Writing: The author says: "In writing Hieroglyphics, an elaborate form of pictur_writing with about 70 different signs" In the text it said "It was deliberately kept complicated so that not too many people could master it and scribes kept their special position"
(Hart 8)

Art: "You can see the glint of gold everywhere in Egyptian jewelry". " Mines between the Nile and Red Sea coast yielded large quantities of this precious metal" (Hart 8)

Location: In the text it said "Egyptians live on the banks on the Nile River or beside canals", "The area near the Nile was Kemet, or Black Land, anmed after rich dark silt which farmers grew their crops." (Hart 8)

Government: On page 10 it says that "The King was not only the most powerful and important man in Egypt", "Often the ruling pharaoh would his heir as co-regent to enable a smooth takeover."
(Hart 8)

Architecture: The author wrote the largest pyramid of all is the Great Pyramid of Giza. In the text it said "The pyramids rose in six steps." (Hart 20)

Art: On page 56 it said that Ancient Chinese art used sophisticated techniques, yet it was mass produced. Bronze, jade, silk, and lacquer were prized in Asia and Europe too. (Cotterell)

government: The earliest members of the imperial service were recruited by Gaouzo," "although Gaouzo was uneducated, he realized that the empire needed educated administrators" (Cotterell)

location: On page 34 it said that most people in China worked in the fields and lived in the countryside most peasants also lived on family-owned plots of land. (Cotterell)

religion: Confucius believed that the early years of the Zhou dynasty were golden years of social harmony. Confucius saw only growing disorder as the king's royals fought over power. (Cotterell)