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Unit 2: Ancient Civilizations 
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Ancient India
Writing: In the text it says that more than 400 symbols have been uncovered from different locations from writing. Most of the symbols are located on seals, ceramic pots, and some other types of materials. People have wondered if it actually had been part of the proper writing system. But the lack of decipherable texts means that we can't get more real insights into many of the details of the Indus society.
(Prentice Hall: World Studies)
Religion: They author wrote that the aryans came from an area called Central Asia. They spoke a language by the name of Sanskrit which became the basis of many modern South asian language. Some of what we know about was heavily influenced by their sacred writing called Vedas. There is also the religion of ancient Aryans, known as Brahmanism, was polytheistic and heavily influenced the later development of Hinduism.
(Prentice Hall: World Studies)
Location: The author wrote that the Indus Valley civilization covered the modern-day country of Pakistan, the northwestern portion of India, and a bit of afghanistan. In the region under layers of dirt, people found remains of 4,000 year old cities. Over time, a vast number of settlements were built on the banks of the Indus river and surrounding areas. Around 5,000 years ago, alomg an alluvial plain, the civilization developed and it was close to a major water scorce.
(Prentice Hall: World Studies)
Architecture/Technology: In the text it says that during the Ancient Indian times they really believe in hygiene and built there cities around the use of hygiene.These cities show remains of the world's earliest hygiene system. In the cities, people could get water from wells. (Prentice Hall: World Studies)
Government: In the passage it says one Aryan influence on modern-day India was the growth of the caste system. A caste is a social group which people are born and they cannot change roles. People were split based on wealth and job.(Prentice Hall: World Studies)
Ancient China
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Writing: In the text it said kings during the Shang dunasty used oracle bones to talk to ancestors. The people wouuld use tortiseshells and ox bones in order to inscribe questions. Thr questions would be scripted in the bones. (Cotterell 11)
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