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Archeological Evidence Reveals That the Sumerians Had Two Different Views

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Archeological evidence reveals that the Sumerians had two different views about the value or worth of the body.


A) Kings married a goddess each year to insure that their time on earth was of "godlike" quality and so everything about them, including their body and physical attributes had value.
B) Ordinary people who lived in Sumer had little if any value so their body and whatever physical attributes they possessed were meaningless.
C) The Sumerians were heavily influenced by Greek thought and culture and held the body in high esteem and featured it - the human body -- in their art.
D) The Sumerians believed that the body and attendant physical ability were essential elements in their culture and encouraged ordinary people to excel in athletic contests.
E) A and B only.

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