1. Gilgamesh Gilgamesh (First written in 2100 BC, 1300 years before the Iliad and the Odyssey) is a flood myth that has a lot of the myth elements as well as the hero elements:…

1. Ancient Near Eastern Religions 2. Mesopotamian Religion: Location: the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Religion: polytheistic 3. Historical Development: Mesopotamian…

1. Ancient Near Eastern Religions 2. Mesopotamian Religion: Location: the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Religion: polytheistic 3. Historical Development: Mesopotamian…

1. Ancient Civilization 2. Neolithic Cave Paintings• Visual art appears to have begunapproximately 15,000-13,000 B.C.E.• The oldest cave paintings have beendiscovered…

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Gilgamesh Gilgamesh http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilgamesh_statue.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/zayzayem/ Geography The geographical area for the beginning of…