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Ancient Civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Location
The author wrote that Mesopotamia was between 2 rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. Ancient Mesopotamia used to be where modern-day iraq is now. (Steele 6)
Architecture
In the text it said a ziggurat is a platform made of bricks and is meant to represent a mountain. A ziggurat is said to look similar to stepped pyramids found in ancient Egypt. (Steele 24)
Writing
People Early on who lived as hunters didn't need to write anything because they had no need to keep records down. As the 1st cities started arriving there became a need to keep track of records.
Art
On page 26 it said people in Mesopotamia loved poetry, art, and music. Public art was very valuable (Steele).
Government
On page 10, the author writes that Mesopotamia used to be city-states. "Each city state had their own rules (Steele). 12
Religion
On page 14 the author states "The people in Mesopotamia were polytheistic" (Steele). He also wrote that each city had there own god/goddess.
Ancient Egypt
Architecute
On page 46, the author writes "The houses in ancient egypt were built from bricks made from the Nile mud"(Hart). Workers would add straw and pebbles to the mud and strengthen it so they could poor it into frames and make bricks so they can build up the house.
Art
The art in ancient Egypt was made everywhere. "Mines between the Nile and the Red Sea coast yielded large quantities of this precious metal"(Hart).
Location
On page 8, the author writes that there is desert covering almost all of Egypt so it would not be a good choice to live. But the author says "...the egyptians lived on the banks of the Nile river"(Hart) which is why they could live there for as long as they did.
Writing
Hieroglyphs is a written language that was basically just picture writing. "...an elaborate form of picture writing with about 700 different signs" (Hart). That meant different things and was purposefully made hard to read and write so people wouldn't be able to learn it easily. people wouldn't be able to learn it easily.
Religion
The egyptians were polytheistic which means that they believed in multiple gods/goddesses. "The egyptians worshipped hundreds of different gods and goddesses, and sometimes it was difficult to work out who was who." (Hart)
Government
In ancient Egypt there would be celebrations or giving of gifts where high powered people would gather. "When people approached the king, they often kissed the ground at his feet (Hart)."
Ancient China
Art
On page 56, The author states that people named artisands are important people. China is well known and has been well known for its amazing art. The Chinese would trade amazing art to other people. (Cotterell)
Religion
The author wrote that the golden years of social harmony 1027-256 B.C. Chinese people treated others like family. Confucius believed that everyone should respect one another. (Cotterell 12)
Government
On page 16, The author writes that the leader Zheng's soldiers did everything that Zheng wanted. They killed all of Zheng's enemies for him. A wall was built and guarded by his soldiers to protect the people. The wall ended up being a success and is now a landmark that millions of people visit (Cotterell)
Technology
On page 22, the text states that many inventions we use today are made in China. The silk road helped inventions spread throughout the world. Technology was encouraged and spread all throughout China's history. (Cotterell)
Trade/Commerce
On page 58 the author wrote that "...permitted merchants to trade freely throughout their vast empire. They controlled the entire length of the Silk Road...". Chinese Merchants traded with other people for teas, silk, and more. Trade helped China grow to what it is today. (Cotterell)
Writing
On page 11, it said an ox none or tortoiseshell was scorched over fire until it cracked. The Shang kinds 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)
Location
On page 34, it says that most of the people in imperial china lived in the countryside and worked in the fields. Peasant farmers, lived in carefully tended family-owned plots of land. In the fields, peasant farmers were far away enough that they were not connected with any lord they still had to pay taxes. (Cotterell)
Indus Valley
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Architecture/Technology
In the text, the author wrote "The people within the Indus
Valley created well-planned cities". The author writes that the people in the city of the time were extremely advanced for the time. The people in the city were also planned the town very nicely with nice straight roads and large buildings. https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home
Government
In the text it says that India was divided into different social groups called the Caste System. There were 5 different social classes. People were split up in these social classes by their wealth and occupation. Link To Source
Religion
In the article, the author states that the religion practiced was called Brahmanism and was later developed into Hinduism. They believed in reincarnation and that you couldn't change what caste you are. A caste is a "social group in which people are born and cannot change" Link