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FINAL POWERPOINT!!! EMILY I DID IT!!

__Odysseus__ -king of Ithaca -in The Odyssey -his idea to do the Trojan Horse -Odysseus the Cunning -took him 20 years to return home to Troy -When Menelaus succeeded in winning Helen's hand in marriage, it was Odysseus who advised him to get the other suitors to swear to defend his marriage rights. -link for more info: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/odysseus.html

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-The Cicones -island of Cicones -Cicones attacked, Documentary Pitch: Odysseus (Latin Ulysses) Focus Point: Odysseus Fought at Troy, proposed idea of trojan horse Point of Contex in Greek Society: Intended Audience: 2. PG 13 (to around middle age people) movie that goes into depth and shows his story and the things he confronted.
 * Odysseus's obstacles**
 * Talks about Trojan War
 * His Kingdom...Ithica
 * A mythical side in his return home
 * the odyssey and illiad

-father telling his two kids (boy and girl/ brother and sister) about Odysseus and his journey through life IDEA: could have interuptions of story with Homer telling what happened next. like princess bride

a lot about him in the Illiad Took him 10 years to return home because of the things/people he met on his way home island of Cicones, cicones attacked odyssus lost 6 rows of men at the island of lotus eaters, odysseus sent about three men on a scouting party, they ate with the natives the lotuses they ate made them want to stay and eat more instead of going home (got addicted) O dragged them onto the ship and brought them home against their will (tied them up) a scouting party that O and his friend Minenus landed in the territory of the cyclops went into cyclops cave (because they saw food) and polyphemus (the cyclops) returned and trapped them in and ate a pair of them every day odysseus gave him strong wine to thank him for the wind Polyphemus said he would eat O last Cyclops fell asleep because of the wine and the men blinded him then when he let his sheep out in the morning (he rolled out the stone that was the door) the men tied themselves to the bellys of the sheep to escape and he couldnt see them because he was blind
 * [|6.1] [|The Cicones]
 * [|6.2] [|The Lotus-Eaters]
 * [|6.3] [|Polyphemus]

King of Ithica SO MUCH INFO!!
 * O lied about his identity to Polyphemus and when he told him his true identity the cyclps asked poissiden (his father) no to let O return to Ithica and if he did he would return alone*
 * [|6.4] [|Aeolus]
 * [|6.5] [|The Laestrygonians]
 * [|6.6] [|Circe]
 * [|6.7] [|Journey to the Underworld]
 * [|6.8] [|The Sirens]
 * [|6.9] [|Scylla and Charybdis]
 * [|6.10] [|The Cattle of Helios]
 * [|6.11] [|Calypso and the Phaeacians]

OUTLINE of Movie Starts with the dad telling a good night story to his son and daughter before bed. Tells the story up until he creates to the Trojan Horse Switch to Odysseus Then have interuptions with the father telling the story/trying to give historical information on Ancient Greece and the kids telling him to keep on telling the mythical story (sort of comical with the small kids) MOVIE ENDS WHEN HE RETURNS HOME

[|gods of mesopotamia]

http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/Mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.htm#religion

http://www.crystalinks.com/mesopotamia.html

http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/ekur/mesogods.html

__**Notes from Source Papers**

Name Carli Jaff__ Red / Blue Yellow_
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Title Ancestors of the West Chapter / Pages 53-66 Full citation

Library name & Card Catalogue Number Newton Public Library, #939.4 Bottero 2000 URL N/A How Found Newton Public Library Key topics in Article

Worth reading in full? Y / N yes Full notes completed? Y / N

Notes in Brief: -gods were the masters of the Mesopotamian -when approaching the gods, the Mesopotamians never felt fear, pride, and admiration -humans were created by these gods to serve them -the gods were served respectfully but were never loved -the gods played the primary role in the Mesopotamian version of the universe

Name Carli Jaff __Red / Blue Yellow___
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__Title Encyclopedia Britannica Chapter / Pages Mesopotamian mythology Full citation

Library name & Card Catalogue Number

URL N/A How Found Encyclopedia Britannica online, “Mesopotamian Gods”. Key topics in Article Gods were very powerful, they controlled everything. Mesopotamians lived their lives under the shadow of the gods and goddesses. Worth reading in full? Y / N No Full notes completed? Y / N Not yet

Notes in Brief: -laws were perceived as given by gods -victorious accounts were almost always associated with the gods -they were also written in the god’s favor -gods were also involved with enforcement as well as the institution of treaties between political powers -it was felt in Mesopotamia that the will of the gods could be felt in the signs that they revealed -because of this, threatening signs and the events which these events preached were looked out for with great care


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Name Carli Jaff__ Red / Blue Yellow_

Title Gale Student Resources Chapter / Pages Enlil Full citation Gods of Mesopotamia Library name & Card Catalogue Number

URL http://find.galegroup.com/ips/retrieve.do?contentSet=GSRC&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28K0%2CNone%2C19%29gods+of+mesopotamia%24&sgHitCountType=None&inPS=true&sort=Relevance&searchType=BasicSearchForm&tabID=T001&prodId=IPS&searchId=R1&currentPosition=1&userGroupName=mlin_m_beaver&docId=EJ2134050144&docType=GSRC How Found Gale Student Resources, “Gods of Mesopotamia”. Key topics in Article Enlil was the reason that the human population was created Worth reading in full? Y / N no Full notes completed? Y / N yes

Notes in Brief: -Enlil was a storm- god, and he made the other gods below him work too hard, so they rebelled against him -The other 3 gods that were the same level of power as Enlil decided to create humans to work for them as a solution


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Name Carli Jaff __Red / Blue Yellow___

__Title RELIGION IN MESOPOTAMIA Chapter / Pages N/A Full citation

N/A Library name & Card Catalogue Number

N/A URL http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/Mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.htm#religion How Found Using key words in Google Key topics in Article Religion was very important in Mesopotamia, people looked to religion to answer all their questions. 4 all powerful gods who created the earth.

