World Lit Final Exam (100% verified with correct answers)

The earliest literature took the form of ______. correct answers oral stories and songs The earliest written documents (dating from about B.C.E.) were ________. correct answers political and legal records One of the earliest literacy texts was the Sumerian poem called "The Epic of Gilgamesh." What writing system was used to first record this epic poem? correct answers cuneiform The Egyptian writing systems known as hieroglyphics relied on ______. correct answers a system of pictures The Phoenician writing system relied on_______. correct answers alphabet for consonant sounds Ancient cultures developed in areas like the Nile valley and the Tigris and Euphrates valleys for what reason? correct answers agriculture Most ancient cultures were _________. (regarding their god/gods) correct answers polytheistic "The Epic of Gilgamesh" is historically significant as ________. correct answers first great heroic narrative In what language was the original version of the epic recorded? correct answers Sumerian Gilgamesh is "mathematically" described in the prologue of The Epic of Gilgamesh as ________. correct answers 2/3 god; 1/3 mortal What city is Gilgamesh the ruler of at the beginning of the story? correct answers Uruk The citizens under King Gilgamesh's rule in Part 1 would describe him as ________. correct answers oppressive What causes the beasts of the wilderness to reject Enkidu? correct answers he had a sexual connection with humans Humbaba lives in the area under the rule of which god? correct answers Shamash Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeat the forest guardian by cutting down what kind of trees? correct answers Cedar What does Ishtar offer Gilgamesh, which he refuses? correct answers marriage to Ishtar What creature of Heaven is released to punish Gilgamesh's rejection of Ishtar? correct answers bull