What is civilization, and what were the developments that marked its emergence in the Ancient Near East? What were the major features of civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt? How were they similar, and how were they different? What is polytheism and monotheism, and how do they differ, and how do they define the religious developments of the earliest civilizations? What marked the governmental systems of early civilizations? How did the earliest ancient Near Eastern civilizations influence the emergence of civilization in ancient Greece?

What is civilization, and what were the developments that marked its emergence in the Ancient Near East? What were the major features of civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt? How were they similar, and how were they different? What is polytheism and monotheism, and how do they differ, and how do they define the religious developments of the earliest civilizations? What marked the governmental systems of early civilizations? How did the earliest ancient Near Eastern civilizations influence the emergence of civilization in ancient Greece?