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Ancient Civilizations, mesopotamia, Ancient China - Coggle Diagram
Ancient Civilizations
Religion: On page 12, We find out that teachings of Confucius were very important, as it says that "the early years of the Zhou Dynasty were golden years of social harmony". One other big part in their religion was that they let them strengthen their family royalties and let them have stronger family bonds. Finally, it is including that the leader of the Zhou dynasty, Wu, created a bronze ritual to worship during the Zhou period.(Cotterell) 
Trade/commerce: On page 58, the author includes that the Silk Road was the main way to trade with other countries. They used this thousand mile long road to trade with other countries and they even spread beliefs and different religion. This trade system formed part of China. (Cotterell
art: On page 56, it states that In Ancient China, bronze was made into stunning ritual vessels and weaponry. Later in the 6th century, they learned how to produce mass amounts of iron. There was a precious stone called jade and the Chinese thought it was vested with magical properties, and it is said to be associated with immortality. (Cotterell)
location: On page 34, it mentions that they live on the countryside and worked in fields. It also includes that China is covered with a rich yellow soil blown in from the Mongolia desert. They're location is very good and it is also the home of ice farming. (Cotterell
writing: On Page 11, it said that oracle bones were tortoiseshells or ox bones, which were burned. The Shang kings used the oracle bones to answer important questions. The burnt shells created cracks which answered the questions presented. (Cotterell)
architecture/technology: For this segment, on page 22 it says that there was an invention made for earthquakes, it had a ball that would drop into a bronze toads mouth and that would mean that the earthquake was in that direction.China was also the first country to invent iron casting,so they had this watered powered blowing machine that greatly improved iron casting.In the 8th century, gunpowder was made for fireworks and guns, with gunpowder they created the gun, the rocket, the bomb, and the mine. (Cotterell)
Government: On page 18, the author explains that the earliest members of the dynasty were recruited from Gazou. The author also states that the 140-87 B.C Wu Di examined civil servants, and that through this period of time confucius was formed and picked up.This information shows us that the government has had many different rulers with different ideas.(Cotterell)
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Indus Valley
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Writing: In the source it mentions that "One of the most confusing aspects if this ancient civilization is that the writing cannot be deciphered. Over 400 symbols have been uncovered from different locations." With this information, we know that the history of the Indus River cannot be explained at this time.Scholars state that they are trying to decipher this writing, but it will take some time.https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home
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Location: On page 6 it said "Most of ancient Mesopotamia lay within the borders of modern Iraq." There are two rivers flowing through the middle east, and Mesopotamia was located in between them. (Steele)
Religion: On page 14 it says "The Sumerians worshiped many goddesses and gods." "The crescent moon was said to be the boat of the moon god,sin." (Steele)
Architecture: The author wrote "Like the ancient pyramids of Central America, ziggurats formed part of sacred precincts, which were thought to be earthly dwelling places of god." A lasting symbol of Mesopotamia is the ziggurat. (Steele)
Writing: One example is "The Sumerians devised the world's first script or writing system." "At first they used picture symbols to represent objects such as cattle,grain, or fish." (Steele 12)
Government: In the text it says "The homeland of the Assyrian people was around the Tigris River, a long way North of Babylon. (Steele 40)" "The are under Assyrian control expanded again under Sargon ll, who seized power in 721 BCE. (Steele 40)"
Art: On page 30, it says "The small villages built in Mesopotamia between 7000, and 400 BCE grew bigger." "Sumer is the name given to the far south of Mesopotamia." (Steele)
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