– "Roots of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe" (NOTE: By now, you should be aware that Mesopotamia is current Iraq and home to the Biblical Abraham before he travelled to Caanan.)

– “Roots of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe” (NOTE: By now, you should be aware that Mesopotamia is current Iraq and home to the Biblical Abraham before he travelled to Caanan.)

Supplemental Reading:  Go to the Course Documents forum and read all the materials titled “Egypt” and “Egyptian Mummification” and view the video titled “Egypt.” There is also a PowerPoint of Chapter 10.  Go to the Course Documents and read the information on the Minoans and the Mycenaeans.  Then Go To: Course Information and watch the video titled, Minoans.  (I want to see more of the supplemental materials, videos too, being included in your follow-up discussions.)

1) It is said that monumental works are both a cause and an effect of state level societies. Briefly state how this is true.

2) Archaeologist Charles Maisels characterizes the development of complex societies in Mesopotamia as being the result of a process of dynamic feedback. Explain this process. What are the variables Maisels feels are key in this process in Mesopotamia? (be succinct).

Word count from 250-350

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