1. In your estimation, was it geography or human ingenuity that made it possible for civilization to first develop in the Fertile Crescent region? Please provide evidence from the chapter in supporting your argument.
2. In your own analysis, what can we glean about Mesopotamian political and social culture from the Royal Standard of Ur?
3.Provide an example of Assyrian art that demonstrates how the king propagandized his power throughout his empire? Be sure to analyze how the art functions as a piece of political propaganda.
4.Compare and contrast the Hebrew Ten Commandments with the law code of Hammurabi. In what ways are they similar and different? Here you should focus on such topics as how the laws are structured, the content of the laws, and the use of religion to validate the laws.
5. In your estimation, to what extent is the quest for eternal life the fundamental theme of th Epic of Gilgamesh?