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The Epic of Gilgamesh-Plot and Background-Kyra
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Serve the gods:What do you do in the Underworld?
Pray:What did the people of Uruk do to help their King Gilgamesh
Equals:Gilgamesh and Enkidu are ______
Gilgamesh:Who said, "Even the gods can't defeat me."?
Gates of the Underworld:Ishtar threatened to throw open the _____ ___ __________ if she could not have the Bull of Heaven
Epiphany:What is it called when Gilgamesh first realized that Enkidu was the one from his dream, then again when he realized he was already immortal when he saw the walls of Uruk?
Sleep Test:What did Utnapishtim have Gilgamesh do before he would ask the gods to give him immortality
Flood:What did the gods tell Utnapishtim in a dream that they were going to do to humanity?
Immortality:What did the gods give Utnapishtim and his wife after surviving the flood?
Death:Gilgamesh was afraid of _____ because he didn't want to serve the gods like all others because he was a god
Humbaba:Gilgamesh had a dream about defeating _______ on their way up the mountain
Enkidu:Who had the dream about going to the Underworld?
Selfish:Before Enkidu came, Gilgamesh was a _______ king
two:Gilgamesh is believed to have lived between _700-_500BC
Bread:During the Sleep Test, Utnapishtim's wife baked a loaf of _____ for every day that Gilgamesh slept
Go Home:Shamsh, Siduri, and Utnapishtim all told Gilgamesh to __ ____ before helping him with his quest
Sacred Stones: Gilgamesh had to cut down 120 poles to cross the Waters of Death because he destroyed the ______ ______
Didactic:Enkidu is this type of character because he taught Gilgamesh how to be a better king
Character Foil:Enkidu is this type of character because he helped bring out the best in Gilgamesh
Folklore: The motivations for Gilgamesh to go on his quest to find the immortal man were Enkidu's dream, Enkidu's death, and ________
Shame:Enkidu fears death because he doesn't want to die in _____
Lament:Gilgamesh wrote a ______ for Enkidu when he died about how much Enkidu meant to him and how they were more then brothers, they were equals
Fictional:The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest piece of _________ literature today
Twelve:The Epic of Gilgamesh was inscribed on __ tablets
Changed:parts of The Epic of Gilgamesh were missing on the tablets so it was _______ to complete the story
Mesopotamia:The culture where The Epic of Gilgamesh came from that also had the 1st cities, schools, and writing system
The Epic of Gilgamesh-Plot and Background-Kyra
Across:1. | Gilgamesh had to cut down 120 poles to cross the Waters of Death because he destroyed the ______ ______ | 3. | What did Utnapishtim have Gilgamesh do before he would ask the gods to give him immortality | 6. | Shamsh, Siduri, and Utnapishtim all told Gilgamesh to __ ____ before helping him with his quest | 7. | The motivations for Gilgamesh to go on his quest to find the immortal man were Enkidu's dream, Enkidu's death, and ________ | 9. | What did the people of Uruk do to help their King Gilgamesh | 10. | Who said, "Even the gods can't defeat me."? | 16. | The culture where The Epic of Gilgamesh came from that also had the 1st cities, schools, and writing system | 19. | Enkidu is this type of character because he taught Gilgamesh how to be a better king | 20. | The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest piece of _________ literature today | 21. | During the Sleep Test, Utnapishtim's wife baked a loaf of _____ for every day that Gilgamesh slept | 22. | Who had the dream about going to the Underworld? | 24. | What did the gods tell Utnapishtim in a dream that they were going to do to humanity? | 26. | Ishtar threatened to throw open the _____ ___ __________ if she could not have the Bull of Heaven |
| | Down:2. | The Epic of Gilgamesh was inscribed on __ tablets | 4. | Before Enkidu came, Gilgamesh was a _______ king | 5. | parts of The Epic of Gilgamesh were missing on the tablets so it was _______ to complete the story | 8. | What do you do in the Underworld? | 11. | Gilgamesh wrote a ______ for Enkidu when he died about how much Enkidu meant to him and how they were more then brothers, they were equals | 12. | Enkidu fears death because he doesn't want to die in _____ | 13. | Gilgamesh is believed to have lived between _700-_500BC | 14. | Enkidu is this type of character because he helped bring out the best in Gilgamesh | 15. | Gilgamesh had a dream about defeating _______ on their way up the mountain | 17. | Gilgamesh and Enkidu are ______ | 18. | What did the gods give Utnapishtim and his wife after surviving the flood? | 23. | What is it called when Gilgamesh first realized that Enkidu was the one from his dream, then again when he realized he was already immortal when he saw the walls of Uruk? | 25. | Gilgamesh was afraid of _____ because he didn't want to serve the gods like all others because he was a god |
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The Epic of Gilgamesh-Plot and Background-Kyra
Across:1. | Gilgamesh had to cut down 120 poles to cross the Waters of Death because he destroyed the ______ ______ | 3. | What did Utnapishtim have Gilgamesh do before he would ask the gods to give him immortality | 6. | Shamsh, Siduri, and Utnapishtim all told Gilgamesh to __ ____ before helping him with his quest | 7. | The motivations for Gilgamesh to go on his quest to find the immortal man were Enkidu's dream, Enkidu's death, and ________ | 9. | What did the people of Uruk do to help their King Gilgamesh | 10. | Who said, "Even the gods can't defeat me."? | 16. | The culture where The Epic of Gilgamesh came from that also had the 1st cities, schools, and writing system | 19. | Enkidu is this type of character because he taught Gilgamesh how to be a better king | 20. | The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest piece of _________ literature today | 21. | During the Sleep Test, Utnapishtim's wife baked a loaf of _____ for every day that Gilgamesh slept | 22. | Who had the dream about going to the Underworld? | 24. | What did the gods tell Utnapishtim in a dream that they were going to do to humanity? | 26. | Ishtar threatened to throw open the _____ ___ __________ if she could not have the Bull of Heaven |
| | Down:2. | The Epic of Gilgamesh was inscribed on __ tablets | 4. | Before Enkidu came, Gilgamesh was a _______ king | 5. | parts of The Epic of Gilgamesh were missing on the tablets so it was _______ to complete the story | 8. | What do you do in the Underworld? | 11. | Gilgamesh wrote a ______ for Enkidu when he died about how much Enkidu meant to him and how they were more then brothers, they were equals | 12. | Enkidu fears death because he doesn't want to die in _____ | 13. | Gilgamesh is believed to have lived between _700-_500BC | 14. | Enkidu is this type of character because he helped bring out the best in Gilgamesh | 15. | Gilgamesh had a dream about defeating _______ on their way up the mountain | 17. | Gilgamesh and Enkidu are ______ | 18. | What did the gods give Utnapishtim and his wife after surviving the flood? | 23. | What is it called when Gilgamesh first realized that Enkidu was the one from his dream, then again when he realized he was already immortal when he saw the walls of Uruk? | 25. | Gilgamesh was afraid of _____ because he didn't want to serve the gods like all others because he was a god |
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