Ch 2a - Middle East & Africa

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1) Evaluate the following regions for at least 2 strengths (+) and 2 weaknesses (-)

  • Africa
  • Middle East

2) How did life change for people when they switched from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture?
3) What difficulties would there be in a society that did not have a written language? Why did the Middle East develop writing?
4) Why do you think kingdoms/empires created written laws?
5) How were the Pharaohs different from other kings?
6) How did the Bantu people impact Africa south of the Sahara Desert?