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Ancient Civilizations
Ancient China
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Writing: the author wrote The Shang Kings used oracle bones to predict the future. They would scorch the shell or bone until it cracked and gave lines they would then use the lines to predict the future. The writing they wrote on the bones has evolved into modern chinese. (Cotterell page 11) 
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Architect/Technology
The beginning of China
lethal weapons
The halberd, with a dagger shaped blade, was a favorite weapon of war from Shang times onward.
it was carried by foot soldiers and also swung at the enemy from speeding chariots. Most fighting, however,took place on foot with spears and small knives.
(page 11 by Cotterell)
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Indus River Valley
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Architecture/Technology they had major streets, drain covers, sanitation facilities which were very advanced at the time.
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
gods on page 24/25 The pyramid age drew to a close in c/ 2150 BCE. Nearly all of the pharaohs from Tuthmosis I ( 1504 BCE ) to Ramesses XI ( 1070 BCE ) chose to be buried i tombs in the Valley of Kings.
It rose in six stages and was called the step pyramid (Hart)
location on page 8 desert covers more than 90 percent of Egypt Called the "Red Land," the desert supported only small settlements in Wadis and Oasis
government
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location
Writing:On page 30 it said "Scribes had to be experts in writing hieroglyphs, an elaborate form of picture- writing with about 700 different signs" It was kept complicated so a lot of people won't be able to master it and scribes kept their position. (Hart)
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architure
writing
art
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