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Think about the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters.
What aspects of life in the Neolithic period continued with little change in the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt? What were the most important differences?
Looking at your answers to question 1, do you think the distinction between “civilizations” and human cultures that were not “civilizations” discussed in the first part of this chapter is a valid one? Why or why not?
How were the societies that developed in Mesopotamia and Egypt similar to one another? Which of the characteristics you have identified as a similarity do you predict will also be found in later societies, and why?