Select ONE of the following questions and provide an answer…
Select ONE of the following questions and provide an answer supported by evidence in roughly 250 words. Explain why many Bronze Age societies faced turmoil; how, later, did the advent of iron affect the development of civilization? Discuss the impact of agriculture, attempting to account for its appearance, diffusion and its social impacts. Discuss the transformation of Athens into a democracy, discussing how this political regime functioned, and contrast this pattern of development with that of Sparta. Compare and contrast the roles and status of women across various Western cultures from Sumer through to the end of the Hellenistic period. What does the Epic of Gilgamesh reveal about the culture of the Ancient Near East? Discuss religious transformations in the Ancient world. Compare and contrast strategies of empire management in the ancient world, accounting for their causes and consequences.