Read from chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the textbook which is attached below
Answer any five of the following questions.
Each answer should be 2 substantial paragraphs in length. Each answer should contain information with citations from the textbook throughout the answer, for example (Backman, page 110). Please do not use any additional sources. Absolutely NO online resources
1. What does it mean that “Civilization began in Sumer?” and how would you characterize the relationship between kings and priests in Sumer?
2. Explain the importance of the river Nile to Egypt. And to what extent did Egypt’s geography protect it from invasion?
3. How did Egyptian and Sumerian writing systems differ? Why did the writing system of each civilization develop? And how “legal” was the Code of Hammurabi?
4. Were Egyptian and Sumerian religions moral systems? If not, what was their function? What were the characteristics of each?
5. What was the significance of iron in the Second Millennium?
6. What were the long-term effects of the Indo-Europeans on the Near East?
7. What were the most significant achievements of the Persians?
8. What role did Abraham play in Jewish history? And what role did Judges play in Hebrew society?
9. What is the relationship between Rabbinical Judaism and the exile in Babylon and Egypt? What are their legacies?
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