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Ancient Civilizations 
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Mesopotamia
Government : The author says that Mesopotamia was ruled by city states, witch were large cities surrounded by the countryside, and constantly at war with one anather. (Steele 10)
Writing : On page 12, it said the sumerians developed the worlds first written lanquage. They used a stylus to form symbols in soft clay. (steele)
Location : The author wrote that most of Mesopotamia was between two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia was located mostly in where modern day Iraq is. (Steele 6)
Architecture : On page 24, it said Ziggurats looked similar to Egyption pyramids, and were thought formed sacred precincts, thought to be an earthly dwelling place of the gods. (Steele)
Art : "Mesopotamians were great lovers of poetry, art, and music. Public art was on a grand scale. Statues glorified rulers and famous battles. Music was played on state occations or in temples for the glory of the gods." (Steele 26)
Religion : The summarians were polytheistic, meaning the worshiped no god in particular. The Assyrians however belived in two gods, Ashur and his wife, Mullisu. (Steele 14)
Ancient China :
Government : Acording to page 10, ancient China developed a system of dynasties for their government. Emperor Shang was known as the son of heaven, and the citizens belived he possessed earthly powers. The emperor was expected to maintain good relations between the mortal and heveanly realms. (Cotterell)
Location : On page 34 the athor says that most of the Chinese lived on the countryside. They worked very hard in their fields and form the foundation of the Chinese government. Most of the farmers were not owned by a lord, but they still had to pay taxes, serve in the army, and work on puplic projects like roads or bridges. (Cotterell)
Architecture : On page 40 the author explains what the chinese cities were like. The cities were divided into sections called wards each of which were surrounded by walls that were locked during the night. Markets would usually surround the main streets of these cities. (Cotterell)
Trade : On page 7 the author said that when the Mongol Empire took over china, they allowed people to trade freely. The mongols also owned a trading rout that they called the Silk Road, and the Chinese became rich off of this road by selling a lot of their good which included mostly silk. Usually the Chinese would be subject to heavy taxes, but eventually the mongol empire forgot about the and really didn't care that they were trading. (Cotterell)
Art : On page 56 the author says that China is especially known for their arts and crafts. They also invented many luxuries such as Chinese Bronse, jade, and silk. They also developed very complicated techniques that were mass produced (Cotterell)
Religion : On page 12 the author talks about a wise man named Confucius, who saw how poorly people were being treated. All of the conflict caused Confucius to write a book abou having good morals. He developed a system about treating others kindly and for them to treat you kindly back. His book sparked the golden years of social harmony. (Cotterell)
Writing : On page 11 it said that the Shange Kings would use a an ox bone or a tortise shell to ask questions of the spirits. They inscribed questions onto the bone and scorched it until it cracked. The answers tto there questions were in the cracks, and they often inscribed what it meant next to them. (Cotterell)
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