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Ancient Civilizations
Ancient China
location: The civilization of ancient China first developed in the Yellow River region of northern China, in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. This is a very rich region; however the land needs irrigation to make the crops grow, and well-built river embankments to prevent dangerous flooding.SOURCE https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/ancient_china.php
government: In Ancient China the government was run by the civil service. There were thousands of civil servants throughout the empire who reported in to the Emperor. The top civil servants were ministers who reported directly to the Emperor and worked in the palace. Ministers were wealthy and powerful government officials.SOURCE https://www.worldhistory.org/china/
art: page 56: china is well known for their beautiful art is poetry and drawings, they were so good that emperors that were thousands of miles away came to see and purses the art that the chinese had cultivated. Arthur Cotterell
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inventions: page 22: most of the world oldest inventions come from china such as the first known and the first efficient printer or the concept of fireworks, china made these and now we use them, but there new and improved. Arthur Cotterell
trading:The Chinese have always traded goods among themselves. Groups of camels, called caravans, traveled west across the rest of Asia, carrying Chinese silk and other goods, including spices, tea, porcelain, and lacquered goods. The Silk Road took its name from China's most successful export—silk.https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/silk_road.php
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Indus river valley
location: The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively. Its extent reached as far south as the Gulf of Khambhat and as far east as the Yamuna (Jumna) River.
architecture/technology: There was a very complicated and well kept concept of town planning in the Indus Valley Civilization. From the excavated remains, it is clear that it possessed a growing urban architecture. There were well-planned grids with broad main roads and smaller lanes joining at right angles.
writing: The Indus Script is the writing system developed by the Indus Valley Civilization and it is the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent.
religion: The Indus Valley religion is polytheistic and is made up of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. There are many seals to support the evidence of the Indus Valley Gods.
government:The government in the Indus Valley was a monarchy, monarchy is a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king The Indus Valley people called their kings, rajahs. Citadel: a barrier of a civilization to protect it from invasions and natural disasters.