments
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It tells the story of Gilgamesh,
a powerful king in ancient Sumer
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What happens to the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu after their
great battle? After the great battle, Gilgamesh and Enkidu are matched
and eventually Gilgamesh wins
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What is Gilgamesh's reaction to Enkidu's death? Gilgamesh's reaction to
Enkidu's death is one of great grief
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Who is Utnapishtim and why does Gilgamesh seek council with him? Utnapishtim
is a man that survived the great flood and after his survival, the gods
granted him eternal life
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What has Gilgamesh achieved at the end of the poem? At the end of the poem
Gilgamesh has achieved a sense of understanding and peace with the
fact of death
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Is Gilgamesh a hero? No, I would not classify Gilgamesh as a hero but his story
is a moral understanding to all of us about the facts of life and death
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It is not the first legal code in history, but it is one of the bestpreserved and complete legal codes and reflects the social structure and
religious beliefs in ancient Babylon
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The laws satisfy his purpose
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and brought about the well-being of the oppressed
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Which of these laws set out to
protect the oppressed? The laws set out to protect the oppressed are all of
them
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I
don't agree with these punishments
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Is Hammurabi a wise leader? Do you consider him to be a good "father to his
subjects" as he professes in the Epilogue (p
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During this time I do believe that he was a good
father to his subjects
Title: Gilgamesh And Hammurabi
Description: This is a short summary notes of the Story of Gilgamesh. These are for beginner level literature students.
Description: This is a short summary notes of the Story of Gilgamesh. These are for beginner level literature students.