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Ancient Civilizations :
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Ancient Civilizations : 
mesopotamia
location: On page 6, it said that the Euphrates and Tigris River run through the Middle East. Originally, the people who lived there didn't have a name for it, but the Greeks called it Mesopotamia. (Steele)
writing: In the text is said that When the first cities came, people started to keep record of deals and ownership of things. The sumerians made the worlds first writing system. (Steele 12
Architecture: The Author wrote that Ziggurats were made to represent a mountain that stretched from Earth to the heavens. They were thought to be the earthly dwelling places for the gods. (Steele 24)
Art: In the passage, it says that at an early part of their history, the Mesopotamians mastered many arts and technologies. It also says that in a time before 3500 BCE, The mesopotamians created the first potter's wheel, used to make pottery.(Steele 28)
Government: In the text, it talked about the laws of Hammurabi and the carvings in the stone. It also said that The stone holding the laws was of the most important monuments to survive the ancient world.(Steele 30)
Religion: In the text it said that every city had a different deity to worship. When there was a crescent, it was thought to be the boat of the Moon god, Sin. (Steele 14)
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Ancient China
Writing: On page 11, it said oracle bones were used to consult ancestors about important matters by the Shang kings. To make an oracle bone they would use an ox bone or tortoiseshell. They would burn the bone and the cracks were deciphered as the answers to their questions. ( Cotterell)
Art: In the text, it said that emperor Qin built 1,000's of terracotta Soldiers to protect his Burial sight. Along with the soldiers, there was also terracotta weapons and chariots. Not one of the soldiers have the same facial features.
( Cotterell 16)
Location: In the text, it said that the first Chinese dynasty ruled in the greater part of northern China. Their main land was around the Yellow River, which had fertile soil. The southern part of China had the Yangtze River, which was used for farming rice. ( Cotterell 38, 10)
Yellow River
Architecture/ Technology: On page 22, it says that China Came up with some of the worlds best inventions. They created items like paper, gunpowder, and printing, and these methods and items were taken to be traded on the Silk Road. There was also the creation of the first instrument used to monitor earthquakes. (Cotterell)
Trade/Commerce: In the passage it said that trade flourished during the Mongol and Yuan dynasty from the Silk Road, which ran from northern China across Asia. It also flourished because caravans could travel with running into danger. A multitude of luxuries were traded on the Silk Road such as spices, teas, porcelain, and Silk.(Cotterell 58)
Religion: In the passage, it talks about how Imperial China's religious beliefs were divided into 3 different ways, which include Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Both Confucianism and Daoism arose from times of war and turmoil. Also, both of these religions encouraged more peaceful behavior in warfare. (Cotterell 26)
Government: In the text, it says that Imperial China had multiple walled towns and cities around the land, and with the enclosed communities were the centers of the government. It also says that the Government and poor lived on opposite sides of the Cities or towns. It says that the police kept exact registers of all the people in their houses. (Cotterell 40)
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