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100
He is 2/3 god and 1/3 man.
Who is Gilgamesh?
100
This is where Gilgamesh dies.
What is the Resolution?
100
This place was between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
Where is Mesopotamia?
100
His name was stamped on bricks.
How was Gilgamesh rewarded spiritually when he died?
100
"There is no permanence"
What does Utnapishtim say?
200
This character was turned down in marriage by Gilgamesh.
Who is Ishtar?
200
This is where Enkidu gets sick.
What is the Falling Action?
200
This was made to keep track of Produce and Animals.
What is cuneiform?
200
He was born 2/3 god and 1/3 man.
How was Gilgamesh's birth an unusual circumstance?
200
"Mother, last night I had a dream."
What does Gilgamesh say?
300
This person was created into a wildman.
Who is Enkidu?
300
This is where Gilgamesh built walls and cities.
What is the Exposition?
300
Irrigation, 60 minute hours, 60 second minutes.
What are some inventions?
300
His long journey to Humbaba.
What was an event that lead to Gilgamesh's quest?
300

"When I went with the wild beasts ranging through the wilderness I discovered the forest;"

What does Enkidu say?

400
This character was the guardian of the Cedar Forest.
Who is Humbaba?
400
This is where the cedar forest gets chopped down.
What is the climax?
400
Uruk/Iraq
Where did this all take place?
400
He had divine help from Shamash in fighting humbaba.
How was Gilgamesh helped supernaturally?
400
"Come to me Gilgamesh, and be my bridegroom;"
What does Ishtar say?
500
They became immortal after surviving the flood.
Who is Utnapishtim and his wife?
500
This is where Enkidu is created.
What is the rising action?
500
Adad, Anu, Ea, and Enlil were just few of the many.
Who are the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses?
500
His name was written on clay tablets.
How does Gilgamesh prove himself?
500
"No man born of woman has done what you have asked"
What does the Man-Scorpion say?