Ancient Civilization 
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
**Location: On page 6, it said " the ancient Greeks called it Mesopotamia, meaning between the rivers." Most of ancient Mesopotamia was in the border of what is now modern-day Iraq. (Steele) 
Writing: On page 12 it said " The Sumerians devised the world's first writing system." They used different symbols for different words. (Steele) 
Architecture: On page 24 it said " it's a massive terraced platform made of brick." It's supposed to be a big mountain stretching from earth to heaven.(Steele 24) 
Art: On page 26 it said " Public ar was on a grand scale." Using this information we can infer that it was a very big thing in their culture especially if it is on a grand scale. (Steele) 
Religion: On page 14 it said " The Sumerians worshiped many different gods and goddesses" This means that there religious and are very worthy to their gods, and most of the time those people are very religious to their gods (Steele) 
Government: On page 10 the text states " City - State rules were honored with various titles" This means that they loved and honored their rulers very well .
Art: On page 54 it says " From the earliest times, flax provided linen clothing for everyone in ancient Egypt" This means that the people weren't very relient of themselves, and more reliant on others. (Hart)
Religion: On page 24 it says that " The Egyptians worshiped hundreds of gods and goddesses". We know this because they have gods like Anubis and Ra. (Hart) 
Location: On page 8 the author claims that " Desserts cover more than 90 percent of Egypt." We know this because of the clothes they where and the society that they made. (Hart) 
Architecture: On page 20 the Author said " The first pyramid was built as the burial place of King Djoser". This means that pyramids were supposed to be scary places instead of these cool tourist attractions. 
Government: On Page 66 the author states " the Ptolemaic era later sorted the kings into dynasties, a system that is still used today." This shows that Egypt had many people wanting to rise to power. (Hart)
Writing: On page 34 it said that " They could be written from left to right, right to left, or top to bottom" this means that you could only have a high official that knew how to read and write, send and receive messages. (Hart)
Ancient China
Writing : The author wrote that an ox or tortoise bone was burnt til you could see cracks, the cracks revealed answers to the questions on the shells. The ancestors of the village were the people overseeing it. This technique was used by the Shang Kings in the early B.C's.(Cotterell 11) 
Government
Art: On page 56 we can see that the author writes that "China has always been renowned for its exquisite arts and crafts.". Knowing this China has a lot of riches from its exports. We also see "luxury goods formed the major export commodities". (Cottrell 56) 
Architexture: In the beginning of page 40 the author states that " It was dotted with walled towns and cities." This means that there were lots of cities in ancient china. It also means that it was filled with people. (Cotterell 40) 
Religion: on page 26 we can see that the author writes "In imperial china, religious beliefs were divided into "three ways" of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism." This shows that the Chinese people did not have a stable religion. This also shows much of the belief of Confucianism. (Cotterell 26) 
Location: Location On page 6 the author states that from 221 BC to AD china was united under a single great empire. Ancient China remained safe from outside empires because it was isolated.Also the author states that vast deserts and mountain ranges cut off china from other cultures in India, West Asia and Europe, and hundreds of years later china realized that other civilizations existed. (Cotterell)image
Trade: On page 58 the author states that "The silk road is s series of trade routes that ran from northern China across Asia." This is telling us that the silk road was a long and treacherous journey for merchants and sometimes peasants. The trade flourished the most during the mongol rule, which spanned from 1279 - 1836. (Cottrell 58) 
Indus Valley
Location: According to the source it states that in the 1920's archaeologists discovered the remains of 4,000 year old cities. Also the source states that the city existed at the same time as the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. Finally the source states that the Indus Valley region was a region rich in fertile soil, which was good for agriculture. (https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/3300-bc-1500-bc-indus-river-valley-civilization/location) 
Writing:According to the source, it states that over 400 symbols have been discovered from different locations. "Many of the symbols are located on seals, ceramic pots, and other types of materials." These symbols are still a mystery. These are one of the most confusing aspects of this ancient civilization. 
(https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/3300-bc-1500-bc-indus-river-valley-civilization/writing)
Architecture/Technology: According to the source these cities valued hygiene, so the based their cities structure off of the idea. Most of the early cities show the earliest idea of a sanitation system, and they had flowing water in most rooms in the house. Due to all of the oceans that they border they had special walls to protect them from large waves/floods. 
(https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/3300-bc-1500-bc-indus-river-valley-civilization/architecutretechnology)
Religion: According to our source the ancient Indians use a religious book called a Veda. The religion that most Aryans practiced was called Brahmanism. Brahmanism is a polytheistic religion that later went on to help create the religion of Hinduism. 
(https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/1500-bc-aryans)
Government : According to the website it states that the Aryan civilization made a major effect on modern day India. Also the website states that The caste system began because the Aryans had four social classes, which they called varnas, and people were divided based on how rich they were and their job. The four classes are, Brahmana (highest member of society), Kshatriya (rulers), Vaishya(farmers merchants and artisans), Sudra (laborers and servants), Untouchables ( lowest members of society.).https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/1500-bc-aryans 