A worship temple of the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia
What is a ziggurat
100
the land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia
100
T/F: In the ancient world, epic stories were poems.
What is TRUE
100
the literary term in which a word, phrase, or full sentence is repeated to make an idea clearer or emphasize its significance to the text
What is repetition
100
the story of the Fall of man is told in Genesis 1, 2, or 3?
What is Genesis 3
200
wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets
What is cuneiform
200
the two rivers surrounding the possible location of the Garden of Eden
What is Tigris and Euphrates
200
The pattern that epics follow is called...
What is Epic Hero Cycle
200
the literary term that is a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile
200
the negative effect of the fall communicated by the following phrase from Scripture: "for you are dust, and to dust you shall return"
What is death
300
the city where Abraham was from
What is Ur
300
Modern-day country where Mesopotamia was located
What is Iraq
300
Name one "hero's test" that Gilgamesh undergoes
What is Mashu Mountain, waters of death, stay awake, and the magic plant
300
the literary term that is a comparison between two things using the word "is"
What is metaphor
300
the negative effect of the fall communicated by the following phrase from Scripture: "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate"
What is blame-shifting
400
a war-hungry people from Mesopotamia
What is Assyria
400
The country/area south of Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
What is Arabia
400
the low point of Gilgamesh's quest to find eternal life
What is the serpent steals the magic plant
400
the literary term that is a descriptive phrase added to a person or place's name that attributes a special quality to that person or place
What is epithet
400
What new testament story/promise is communicated by this phrase in Scripture: "he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel"
What is Christ defeating Satan (and sin) on the cross
500
"the black-headed people"
Who are the Sumerians
500
The body of water that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into
What is the Persian Gulf
500
the point in which the epic hero transforms after a "life or death" situation
What is the Resurrection
500
What literary term is this an example of: "Huwawa's mouth is fire; his breath is death"
What is metaphor
500
the name of the Babylonian creation account SPELLED CORRECTLY!