Jigsaw Reading

For you assigned civilization(s), take bulleted notes on the following questions in your notebook:

• Why were some early states able to expand and conquer neighboring states?
• What methods did rulers use to unify their populations?
• Which social strata encouraged the development of art in ancient civilizations?
• What forms of writing developed in ancient civilizations?
• What pre-600 BCE religions strongly influenced later eras?
• How did social and gender identities develop pre-600 BCE?