HIEU 241 (Gillis, UTK) Final Exam
Questions and Answers: Complete
Sources Guide
Epic of Gilgamesh - Answer-(2000 BCE) An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest
known works of literary writing.
Hammurabi's Code - Answer-(early 18th century BCE) first written code/set of laws that all were
expected to obey.
Hymn to the Aten - Answer-(14th Century BCE) Pharaoh Akenaten's poem worshiping the sun god, Aten
Egyptian Scribal Book - Answer-(Twelfth Century BCE) Displays the importance literacy played in ancient
Egypt
Inscription Honoring Cyrus, King of Persia - Answer-(557-530 BCE) Etching on a clay barrel that describes
Cyrus's conquest of Babylon
The Book of Exodus, Chapters 19-20 - Answer-(10th-6th Centuries BCE) Biblical passage describing the
ten commandments appearing before Moses on Mount Sinai.
Questions and Answers: Complete
Sources Guide
Epic of Gilgamesh - Answer-(2000 BCE) An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest
known works of literary writing.
Hammurabi's Code - Answer-(early 18th century BCE) first written code/set of laws that all were
expected to obey.
Hymn to the Aten - Answer-(14th Century BCE) Pharaoh Akenaten's poem worshiping the sun god, Aten
Egyptian Scribal Book - Answer-(Twelfth Century BCE) Displays the importance literacy played in ancient
Egypt
Inscription Honoring Cyrus, King of Persia - Answer-(557-530 BCE) Etching on a clay barrel that describes
Cyrus's conquest of Babylon
The Book of Exodus, Chapters 19-20 - Answer-(10th-6th Centuries BCE) Biblical passage describing the
ten commandments appearing before Moses on Mount Sinai.
