What is the significance of Ti-amat representing salt water oceans and being restless and unpredictable?

It's meant to show how women were viewed culturally

What is the state of the universe when the primordial gods only exist?

Everything was formed into one immense ball of water, elements, and energy

The element of Birth is represented in which way in Enuma Elish?

Apsu and Ti-amat give birth to the world and all the future gens. of gods

Order, Civilization, and Religion, as a theme, is meant to show mostly what?

Shift from hunter-gatherer society to more organized agricultural society

Identify the specific elements that Anshar & Kishar represent.

The duality of the horizons in the East and West

What does Marduk's role in overthrowing Ti-amat reveal about the religious history of Mesopotamia?

Shift from Polytheism to Monotheism

Identify Qingu's(Kingu) role in Enuma Elish.

Marries Ti-amat and leads her army

How does Marduk resemble the Judeo-Christian God that we know?

All-knowing, all-seeing, all powerful

How does Qingu (Kingu) represent a Satanic figure?

He rebelled against forces of good and was sacrificed to create humanity

Identify the specific elements that Marduk represents.

God of storms; son of Ea; becomes chief deity

How is the element of Genealogy shown in Enuma Elish?

There are generations of gods that all trace back to Apsu & Ti-amat

What is Marduk's major accomplishment that leads to the "ordering" of civilization?

He orders the construction of the city of Babylon

How does Marduk offer an example of how early society was structured?

He showed religious importance and centralized government

Identify the specific elements that Ea represents.

God of subterranean sweet waters; father of Marduk

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1
A shift of polytheism to monotheism is shown in which theme?
Chaos vs Council
Feminine Power & Subjugation
Order, Civ, Religion
Sovereignty of Marduk
2
Identify the specific elements that Ti-amat represents.
Salt water oceans
Sweet water oceans
Mist & water vapor
Ice & snow
3
What does the state of the universe at the beginning of time in Enuma Elish resemble in current scientific theory?
E = MC2
The Big Bang Theory
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Chemical Compound Theory
4
Identify the elements Anu represents.
Sky god & father of Ea
Water god & father of Apsu
Sky god & father of Marduk
Water god & father of Ea
5
What is the significance of Ti-amat representing salt water oceans and being restless and unpredictable?
It's meant to show how women were viewed culturally
It's meant to show the power of the ocean
It's meant to show how they must praise her
It's meant to show how powerful she was
6
What is the state of the universe when the primordial gods only exist?
Apsu and Ti-amat were creating animals and humans to populate a dark earth
Everything was formed into one immense ball of water, elements, and energy
Only Ti-amat existed at the beginning of the universe
The oceans were fighting each other for dominance over the earth
7
What theme is shown through the contrasting ways that Ti-amat & Qingu hold councils and the ways that Marduk/Ea/Anu do?
Order, Civ, Religion
Chaos vs Council
Sovereignty of Marduk
Feminine Power & Subjugation
8
What can we call Apsu & Ti-amat that describes their initial role?
God Kings
Demi-gods
Primordial Beings
Epic Heroes
9
The element of Birth is represented in which way in Enuma Elish?
Ti-amat gives birth to the evil Qingu (Kingu)
Apsu gives birth to all the animals and humans and names them
Apsu and Ti-amat give birth to Marduk and raise him to be king
Apsu and Ti-amat give birth to the world and all the future gens. of gods
10
Identify the role of Damkina in Enuma Elish.
Mother of Apsu; wife of Marduk
Daughter of Ti-amat; wife of Mummu
Daughter of Ea; wife of Anu
Mother of Marduk; wife of Ea
11
Order, Civilization, and Religion, as a theme, is meant to show mostly what?
Shift from Apsu-ism to Marduk-ism
Shift from Polytheism to Monotheism
Shift from hunter-gatherer society to more organized agricultural society
Shift from a liberal society to a conservative society
12
What does Marduk take from Qingu (Kingu) in order to make a legitimate claim for the throne?
Tablet of Destinies
The Bible
The Ark of the Covenant
The Tablet of Gilgamesh
13
Identify the specific elements that Anshar & Kishar represent.
The duality of the horizons in the East and West
The duality of the North & South poles
The duality of the sun & the moon
The duality of day & night
14
What does Marduk's role in overthrowing Ti-amat reveal about the religious history of Mesopotamia?
Shift from Polytheism to Monotheism
Shift from Monotheism to Polytheism
Shift from Microeconomics to Macroeconomics
Shift from good holy gods to evil deities
15
The organizing of society, according to Enuma Elish, is done through what theme?
Order, Civ, Religion
Sovereignty of Marduk
Chaos vs. Council
Feminine Power and Subjugation
16
Identify Qingu's(Kingu) role in Enuma Elish.
Son of Apsu and Ti-amat
Marries Ti-amat and leads her army
Brings down Apsu & Ti-amat
Father of Marduk
17
How does Marduk resemble the Judeo-Christian God that we know?
He sent his only son
He sends fire to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gamora
All-knowing, all-seeing, all powerful
He sends a flood to destroy mankind
18
Identify the specific elements that Mummu represents.
Ice & snow
Mist & water vapor
Salt water ocean
Sweet water ocean
19
How does Qingu (Kingu) represent a Satanic figure?
He aided Marduk in ruling over humanity in a cruel way
He betrayed Ti-amat and Apsu joining Marduk
He rebelled against forces of good and was sacrificed to create humanity
He was cruel to the younger gods and planned to kill them all
20
Identify the specific elements that Marduk represents.
God of storms; son of Anu; becomes chief deity
God of storms; son of Ea; becomes chief deity
God of storms; son of Apsu; killed by Ti-amat
God of storms; son of Ea; killed by Ti-amat
21
What element of the origin story is represented in the fact that humans are made to be servants to the gods?
Active/Passive Creator
Creation of Man/Sin
Mother/Father Figure
Birth
22
How is the element of Genealogy shown in Enuma Elish?
There are generations of humans that can trace back to Anu
There were generations of monsters created to kill Apsu
The god Enlil gave rise to generations of animals and humans
There are generations of gods that all trace back to Apsu & Ti-amat
23
A shift to patriarchy from matriarchy is shown through which theme?
Chaos vs Council
Order, Civ, Religion
Feminine Power & Subjugation
Sovereignty of Marduk
24
What is Marduk's major accomplishment that leads to the "ordering" of civilization?
He orders the sky and seas to part
He orders the construction of the city of Babylon
He fights Ti-amat, but they make peace and a new world order
He orders the execution of humanity
25
How does Marduk offer an example of how early society was structured?
He showed the importance of spreading humanity everywhere
He showed the sinful nature of mankind
He showed religious importance and centralized government
He showed the importance of farmers
26
Identify the specific elements that Ea represents.
God of the sweet water oceans; father of Anu
God of subterranean sweet waters; father of Marduk
God of salt water oceans; father of Apsu
God of mist & water vapor; father of Mummu
27
Identify the specific elements that Apsu represents.
Salt water ocean
Sweet water ocean
Mist, water vapor
Ice and snow

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