Worth reading in full? Y / N yes Full notes completed? Y / N yes

Notes in Brief: -gods and goddesses had supernatural powers -every city had its own god or goddess, and that god owned everyone and everything in that city -there were 4 gods that were the most powerful, and they created and controlled the universe -An: God of Heaven -Enlil: Air-God -Enki: God of Water -Ninhursag: Mother Earth-Goddess


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Name__ _ __Group #__ _ Red / Blue _

Title Ancient Mesopotamia- Early Religion Chapter / Pages N/A Full citation

Library name & Card Catalogue Number

N/A URL http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/nemythology/a/mesopotamiarel.htm How Found Religion in Mesopotamia, history of Key topics in Article The gods ruled everything, from social class to what would happen in the year. The gods had an army of 50 people called the Annunaki, which they consulted with about everything.

Worth reading in full? Y / N yes Full notes completed? Y / N yes

Notes in Brief: -there were 4 creator gods who were created by Taimat and Abzu, who emerged from water -the highest of these 4 gods was An, the god of the sky -next was Enlil, then Ninkhursag, and finally, Enki -the 4 gods never acted alone- they always consulted their “army” of 50, which was called Annunaki -along with these 4 gods, the world was filled with spirits and demons -gods put people together in social groups, as well as providing what they needed to survive -when the new year came, the Sumerians believed that the gods always decided what would happen in the year -the gods developed the priestly class

__Outline for Museum Paper__ 1.   Topic of paper a.   Mesopotamia- very interesting in all aspects b.    Most interesting aspect- Gods and Goddesses of Mesopotamia c.   All different kinds of gods and spirits- demons, spirits, ruling gods 1.   Powers of Gods and Goddesses a.   All gods and goddesses had supernatural powers b.   Gods enforced and instituted treaties between political powers c.   There was a myth in Mesopotamia that the will of the gods was felt in the signs that they preached, so because of this, threatening signs and the events which these events preached were looked out for with great care 1.       1.    How Rulers were treated a.   The Gods were the masters of the Mesopotamains b.   However, when approaching the gods, the Mesopotamians never felt anything c.   No feeling, including fear, pride, humbleness, and admiration d.   The gods were always served respectfully but they were never loved e.   Although the people of Mesopotamia never felt anything when approaching the gods, they still respected them very much f.   All the laws were perceived as given by the gods g.   Victorious accounts were also almost always associated with the gods and were also written in the god’s favor h.   The gods were also involved with enforcement as well as the institution of treaties between political powers 1.   4 Ruling Gods and Goddesses a.   Out of all the gods, 4 ruled b.   Those 4 created and controlled the entire universe c.   They were the most powerful d.   The 4 had an order of power. e.   1st: An- God of Heaven f.   2nd: Enlil- Air God g.   3rd: Enki- God of Water h.   4th: Ninkhursag- Mother- Earth Goddess 1.   An    a.    An was the Sumerian god of heaven b.   The word “An” means heaven in Sumerian c.   An was a pantheon leader prior to 2500 B.C.    d.    An had the highest amount of power e.   This was because he was above the world, in the sky. f.   He was not underground in the underworld. 1.   Enlil a.   Enlil was known as the Sumerian “Air God” b.   He took over the pantheon leadership after An, in 2500 B.C.    c.    En means lord d.   Lil means Air. e.   Put together, the exact translation of Enlil is Lord of the Air f.   After An, Enlil had the most power 1.   Enki a.   Enki came after Enlil in the order of power b.   He was the god of water and wisdom c.   In Sumerian, En means lord, again, and ki means earth. d.   Enki is the god of water because water is stronger than earth, and it fertilizes it    e.    Enki was never a pantheon leader 1.   Ninkhursaga a.   Although Ninkhursag was one of the 4 main gods, she had the lowest amount of power out of all 4 of the gods b.   She was the only goddess in the 4 main rulers c.   Her name means goddess of the earth d.   She and Enki were both gods of the earth e.   She was also a Sumerian, as well. **8th Paragraph** 1. How the gods ruled Mesopotamia a. The gods always made all the rules b. However, before making any final decisions, they always consulted their army of 50, otherwise called the Annunaki c. The gods put all the people of Mesopotamia in social groups d. They also provided them with what they needed to survive e. Whenever the new year came, it was believed that the gods would decide what would come in the following year f. The gods also developed the priestly class 1. Summary a. In Mesopotamia, the gods and goddesses ruled everything b. Although the gods decided what would happen in the year, the social groups, the people of Mesopotamia never admired them c. They respected them and served them with grace, but they did not feel fear or pride when they were near him d. Everything about Mesopotamia was very interesting, but everything came back to the gods and goddesses; they were the most intriguing
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