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Ancient Civilizations 
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Ancient China
Government: On page 6 it says: From 221 B.C to 1912 China was under one single empire. The ancient empire remained untouched by other outsiders because, of its vast land. A man named Confucius commanded people to always put family first and it was very effective on China's economic standard.(Cotterell)
Religion: The Author states that Confucius believed that the years in the Zhou dynasty were the golden years of social harmony. The increasing turmoil gave Confucius the idea to develop a new outlook and the outlook was based on kindness, respect, and strength. The Chinese took up Confucius's religion and believed that they were apart of a greater family.(Cotterell 12)
Location: On page 18 it said: When early members of the Chinese dynasty started building a big wall across the North Chinese Plain to protect them. It remained untouched by outsider influences. Cut off from other places such as West Asia, Europe, and India it took them almost a 100 years to find out that other civilizations existed.(Cotterell)
Trade/Commerce: In the passage it says that trade thrived because they could travel without danger. The Mongols controlled the entire length of the Silk Road. The old law said that merchants were excluded from civil service jobs and had heavy taxes.(Cotterell 58)
Writing: On page 11, it said oracle bones are used to consult ancestors about important matters but the Shang Kings. To make an oracle bone they would use an ox bone or tortoiseshell. They would burn the bone and the cracks were deciphered as the answered to their question. (Cotterell)
Art: An example of art is jade, bronze, silk, and porelian. In the Shang Dynasty, they controlled how much raw materials people got. The artisans were considered the most important members of society. (Cotterell 56)
Architecture/ Technology: The graphic showed that China had the greatest inventions. Paper money, clockwork, silk, and umbrellas all were invented in China. Gunpowder also was invented in China and that really helped our wars. (Cotterell 22)
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