166 Module Overview
Module 2 contains the following content – all original by author or contained in the Lumen textbook.
Textbook Reading – Chapter 2
Discussion forum:
This discussion will be based on the textbook reading for the module. For your initial post in this discussion please answer the following questions: “What do you think the key to creating a powerful state or empire in Mesopotamia was? Which of the different civilizations listed here do you think was the most successful and why?”
Initial posts must be at least 200 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook.
After posting your initial post you are required to reply to at least one other student. Replies must be at least 100 words in length and have at least one new quote from the textbook (not a quote you used in your initial post and not a quote that is in the post you are replying to).
All posts must be made by the deadline for the discussion forum to receive full credit.
Short Essay:
Submit your short essay for Module #2 here. The question for this essay is: “Based on this week’s textbook readings, why do you think there was so much warfare between different Mesopotamian cities and civilizations? In your answer highlight one civilization that you think did the best job in creating a stable state and explain why.”
This essay must be at least 500 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook to recieve full credit.
Quiz: Some questions are from the Boundless text, some are original. The course Map links to the quiz.
