CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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What was the importance of The Epic of Gilgamesh?
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It is the holy book of the Sumerian religion.
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It is the earliest recorded Sumerian history.
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It is one of the earliest known pieces of literature.
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It is an important book on ancient science and mathematics.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The Epic of Gilgamesh is significant because it’s one of the earliest examples of epic poetry and because of the insights it gives us into ancient Mesopotamian civilization. It was one of the most popular texts in the ancient world, perhaps due partly to its use as a standard text for cuneiform scribes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest surviving literary work is The Epic of Gilgamesh. It was composed nearly 4, 000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia (roughly equivalent to where Iraq and eastern Syria are now).
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