Discussion:
1. Myths in Neolithic Cultures around the Globe
Respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
• Describe the functions of ancient myths, using examples from two (2) different neolithic cultures, and comment on whether myth is inherently fictional. Using modern examples, discuss ways modern belief systems, secular or religious, function for modern cultures in a similar fashion.
Explore:
Neolithic societies and myths
• Chapter: The Rise of Culture: From Forest to Farm -Around the Globe
• Ancient myths in regions around the globe .
2.Writing and Record Keeping in Mesopotamia
Respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
• Describe the "envelope", the seal, and the early Mesopotamian writing process, and discuss expectations of record-keeping. Identify the issue being kept "on file," and comment on what this reveals about Mesopotamian society in 1500 BC and the primary ways it compares to modern society in these respects.
Explore:
Mesopotamia
• Chapter: The Ancient Near East: Power and Social Order - Mesopotamia and southwest Asia
• University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.