Part 2: Rivers, Cities, and First States discussion

Part 2: Rivers, Cities, and First States Readings: Tignor, Chapter 2 Online Reading: Women and Men in History Websites: Catal Huyuk and Irrigation in Ancient Egypt

Discussion Board:

1. Why is the archaeological site of Catal Huyuk significant?
2. Why did complex urban societies first appear in river valleys?
3. How similar and different were the civilizations (complex societies) in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley?
4. How did social and cultural developments in East Asia differ from those in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley?
5. Why was fertility an important concept for early human societies and why did it become such an important element in early complex societies? Did fertility play a role in the culture of the people at Catal Huyuk?
6. Did the early civilizations have a distinctive worldview? How would you describe their religious views?
7. The development of writing was an important attribute of early civilizations, please comment on the significance of writing and the way deciphering writing systems has influenced our understanding of early complex societies.
8. Other comments or questions about the readings or materials presented here?

http://www.catalhoyuk.com/

http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/nile/

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