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1. What are the common markers of material civilization?

Some of the common markers of material civilization, according to page 80 of the Manual for Cultural Foundations of Ancient Civilizations, are "cities, bronze technology, writing, great ceremonial buildings, temples, monumental art, hierarchies and class division, all sanctioned by some form of law, and held together by organized military force." These things were left behind by civilizations and are things created by the citizens, which tell us an extraordinary amount of information about their every day lives.

Here is an example:

Sources: Manual for Cultural Foundations of Ancient Civilizations, [1]

2. According to Michael Wood, what do the material markers hide?

3. What are the basic tenets of the Modern West?

The basic tenets, or beliefs, of the Modern West include possessive individualism, scientific utility, and free market philosophy. First, possessive individualism is the idea of a person taking control of themselves. This one was of the first major ideas of freedom and taking your own life into your own hands. Second, a utility is the list of pros and cons for each cause and effect.. Lastly, free market philosophy is the idea that a nations economy is not monitored by the government and the economy functions because of multiple companies offering the same product or service. These ideals create a functioning modern society. Finally, these ideas developed along the same time as the first visions of freedom.

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"utility." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 06 Nov. 2012. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/utility>.

"free market." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 06 Nov. 2012. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/free market>.

"“Canadian Political Culture: The Problem of Americanization” Definitions." “Canadian Political Culture: The Problem of Americanization” Definitions. Markville Secondary School, 14 Feb. 2003. Web. 6 Nov. 2012. <http://www.markville.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/politics/exemplars/meg2.html>.

Beniretto, Rosie, and Clay Elliott, comps. Manual for Cultural Foundations of Ancient Civilizations. Vol. 1. Houston: St. John's School, 2012-2013. 80-80. Print.

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4. The Sumerians were particularly vulnerable to outside attack. Explain why.

5. Explain what Wood means by "landscape and climate are the key determining factors in the rise of civilization."

6. What effect did population growth have on the environment?

7. What are the key arts of civilization?

8. The ways in which the natural environment influenced religious beliefs in Sumer?

9. The basic features of Mesopotamian culture as reflected in its literature and art?

10. What was the role of writing in Ancient Sumer?

11. What is the enduring legacy of Mesopotamia and why?

12. The role of technology in the rise of empires in Mesopotamia?

13. How does Wood characterize this civilization and why?

14. What were the reasons for the fall of Sumerian civilization?

15. What significant changes in government happened in the shift to the Babylonian Empire?

16. What was the function of written law in ancient Babylon?

17. ID Hammurabi.

18. Explain the Law of Talon? How did influence Hammurabi's code?

19. Using Turner's Theory, explain the physical environment of the Assyrians.

20 Detail the effects of the Assyrian policy of deportation of conquered peoples.

21. What innovations in technology occurred during the Assyrian period and what effects did they have?

22. What caused the end of the Assyrian empire? Whose theory best describes the Assyrians?

23. Why and how did the Neo Babylonian empire end?

24. What was the legacy of Mesopotamia and how does the manual describe them?