Homework: Study for your quiz! Honors WH students: Please read and take notes on the packet on the features of civilization and Ancient Sumer by Tuesday (deadline extended).
I collected Do Nows in all classes today. If you did not turn yours in for whatever reason, I need it tomorrow!
Do Now, 9-2:
A story about a great flood that destroys the world occurs in both the story of Noah’s Ark in the Hebrew Bible (a.k.a. Old Testament) and in The Epic of Gilgamesh, a famous narrative poem composed in ancient Sumer.
Why do you think the story of a flood was a common theme in ancient literature and religion? Why might stories of floods have seemed interesting and important to listeners? What do you think ancient writers thought the “world” was? Think about what you know about the geography/location of the ancient civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, India, and China.
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