As a good historian, how could you use the story of Gilgamesh to identify the values of ancient Mesopotamian society? Identify two Mesopotamian social values that you can find within the reading. Identify the passage or passages from the reading that are relevant and essential to understanding these values. Type your answer here.
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2. Identify a part of the reading that does not help you understand Mesopotamian social values. Explain, what makes that part of the reading irrelevant and incidental to a historian trying to understand the social values of ancient Mesopotamia.
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3. Describe why it is important to distinguish between relevant and essential information and irrelevant and incidental information when conducting historical research. Explain what would happen if a historian were unable to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information.
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