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Ancient Civilizations …
Ancient Civilizations 
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Ancient China
location- On page 38 the author states the Yangtze River provided a water supply for rice cultivation in the warm southern climate.The text says that the yellow river was the other great river of China. The yellow River is located in the Northern part of China. (Cotterell 38)
religion- The author said that competition to join the government was so high that the odds where 3,000 to one. A black hat with side flaps was worn by Ming civil servants.What clothes and jewelry you were dependent on your rank and so you followed strict guidelines. ( Cotterell 20)
writing- The author wrote that a tortoise shell was burnt and cracked to answer important from the people to their ancestors. They believed that the answers were written on the bones after the fire. During this time the Shang kings used the different bones to talk to their ancestors. (Cotterell 11)
architecture- The author said that over time they had many improvements like boats with magnetic compass, gun powder for battles and many more improvements.Later on the created things like fireworks paper money,kites,clock work and many other things that would change the world. Lastly they created a water-powered blast furnace that would produce a steady blast of heat. (cotterell 22)
trade- On page 58 the author said that the chinese merchants were aloud to trade freely throughout their vast empire. They then said that the silk road was series of trade routes that stretched from northern china across asia. They made a lot of money for trading luxury exporters such as silk,spices,tea,and more. (cotterell)
government- In the text the author states the earist member to the dynasty were originally from the Gazou. He also states tht in 140-87 B.C WU DI examined the civil servants, through this time confucius was formed and picked up. The government has had many different rulers with many different ideas.
art- On page 24 the author states that paper and printing are the most important chinese inventions. By the ninth century they had improved woodblock printing. By the end of the tang dynasty woodblocks, books,paintings, and many more were traded in cities. (cotterell)
Indus valley
Location- In the text it said that around 5000 years ago civilizations started along the Indus River Plain. This information helps me understand that many civilizations have been created by along the Indus River. In the source it also says "In the 1920s, under layers of land and mounds of dirt, archaeologists discovered the remains of 4,000 year old cities, which existed at the same time as the Egyptians and Mesopotamians." that helps me understand that the Indus valley has been there for a very long time.(Location link
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Government- In the source it says that the old government had a big roll on the modern day civilizations. An example of that would be how the old civilizations influenced the caste system. In the text it says that a caste system is "A caste is a social group in which people are born and they cannot change. The caste system began because the Aryans had four social classes, which they called varnas." It also tells me that the caste systems are divided based on wealth. (https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/1500-bc-aryans)