In essay format write a response that fully answers the question, incorporating specific examples, rough dates, and geographic locations. You MUST provide cited examples and support from the sources used in this course. Complete sentences must be used—NO bullet points. Each question is 50 points. Be sure you clearly respond to each question and provide enough information to support your answer.

I. Write an essay on the origins and impact of agriculture. What led to it? Where and when did agriculture develop? What was developed? How did it spread? What changes occurred in society afterward? Why is knowing where plants and animals were first domesticated important? Please provide examples for your response. II. Write an essay about the rise of complex societies. What is a complex civilization? Choose one of the societies that we have discussion to help you describe the process. When and where did this society develop? How and why did it begin? How is complexity displayed in that society? How is it not? What has been the historical significance of the society that you chose? Be sure that you provide specific examples to support your answer.