What language does "Mesopotamia" derive its name from?
100
Where our text begins
What is the forrest?
100
Death is what "he" fears.
Who is Gilgamesh?
100
a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the characte
What is irony?
200
Humbaba
Who is the monstrous giant?
200
Two Rivers
What Mesopotamia means?
200
Lures Enkidu from the hills
Who is the temple prostitute?
200
leads to eternal youth
What is a flower?
200
something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate
What is gossamer?
300
Gilgamesh
Who is our epic named for?
300
Tigris and Euphrates
Where is/was Mesopotamia located?
300
He tried to lift a meteor that was too heavy and he was drawn to an axe
What are Gilgamesh two dreams?
300
a temple for
What does Gilgamesh build?
300
a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite
What is a dirge?
400
Enkidu
Who was created to rid Gilgamesh of his arrogance?
400
Polytheistic
What is the Mesopotamian belief system? (Religious)
400
_______________ wants to marry Gilgamesh
Who is Ishtar?
400
Vanilla Chai Tea
What is Mrs. Reveles favorite drink?
400
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving
What is qualm?
500
Aruru
What goddess created Enkidu?
500
____________________ the worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
What is polytheism?
500
the trapper, the harlot, and the gate
What are cursed (blamed) by Enkidu for his death?
500
Black and Green
What are Mrs. Reveles favorite colors?
500
(a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading