Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The 12th Planet

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The 12th Planet/Shar/Marduk - This is the home planet of the Nefilim, which revolves around the sun on an elliptical orbit of 3,600 years.

Agriculture and Husbandry - Sitchin claims that these arose suddenly and inexplicably among men and that the best explanation is that the alien Nefilim gave humans the advanced technology.

Mesopotamia/Sumer - This is the oldest known human culture.

The Asteroid Belt - Sitchin claims that Sumerian texts reveal that this in Earth's solar system is the debris left over from half of a previously existing planet that was hit...
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