Epic Of Gilgamesh

Question 1

The beginnings of farming took place about how many years ago

Answer 1

10,000 years ago

Question 2

The word____literally means the land between two rivers

Answer 2

Mesopotamia

Question 3

The Mesopotamian civilization flourished in what is now known as

Answer 3

Iraq

Question 4

What are the two rivers the nurtured the Mesopotamian civilization

Answer 4

Euphrates and Tigris

Question 5

What was the first urban civilization in Mesopotamia

Answer 5

Sumer

Question 6

The inventions of symbols in Mesopotamia (which eventually developed into a system of writing called cuneiform) was first used to keep record of what

Answer 6

Harvest

Question 7

The epic of Gilgamesh is thought to be the oldest known example of what

Answer 7

Literature

Question 8

Scholars generally agree that Gilgamesh was a real historical figure

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the name of Gilgamesh’s good friend

Answer 9

Enkidu

Question 10

After the death of his friend Gilgamesh goes out on a quest to do what

Answer 10

To seek immortality