Writing Task:
Write one to two paragraphs in which you analyze Mesopotamian (Sumerians, Babylonians, Persians) and Egyptian societies. Include religion,
culture, economics (including trade networks), politics, technology, or geographic features.
*Write your response on one of the following:
1) How did each society use trade networks and specialization to increase economic growth? Why were they effective/ineffective?
2) How did geographic features influence political boundaries and trade of each society?
3) How did the environments of Egypt and Mesopotamia impact the culture (language), religion, and politics of the early civilizations that
settled there?