how did utnapishtim survive the great flood?
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The Flood Myth: ... The gods were angry at mankind so they sent a flood to destroy him. The god Ea, warned Utnapishtim and instructed him to build an enormous boat to save himself, his family, and "the seed of all living things." He does so, and the gods brought rain which caused the water to rise for many days.
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It is also speculated that Taim was a long time Darkfriend, and that he was given protection from the taint on saidin by the Dark one. This would explain how he managed to go for fifteen years without falling to madness.
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It is named for the Oahe Indian Mission established among the Lakota Sioux in 1874. The project provides flood control, Hydropower generation, irrigation, and navigation benefits.
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Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh the story of the flood—how the gods met in council and decided to destroy humankind. Ea, the god of wisdom, warned Utnapishtim about the gods' plans and told him how to fashion a gigantic boat in which his family and the seed of every living creature might escape.
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According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim was the only man to escape death and receive immortality from the gods (his wife was also granted immortality). ... Once the waters receded, Utnapishtim made a sacrifice to the gods and then released the animals back into nature to repopulate the earth.
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They survived, says Kurlansky, because the Vikings had learned to "preserve codfish by hanging it in the frosty winter air until it lost four-fifths of its weight and became a durable woodlike plank." What they didn't break off and eat themselves, the Vikings traded in northern Europe.
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The Aztecs knew in order to settle down successfully that they would need many engineers and builders and traders. They adapted to their environment. They built canoes so they could hunt and fish. They created medicines from the many plants they found in the area.
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This funny Choctaw tale tells of the time when the Great Sun Father wanted to find a way to warn his people of coming storms. He gave the job to Heloha and Melatha, who were not the smartest of birds. Their ideas led to one silly mishap after another--until they created thunder and lightning completely by accident.
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Inuksuk (also spelled inukshuk, plural inuksuit) is a figure made of piled stones or boulders constructed to communicate with humans throughout the Arctic. Traditionally constructed by the Inuit, inuksuit are integral to Inuit culture and are often intertwined with representations of Canada and the North.
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The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley for agriculture. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which supported a more dense population, and social development and culture.
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All the Squamish people went toward the village, the four brothers carrying the medicine with them. They gave some of the medicine to Spring Salmon, the chief of the village. As a result, he was friendly toward the whole party. ... As soon as the water reached their faces, they became salmon.
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Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh a secret story that begins in the old city of Shuruppak on the banks of the Euphrates River. The "great gods" Anu, Enlil, Ninurta, Ennugi, and Ea were sworn to secrecy about their plan to cause the flood. ... He asked Ea what he should say to the city elders and the population.
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Dams have broad walls at the base to withstand the high pressure exerted by the water. The pressure in liquids increases with the increase in the depth of water.
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Ojibwe people fished through the ice, trapped beaver for both meat and pelts, and used their stored wild rice, berries, and maple sugar to survive. They invented many techniques for hunt- ing, trapping, and snaring wild game. A favorite food of the Ojibwe was the snowshoe hare.
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Kedarnath, the temple and town, also bore the brunt of nature's fury, but the shrine survived. Some say a massive boulder blocked the path of the water and saved the temple from being washed away. Miracle or just great architecture, the shrine survives and continues to attract the devout to this day.
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"Tardigrades can survive freezing, radiation, and low-oxygen conditions without forming a tun," says Boothby. "So the tun state is probably a specific adaptation for dealing with or slowing water loss." However it does also allow them to survive extreme pressure.
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Jericho became a walled town again, with its walls many times rebuilt. About 2300 bce there was once more a break in urban life.