HIST 1001 : HIST 1001 Exam 1
Document Summary
Mesopotamia- location of the birth of civilization land between two rivers. Akkadians - come to power 2100bc sargon is the king. Babylonians center of power will be in the south, defeat the assyrians, create the. Ishtar gate of babylon (made of fire colored clay), law code of hammurabi ziggurat a multistory mound of sun-dried brick erected as a platform for a temple by the sumerians and babylonians. Gilgamesh - a quasi-legendary ruler of uruk whose reputation inspired the epic of. Gilgamesh, one of the earliest works of literature. Enkidu- gilgamesh"s heroic sidekick has a deathbed vision of the underworld as a grim place where even kings languish in darkness with nothing to eat but dust and clay. Cuneiform- first form of writing created by the sumerians. Semitic and indo-european - two main language categories. Law code of hammurabi first comprehensive collection of laws created by king.
