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ancient civiliations 
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ancient egypt
government: on page 10 it says that the king was the most powerful and important was also thought to be a god it also shows a queen from around 700 bc
religion: on page 24 it syas egyptians worshiped hundreads of different gods and godesses they are represented by animals and the gods are animals
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writing: on page 34 it says Scribes had to be experts in writing an elaborates from of picture writing about 700 different singhs The author says that chose pictures of their script (Heart)
art: in the text it said you can see the glint of gold everywhere in egyptian jewelry mines between the nile and the red sea coast large quanities of this precious
architecture: In the text it said the first pyramid was bult as the place they bury the king djoser in 2650 bc by his gifted architect Its nose in sbc stage and is the step pyramid it was supposed to represent a gigantic stairway to the king to climb to join the sun god (Heart)
Ancient china
art:on page 56, It states that in Ancient China,Bronze was made into stunning ritual vessels and weaponary. Later in the 6th century, they learned to make bronze, silk, lacquer, and porcelain. China was very luxurious they had all of the goods that most people did not have with good weaponary and good trade. (cotterell)
writing: On page 11, it said that oracle bones were from tortose shells or ox bones,which were burned. The shang kings used the oralce bones to answer important questions. The burned shell created cracks which answered the questions. (Cotterell)
trade:On page 24 it states that paper and printing were the most important inventions. Large scale woodblock printing was developed in the 9th century. This ended up increasing the reading materials by the end of the dynasty bookshps were trading everywhere. (Cotterell)
location:On page 34 it states, "Ancient China" did not get touched by outisde influences because it was a world apart.It also states that deserts cut off China from different styles and cultures like from India, West Asia , and Europe. So the text said the culture is not from China. (Cotterell)
government: In 221 Bc the chines empire was made and the qin soldiers defeated the last of their enemys and united the states. All of this was under one leader Zheng to show supremacy over the kings. The firt emperor of china had a tomb built with thousands of lifesized terracota soldiers to think he would still be a powerful man in the afterlife. (Cotterell)
architecture:On page 22 it says that some of the worlds greatest inventions came from China. Some of the examples of that are good science and technology they also made things like paper, gunpowder, and printing those were just a few. In all it shows that they were one of the best places for invention and architecture because if we did not have those things then it would be bad. (cotterell)
religion: On page 12 it states that confucious thought that the early years of the Zhou dynasty (1027-256 B.C.) were golden years of social harmony. The kings authority was reduced as ambitious lords fought each other. This made confucious make a new moral outbook. (Cotterell)
Indus Valley
Location: In the section Indus River Valley Civilization it mentions that 5,000 years ago large ammounts of fertile lant and proximity, a civilization formed along the Indus River. "over time a vast number of settlements were built on the banks of the Indus River and surrounded areas". It covers many parts of countries including parts of Afghanistan, Northwest of India, and modern day Pakistan..
Writing: In the source it mentions that" One of the most confusing aspects if this ancient civilization is that the writing cannot be deciphered. Over 400 symbols have been uncovered from different locations" With this information, we know that the history of the Indus River cannot be explained at this time. Scholars state that they are trying to decipher this writing, but it will take some time.
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Religion: In 1500 BC Aryans section, the author states that the religion they followed was Brahmanism which is highly influenced by Hinduism. It also says in the text that the people followed a sacred writing called Vedas. They also believed 2 major collections or literature. Mahabharata and ramayana.
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