BIOL 1002 Chapter : WGS 1001 Diagrams 1
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Tigris + euphrates are rivers, and babylon (modern day baghdad) is between them. History studies civilizations; requirements for civilization is: urban culture, builders, taxes, technology, writing style. Sargon: akkadian king, 2334 2279 bce. Henry rawlinson: found the translation between cuneiform to greek. Animism the belief that the smaller things in life are controlled by spirits, not gods. The nile was controlled by a god, but smaller rivers, breezes, rain showers, etc. are controlled by spirits. Afterlife becomes available to more than just the pharaoh. Fall because of the hykos and their bronze. Amenhotep iv/akenatan: worship the sun-disk aten (crazy because it"s the first monotheistic try, capital moves from thebes to amara, father of tutenkhamen and the son of nefertiti. Myth written in cuneiform c. 3000 bce. Tiamat (god of salt water) and apsu (god of freshwater) Created arm to war with the other gods.
