What did it mean to be civilized to the Mesopotamians who created the Gilgamesh story?
Mesopotamia was a collection of varied cultures whose only real bonds were their script, their gods, and their attitude toward women. It was the wellspring from which modern societies emerged. Its people learned to tame and dry land and draw sustenance from it. Tanks tread there now, and companies pump oil from beneath the ancient soil. Mesopotamia is generally credited with being the first place where civilized societies truly began to take shape. The people believed in multiple Gods, instead of just one. The people worshiped these other worldly beings to keep them happy, because if one of these powerful beings was angered, then the people of Mesopotamia would, in some way be punished for that unhappiness
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