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Ancient Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Religion: In the text it said that the people worshiped many gods that meant they were polytheistic. They believed that the stars traveling across the night sky were cows of sin. (Steele 14)
Art
Government: The author wrote City states ruler were honored with various titles. Sumerian rulers enjoyed great power and fame. (Steele 10)
Writing: An example is Sumerians Devised the world's first script of writing. They were made by putting symbols in soft clay. (Steele 12)
Location: The author wrote that Mesopotamia was between two great rivers. the Tigris and Euphrates river. Today, the area used to be Mesopotamia is modern-day Iraq. (Steele 6)
Religion: In the text it said there gods were represented by animals. Each of the 42 were difference administrative. (Hart 24)
Art: In the text it said you can see gold in everywhere in egyptian. The gold be beaten into shape or cast in molds.(Hart 56)
Government: In an example is the pharaohs were worshiped with celebrations and a bunch of gifts. When the approach the the king they kissed the ground wear their feet were. (Hart 12)
Writing: In the text it said it was a form picture-writing with about 700 different signs. They can be written right to left, left to right and even up and down (Hart 34)
Architecture: In the text it was built in 6 steps. These were supposed to represent a stairway for the gods to meet up with the sun gods. (Hart 20)
Location: A example is They live by the nile the nile river. They also live by the canals extending it
(Hart 8)
Architecture: In the text it said a Ziggurat is a massive terraced platform made of brick. A Ziggurat Is represented as a motion stretching from earth to heavens. (Steele 24)
Ancient China
Architecture/ Technology: On page 40, the article said that most of china was covered with walled cities and towns. Cities and towns were built on grid systems divided into sections called wards. Each ward is surrounded by gates that were locked at night.(Cotterell)
Writing: it said the oracle bones were used to conduit ancaster about important matters by the shang king. To make an oracle bone they would is an ox bone or a tortoiseshell. They would burn the bone an the crack deciphered as the answer to their question.(Cotterell 11)
Trade/Commerce: On page 58, the author wrote that chinese rulers ruled all of the silk road. This allowed them to know everything that was traded on the silk road, because were the main people trading their goods for gold. The silk road was mainly used by the chinese and european explorers.
Art: On page 48 it said Through jewelry one could tell at a glance a person's position of social hierarchy. In the later Chinese empire jewelry became an important part of official costume. Wealthy women wore stunning pieces made of gold silver and set with pearls. (Cotterell)
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Religion: On page 12, it talks about confucius, the creator of the religion confucianism. He started the religion in the Zhou dynasty because he saw growing disorder in the dynasty. He believed that rulers should set examples by having kindness, respect and strength of family(Cotterell)
Government: In the text the author stated that 221 B.C. the first emperor of china was formed. This was formed by Qin Shi Huangdi and called the Zheng dynasty. There name translates to "Warring state" (Cotterell)
Location: On page 6, it said china was a single state starting back in 221 B.C. China covered most of east asia and still covers most of the continents. It is covered in a huge man-made structure called the Great Wall of China, which was made to keep invaders in the north out. (Cotterell)
Indus Valley
Location: In the text is said That the Indus Valley is surrounded by desert's oceans, and tall mountains. The regions is covered with fertile soil, good for agriculture. The Indus River Valley covers most of modern-day Pakistan, the northwestern region of modern-day India, and a small portion of Afghanistan. (
https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/3300-bc-1500-bc-indus-river-valley-civilization/location
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Writing: I the article it said 400 symbols have been found by the indus valley. The symbols have been found on materials like pots. Some scholars have wondered whether these symbols actually constituted a proper writing system.(
https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/3300-bc-1500-bc-indus-river-valley-civilization/writing
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Architecture/Technology: In the passage it said the indus valley cities were well planned city. The advanced architecture and construction techniques of the Indus cities is also shown with impressive dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls. The Harappa was a major city during this time. (
https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/3300-bc-1500-bc-indus-river-valley-civilization/architecutretechnology
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Religion: The Vedas are mostly religious texts, but they also described famous victories of the Aryans as they invaded India. The religion of the ancient Aryans, known as Brahmanism, was polytheistic and heavily influenced the later development of Hinduism. Both religions have much in common and share many rituals. (
https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/1500-bc-aryans
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Government: In the text it said one Aryan influence on modern-day India was the development of the caste system. People were divided based on wealth and occupation. Each gana had its own territory its ruled by a warrior chief called a raja or king. (
https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/1500-bc-aryans
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