Examine Gilgamesh as the pivotal moment humans move from the Paleolithic (hunter-gatherer lifestyle) to the Neolithic (sedentary agrarian lifestyle). This transformation involved a fundamental reorientation of human relationships to nature; people were no longer part of nature, but separated from it. Nature was simply an object to exploit; in tilling soil, setting out boundaries, constructing roads, and exploiting flora/fauna [which also lead to spices extinction and food crisis, major factors contributing to Sumerian cultures demise], humans did indeed become civilized, but at a cost. The Ecocides text illustrates these costs (e.g. destruction of the environment) and many contributing factors leading to our current catastrophic state of affairs (e.g. Pacific Trash Gyre; global warming, cancer, diabetes, [hormone altering chemicals in plastics consumed at all food chain levels]). Enkidu is a metaphorical example of this human transformation, as he is civilized, learns language, attains reason. Gilgamesh is a more literal representation of civilized ecocidal practice. One could use both Gilgamesh (the text) and Ecocide to narrate /explain this process, which finds its major launching pad in Enlightenment and Industrialization. This involves the Dialectic of Enlightenment and reasons amoral nature (e.g. you can use reason to cure cancer or make bombs). **You can use relevant Gilgamesh passages noted in page points to support points and quote.

Examine Gilgamesh as the pivotal moment humans move from the Paleolithic (hunter-gatherer lifestyle) to the Neolithic (sedentary agrarian lifestyle). This transformation involved a fundamental reorientation of human relationships to nature; people were no longer part of nature, but separated from it. Nature was simply an object to exploit; in tilling soil, setting out boundaries, constructing roads, and exploiting flora/fauna [which also lead to spices extinction and food crisis, major factors contributing to Sumerian cultures demise], humans did indeed become civilized, but at a cost. The Ecocides text illustrates these costs (e.g. destruction of the environment) and many contributing factors leading to our current catastrophic state of affairs (e.g. Pacific Trash Gyre; global warming, cancer, diabetes, [hormone altering chemicals in plastics consumed at all food chain levels]). Enkidu is a metaphorical example of this human transformation, as he is civilized, learns language, attains reason. Gilgamesh is a more literal representation of civilized ecocidal practice. One could use both Gilgamesh (the text) and Ecocide to narrate /explain this process, which finds its major launching pad in Enlightenment and Industrialization. This involves the Dialectic of Enlightenment and reasons amoral nature (e.g. you can use reason to cure cancer or make bombs). **You can use relevant Gilgamesh passages noted in page points to support points and quote.