Of all the civilizations we have studied so far, which POLITY did the best job of fulfilling the three key duties/major characteristics of states?
Specify which polity you are choosing and explain HOW it fulfills each of those. Give examples, as well.
We have covered the following lectures:
Intro/Rise of First Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Ethnolinguistic Groups of ANE
Hebrews and Judaism
Ancient India
Ancient China
This material encompasses the first three chapters of Duiker & Spielvogel.
