EN 207 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Shahnameh, Cesare Borgia, Orsini Family
9 Feb 2017
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Question 1: compare/contrast gilgamesh and shahnameh, what makes a good ruler, how they do/don"t grow into their leadership role. Built big walls around his beautiful city, was a very wise and strong man. He started out as a very bad king. Took advantage of many women in the city. He doesn"t become a good ruler until the very end when he realizes that he will never become immortal. At the very end he sees all the good in the city and the beautiful city that he has built. Starts out strong and intelligent when he takes down foor of china. Seems to be a good king when he redistributes the wealth of foor to the people. Is outsmarted when he attempts to trick queen qaydafeh of andalusia. He tells his servants to call him bitqun so that he can trick the queen. Also tries to outsmart the chinese king but fails once again.
