This weeks reading was about The Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh takes place in the Fertile Cresent. Gigamesh was a King who wanted to be immortal. This area has also been called the Cradle of Civilization because the first major civilization developed here.This is because in order for people to be able to settle and build communities, they needed to be able to stop wandering as nomadic hunters and gatherers.the people were able to stop farming, they were able to make scientific and math advances, and of course, they developed the first written language called cuneiform.The story of Gilgamesh was similar to the story Noahs Ark.Its kind of world literature. The video above is explaing The Epic of Gilgamesh. The shows how people can be so infatuated with being with being a leader and or having power.In the story Gilgamesh was trying to be younger and mantain his youth.Also this weeks reading shows us things about the Sumerians. tHe Sumerians believed tin more than 5 gods. Some of the gods were Anu , Enlil and Ninurta. (Week 2)