Weekly Responses
Post your weekly responses here.
Topic: Midterm Review
Due: Sun Oct 13
Prompt: Choose one of the questions in the Topics section of the midterm review sheet and write your best answer, with examples.
For your online response this week, write a post that includes the following:
- Any of the topic questions from the Topics section of the midterm review sheet;
- a paragraph giving your belief as to the best answer and why; and
- examples from the readings, videos, and classroom discussions that support your interpretation of the answer.
- You must choose a question that has not already been attempted by someone else.
Extra credit: Reply to another student’s post with your own substantive elaboration on the topic they chose, adding additional information and examples.
Responses for Week 7
What kinds of technological and social developments are part of creating civilization?
Ivania Posada Coreas
590
2024-10-20 15:49:33
Why does intercourse with the harlot transfer Enkidu from the wild to civilization , and why is his process of civilization significant?
Amanda Guzman
584
2024-10-15 21:52:36
What themes are involved in Enkidu’s death and Gilgamesh’s search for immortality?
Zacharie Boutoille
576
2024-10-14 13:12:41
In what ways does the idea of the Flood play a central role for both Egyptians and Sumerians? What do these roles have in common between the two cultures? how are they different?
Diomedes Sena
574
2024-10-14 00:28:42
Why is the development of writing crucial to an urban civilization?
Gabriel Sarfo Arful
569
2024-10-13 18:38:43
What is “civilization”? What motivates its creation? What changes does it represent? Why do I call it an invention? Why is it a sacrifice?
Abubakari Yatabare
560
2024-10-13 14:17:30
What do Ishtar’s interactions with Gilgamesh tell us about her as a goddess? What factors are involved in Gilgamesh’s rejection of her?
Emily M Ulloa
555
2024-10-13 01:38:56
What do I mean when I talk about the difference between conquest and dominion?
Iryna Tomarova
554
2024-10-13 01:29:46
What did Egyptians believe about the pharaoh? Practically, what limited his power?
Rachid Cherif
550
2024-10-12 22:04:04
“What is ‘civilization’? What motivates its creation? What changes does it represent? Why do I call it an invention? Why is it a sacrifice?”
Khadim Gueye
548
2024-10-12 20:41:20
Why is the significance of monumental building, such as ziggurats and pyramids, in the emergence of civilization?
Joselyne Bello Arellano
546
2024-10-11 20:59:56
What kinds of technological and social developments are part of creating civilization?
Zuleyaime LaGuerre
538
2024-10-09 17:29:46