Essay Question at 25 points.  Please, answer one of the two essay questions below; using as much relevant fact and explanation as possible.  You should answer the “who, what, when, where, why” of this question.  For the question you choose, tell me everything you know about the topic.  Use the attached paper.

1.	 Compare and contrast the early civilizations of the Mesopotamians (to include Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Hebrews) and Egyptians.  Your discussion must include all possible facets of both civilizations; those points where they were similar and those points where they differed.  You must consider geography and topography, leadership, religion, social structure, etc.  Keep track of your discussion with time periods.  Your discussion should conclude at that point where the Hebrew culture departs from the Egyptian culture.  You will want to include features of both civilizations that were adopted by Western cultures.

2.	 Trace the origins of the Greek civilization with discussion through the end of classical Greece.  Your discussion must include the geographical and topographical factors that contributed to this civilization.  Please, provide a discussion of various Greek city-states, leadership, religion, political and social structure, etc.  Use time periods in order to organize your discussion.  Your discussion should also include the contributions of the Greeks to Western civilization.