In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim takes animals with him on his boat in order to

journey across the sea and through the Waters of Death to Utnapishtim.

because Urshanabi takes Gilgamesh on the boat journey across the sea and through the Waters of Death to Utnapishtim.

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).

a agree i agree becuase it is very importnat for example it can tlel you about your past for exmaple   the first culture was the semerians which people are sitll tryignt o uncover there secrets the wall is just anohter treasure that has thousnads of secrets in it to be uncovered