The Pre-history and birth of civilization and Mesopotamia its gods, rulers, and social order

Things discussed within the topic: The Makapansgat Pebble, The Woman of Willendorf, The Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform, and the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Jared Diamond’s theory of “geographic luck” through domestication, 

river valley civilizations and agriculture, and Syncretism and the blended origins of our culture.

Analyze: Aim for 300 words. Choose between Module 1, Module 2, or Module 3 (please only choose one). Summarize and explain the big idea and the main theme (the main theme is- humanities at the beginning: culture and civilizationWhat it means to be “human” in the context of ancient peoples.) 

Describe: Aim for 300 words. Consider the activities, lectures, and discussions connected to this Module. Describe some of these in great detail, or most of them briefly (choose between depth or breadth). How did these learning exercises help you understand the material? What did each lesson teach?(One discussion we talked about vocab terms that came from those topics stated above, and another one was about art works from those topics above. Vocal terms that you could use are monotheism, covenant, or prophet. The art works that were used were Solomons temple, the head of the ruler Sargon, and the Stele of Hammurabi.)

Evaluate: Aim for 300 words. Emphasis the positive and negative aspects of the unit. What do you think went well? What did not? Focus on your opinions and support these with some kind of proof, information, or examples. Unsupported opinions are not acceptable

Interpret: Aim for 600 words. Consider why this theme (and its topics) were included in this course. What is the purpose of the unit? What is the meaning?( the purpose of this course is to get a world-wide understanding of the humanities through arts, philosophies or religions among different Western and non-Western traditions.)