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Ancient civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Art-In the text it said that there are many different ways to experience art, such as poetry, art, and music.The author wrote,"Statues glorified rulers and famous battles".The author also wrote,music was played often but also on state occasions or such as temples to worship gods.They used art in their everyday lives and we still use it today.(Steele 26)
Location- The author wrote Mesopotamia was between two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.Today, the area that used to be Mesopotamia is modern-day Iraq.(Steele 6)
Writing-I know because early people used soft clay and a stylus that was used for writing such as business,deals and government.The author said, "The sumerians devised the world's first script of writing system".The author also said, Archaeologists today call it cuneiform. This is how they wrote back then and we decoded it so now we know what they were saying.(Steele 12)
Architecture- The author wrote that ziggurats look just like central american pyramids, with only a few differences. The author said "Ziggurats looked similar to the stepped pyramids of ancient egypt, which were used as royal tombs." He also said, ziggurats have small little temples at the top of them, sometimes has shines on top reached by very long stairways.Ziggurats and temples are very important because they were built so long ago. (Steele 24)
Government-An example is that the government they used was trading and they were very wealthy, because they had a few resources.The author wrote, "Their city of Ashur began to grow wealthy from trading with Anatolia as early as 2000 BCE". The author also said, "The area under Assyrian control expanded again under Sargon 2, who seized power in 721 BCE".Their Government made them rich and wealthy but made them fall.(Steele 40)
Religion-I know because the sumerians worshiped many gods and goddess not just one.The author said, "They believed that the stars traveling across the night sky were the cows of Sin or Nanna, the horned Moon god". The author also said, Mesopotamian people took up on the sumerians gods and started adopting them as their own.Both people believed that their religion is very important to them.(Steele 14)
Ancient Egypt
Art-The graphic showed that egyption people wore decorated clothes as a style of art.In the text it said,"From the earliest times,flax provided linen for clothes for everyone in ancient egypt".Egyptians loved to dress up and that is what they considered art. (Hart 56)
Architecture-The graphic showed that pyramids were built a long time ago, and many pharaohs and kings have their tombs in them. I know because it says,"The largest pyramid of all is the Great pyramid at Giza, built for King Khufu in c. 2589 BCE". Lots of valuable things are in the pyramids, including the greatest kings.(Hart 20)
Religion- The graphic showed that religion was a huge thing in Ancient Egypt. The author wrote, "Many of the gods are represented by animals". This shows that is why many of the Egyptian statues did stand for a god, not a animal.(Hart 24)
Location-On page 8, it said that egypt was covered more than 90 percent of deserts.This shows that egypt was covered in lots of desert's.Also in the text it said," Today the population explosion,growth of cites,and the construction of large industrial plants changing egyptian lifestyles".This proves how much egypt has changed in the past to the present.
Government- In the text it said that,"The ancient egyptians dated events to a particular year in the reign of a king or a pharaoh".This shows that kings or pharaohs ruled and had strong or weakly governments that some egyptians liked some didn't.(Hart 66)
Writing-An example is long ago in ancient egypt, the egyptians used a thing called hieroglyphs, which had more than 700 different signs.In the text it said,"Hieroglyphs were used on state monuments,temples,tombs,and religious papyri".The egyptians used a different writing source than us, but now we can tell what they write.(Hart 34)
Ancient China
Government: The author wrote, "To show his supremacy over the kings he had vanquished, Zheng took the title First Sovereign Qin Emperor, or Qin Shi Huangdi. His brief reign on Earth was harsh. But after the First Emperor's rule, the Chinese felt that unity was normal. (Cotterell 16)
Art: In the text it said,China is known for its arts and crafts. they make their art out of bronze, jade, silk and other goods.Art in china is exciting and beautiful.(Cotterell 56)
Religion: An example is, in China their religious beliefs were split in 3 ways.The chinese emperor embraced all of these religions.One of the three religions consisted of buddhism.(Cotterell 26)
Architecture/technology: On page 22 it says, "Some of the world's greatest inventions came from China. Throughout its imperial history, emperors encouraged the development of science and technology, and for centuries China led other nations in these areas. In the middle ages many Chinese inventions were carried along the silk road to Europe, where some had an enormous impact. " (Cotterell 22)
Trade/Commerce: On page 58, the author said that "The Silk Road was a series or trade routes that ran from Northern China across Asia." Trade across countries started to do well since caravans could now travel without danger. Chinese merchants would trade stuff such as silks, spices, teas, and porcelain.
(Cotterell 58)
Writing: On page 11, it said an ox bone or tortoiseshell was scorched over fire until it cracked. The shang kings used the oracle bones to get advice from their ancestral spirits. The answers to their questions were shown on the bones with the various cracks.(Cotterell 11)
Location: On page 6 it says, "Vast deserts and mountain ranges cut off China from other cultures in India, West Asia, and Europe, and many hundreds of years passed before the Chinese realized in 216 B.C. that other civilizations existed. China's social structure played a key role in maintaining its national stability. The civil service established by the first Han emperor helped successive dynasties govern the huge population wisely and effectively.
(Cotterell 6)
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