Question

1. in the babylonian enuma elish (approx. 1200-1100 b.c.e.), how does marduk create the universe, according to the text?

a. by marrying gaia and sharing her temple
b. by cutting his mother tiamat in two
c. by defeating typhon with the olympians
d. by inventing writing to control the earth

1. the text traces the \sky father\ (dyaus pitr) across cultures. which group called him \tarhunt,\ meaning \conqueror,\ supporting the conquest theory?

a. greeks (zeus) b. babylonians (marduk) c. hurrians (teshub) d. hittites

Explanation:

For question 9: The Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation epic, states that Marduk defeats the chaos monster Tiamat, then splits her body to form the sky and earth, creating the universe. Options A and C relate to Greek mythology, while D is unrelated to this creation story.
For question 10: The Hittites referred to their sky father god as Tarhunt, which translates to "conqueror," aligning with the conquest theory of shared Indo-European sky father deities. The other groups use different names for their sky father figures.

Answer:

1. B. By cutting his mother Tiamat in two
2. D. Hittites