Discussion Topic: In this unit, you learned about classical civilizations Asia and the Mediterranean. The classical civilizations in Asia included those that grew in India and China. Ancient Greece and Rome developed along the Mediterranean Sea in Europe. Compare and contrast the classical civilizations in Asia to those that grew near the Mediterranean. How were they similar? How were they different? Do you think they had more things in common or were they more different? Why?

Read the excerpt from sir gawain and the green knight. when they had washed well, they went to sit at the table, the most famous knights nearest the top, as was proper, and guenever, in high spirits, was seated in the middle of them, in the arrangement of the famous table, with them arrayed around her, fine silk, furthermore, in a canopy over her, of toulouse red, and many tharsian tapestries embroidered and set with the finest of jewels that would have cost a great deal if someone had tried to buy them. the most beautiful there was the queen, flashing her gray eye. no one had ever seen anyone lovelier in his day. based on the excerpt, what conclusion can readers draw about guenever? she treats people with compassion. she is admired for her intelligence. she feels uncomfortable in crowds. she is held in high esteem.

Why was the tea tax seen as a reprehensible to the people of boston ?

How might hammurabi’s code have prevented a single ruler from imposing,or forcing his or her will on people