Review Questions over the Babylonian Creation Myth and The Hittite Succession Myth.

Don't Panic.Some of these questions are rather obscure, and would only appear in the Extra Credit Section. I've tried to give the more obscure questions in red.

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1. The first primal pair of gods in the Babylonian Creation myth are gods of 
2. Why does Apsu want to destroy the younger gods? 
3. Who kills Apsu?
4. How human is Marduk in appearence?

5. What happens when Nudimmud-Ea and Anu try face Tiamat and her army?

6. What act (before he does battle) confirms Mardurk's power in front of the assembly of the gods?

7. As we can see from the weapons he uses, Marduk is a god of

8. Which of the following things (according to the poem)  does Marduk not do to put his finishing touches on Creation ?

9. According to the Babylonian myth, what are humans created for?
10. The Babylonian Creation  Story does not explain  which of the following?

11. According  to the Hittitte Succession Myth, what does Kumarbi do to Anu to overthrow him?

12. Compared to Greek gods, Mesopotamian gods are _______________.

13. Mesopotamia developed its high level of civilization and its mythology.......

 

1.Who is the first female goddess in the Babylonian Creation Myth?
2. Who is put in charge of the army of rebel gods and monsters that Marduk goes to war against?
3. Who alone is able to fight and defeat Tiamat?
4. From whose blood are humans created, according to the Babylonian Creation Myth? 
5. What city is the home of the gods on Earth?
6. According to the Hititte Succession Myth, who was the first god in Heaven?
7. According to the Hititte Succession Myth, who overthrew this first god?
8. According to the Hititte Succession Myth, who overthrew this second god?
9. The Great Ziggarut at Babylon probably corresponds to what building in the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible?

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