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Unit Two: Ancient Civilization 
Ancient Egypt
Art: In the text it said, "you can see the glint of gold everywhere in egyptian jewelry. Mines between the rile and the red sea coast yelled large quantities of this precious. (Hart 56)
Writing: On page 34, Hieroglyphs were used on state monuments, temples, tombs. they can be written from left to right and bottom to top. also the cylinder seal was proven ownership to the people. ( Hart 34)
Religion: On page 24, it said they worshiped many gods and goddesses also it is hard for them to figure out who is who. Jackals were used to haunt cemeteries because the were linked with a funeral.
Government: The author wrote, sometimes the kids wear fish shaped amulets in their hair to guard it. The Protective spells would be kept in a container then it would be hung. (Hart 12)
Architecture (Building): In the text it said, "The first pyramid was built as the burial place of the king djoser in c.. 2650 B.C., by his gifted architect. It's nose in sbc stage and is the step pyramid. It was supposed to represent a gigantic stairway to the king to climb to join the sun god in the sky." (Hart 20)
Location: In the text it said the majority of Egypt was covered by desert. As a result, the ancient Egyptians lived near the Nile River, which was named the "Black Land" because of the bark silt. (Hart 8)
Mesopotamia
Art: There is more to civilization than cities, government, and massive monuments. The ancient Mesopotamia's were great lovers of poetry, art, music. Public art was on a grand scale. statues glorified rulers and famous battles. (Steele 26)
Writing: In the text it said, The sumerians devised the world's first script or writing system. At first they used picture symbols to represent objects such as cattle, grain, and fish. it is also cuneiform. (Steele 12)
Religion: queen of the night. this clay plaque once stood in Babylonian shrine. it is more that 3,750 years old. the figure was originally painted in red, on a black background. it probably represents Ishtar, the goddess of fertility and ward however, some experts have argued that it shows Ishtar's sister. Tereshkova queen of the underworld and others that is shows a female demon called Lilith (Steele 14)
Architecture (Building) The author wrote, "the Ebla archive dates to around 2350 BCE, and could be called the world's earliest "library". Mesopotamia Civilizations learned mathematics, medicine, and architecture. (Steele 32)
Government: In the text it said, The Sumerian rulers enjoyed great power and fame and their exploits and deeds were remembered for centuries. some rulers such as Gilgamesh of uruk became legendary and their history was entangled with all kinds of myths. (Steele 10)
Location: In the text it said that most of ancient Mesopotamia was located within the borders of modern Iraq. Also, around the year 3500 BCE, the first city-states and empires arose. (Steele 6)
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