CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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AN ANCIENT ARTIFACT
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A BOOK OF POEMS
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first epic poem to be written in ancient West Asia. It was written around the third millennium BCE in Mesopotamia by Sumerian people (Spodek, 127). The epic is based on actual an historical figure, a Sumerian king who reigned the city-state of Uruk around third millennium BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Epic of Gilgamesh can also be classified as an epic poem because it tells a story rather than just giving the feelings of the speaker as lyric poetry does. Because it fits the definition of being a narrative poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh fits the classification of an epic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Sumerian and Akkadian epic poem about the eponymous hero, Gilgamesh. In this epic, Gilgamesh, the king of the city of Uruk, goes on a quest to find immortality after he and Enkidu, his companion, perform deeds that anger the gods, resulting in Enkidu’s death.