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Ancient Civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Government: Babylon fell in 1900 BCE but came back up in 626 BCE. Around 1780 it was probably the most populated city in the world. (Steele 30)
Writing: In text it said, that when the cities grew and the people advanced they started needing record of business. Because of this, by 3300 BCE the people of Uruk had about 700 different symbols. (Steele 12)
Architecture: The author wrote "Like the ancient pyramids of Central America, ziggurats formed part pf sacred precincts, which were thought to be the earthly dwelling places of the Gods." I also read that most of them had temples or shrines on top. (Steele 24)
Location: On page 6, it said that the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers flows through the Middle East. Originally, the people that lived there didn't have a name for it, but the Greeks called it Mesopotamia. (Steele 6)
Art: They mastered many technologies and crafts at an early point in history. They used a lot of pottery and invented the pottery wheel. (Steele 28)
Religion: In the text it said, that the Sumerians worshipped many Gods and Goddesses. The had Gods for the stars, moon, water and wisdom, fertility, and love and war. (Steele 14)
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Ancient China
Architecture / Technology: On page 40 I read that most of China was covered with walled cities and towns. Cities and towns were mainly built on grid systems divided into sections called wards. Each ward was surrounded by walls with gates that were locked every night. (Cotterell)
Art: In page 30 iIread, Paintings, Poetry, and Calligraphy were known as the "Three Perfections". These arts combined were said to be the height of artistic expression. From 960-1279 onward, the practice of the three perfections was considered a great accomplishment of someone educated. (Cotterell)
Writing: On page 11, it said oracle bones were 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)
Trade / Commerce: According to page 58, the Mongol emperors that ruled china from 1279 to 1368 permitted merchants to trade freely throughout their land. They controlled the whole silk road which was lots of trade routes that reached form northern China to all across Asia. Chinese merchants got large fortunes from exporting luxury goods such as silk, spices, teas, porcelain and other things. (Cotterell)
Location: On page 6 I read that China was first united as a single state all the way back in 221 B.C. China is in East Asia and covers a lot of the Continent. 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)
Religion: I read on page 26, that in imperial china, religious beliefs were divided up into the three ways of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Throughout the history China tolerated all religions. Even though there was some disagreements over religion, not very many people were killed because of it. (Cotterell)
Government: According to page 16, the Chinese Empire was formed in 221 B.C. The emperor got his name from Qin to become China. The First Emperor thought we would be immortal. (Cotterell)
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