FALL 2011 MIDTERM EXAM Essay (PRELIMINARY POSTING):
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Written essay will be determined by lot during the exam.
ESSAYS (40 points). Write an essay on the following theme – TO BE DETERMINED BY LOT DURING THE EXAM. YOU MAY WRITE ONLY ON THE ESSAY ASSIGNED.
EVEN: ANCIENT CIVILIZATION. List the SEVEN criteria for the Rise of Civilization and apply them to ONE of the following cultures: Agamemnon's Mycenae, Hammurabi's Babylon, OR Akhnaton's Egypt.
ODD: ANCIENT RELIGION. Discuss the key components of Ancient Pagan Religions and apply them to ONE of the following world views: the Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian), the Osiris cult (Egyptian), OR the Hebrew God of Moses (Israel). More specifically, how did man communicate with this (these) god (gods)?