Brotherhood of Kings, by Amanda Podany

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As you organize and write this review, be sure to cover the following points and to address the following questions and tasks: 1. Provide a brief overview of the book’s contents. Focus on: A. What is the author’s chief purpose? B. What are the book’s major themes? C. Upon what kinds of sources does the author base her account? D. What are the author’s principal conclusions? 2. Citing specific examples from Podany’s book [and, for C. below, your textbook by Stiebing and Helft] to illustrate your points (by page numbers – but without excessive use of direct quotation), discuss: A. What part(s) did religious belief and the gods play in the conduct of international relations during the Bronze Age? B. What kinds of roles did women of royal families play in the conduct of international relations during the Bronze Age? C. How does Chapter 4 in your textbook help you expand the picture of broader ancient Near Eastern cultural connections that Podany’s book documents? 3. Briefly comment: A. What were the two most important things you learned from reading Podany’s book? B. What were the two most interesting things you learned from reading Podany’s book? Be sure to devote most of your review to items 1 and, especially, 2. Your review must be no less than 4 full pages or more than 5 pages long, printed with double-spaced lines in 12-point Times New Roman. (if you cant meet requirement 2.C dont worry about it but the textbook is called “Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture if you can, if not I will figure it out myself but please help me with the rest)