FALL 2023 MIDTERM EXAM ESSAYS:
You are responsible for both.
Written essay will be determined by lot during the exam.
EVEN: ANCIENT CIVILIZATION.
Give the SIX criteria for the Rise of Civilization and apply them to ONE of
the following cultures: Agamemnon's Mycenae, Darius’ Persian Empire, OR Solomon’s
Israel.
ODD: ANCIENT WRITING TECHNOLOGIES. Describe
one of the following writing technologies and put it in its historical context
(where, when, which ancient language family, what was the writing medium, and
discuss the logic of its character, and general content). WRITE ON ONE
ONLY. MYCENAEAN LINEAR B, EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS, or AKKADIAN
CUNEIFORM.