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Ancient 
Mesopotamia
Art: On page 44, it said " Mesopotamian Civilization
arose at the time when farming replaced hunting as the chief source for food. " Hunting became more ritual, designed to show off plains. (Steele)
Writing: On page 12 the text states " Early people who lives as hunters and nomads did not need written records. " As the first cities arose, people began to require records of ownership. (Steele)
Religion
Religion" On page 14, it states "The sumerians worshiped
many gods and goddesses. "They also believed that the stars traveling across the night sky were the cows of sin or Nanna, the horned moon god. (Steele)
Government: On page 10 it states " The sumerians own name their territory, Ki-en-gir, May have meant "Land of the civilized lords." Sumerian leaders enjoyed great power and their fame." (Steele)
Architecture: On page 24, it says that " A lasting Symbol of mesopotamia is the Ziggurat, A massive terenched made of brick. It represented a mountain stretching from earth to the heavens." (Steele)
Location on page 6, the text states " the ancient Greeks called
it Mesopotamia, meaning between the river's." Ancient Mesopotamia was in the border of what is now modern-day Iraq. (Steele)
Art: On page 54, The author says " From the earliest times, flax provided linen for clothes for everyone in ancient Egypt." They had clever ways of avoiding linen clothes."
Government: On page 24, The author says that " The egyptians worshiped many gods and goddesses." A baboon might stand for thoth, god of wisdom ,At one temple, and a moon god named khonsu.
Location: On page 8, the author said " This is the kemet or the " Black Land" named after the rich dark slit which farmers use" The banks of the Nile River is where the farmers would irrigate and use crops to farm (Hart)
Writing: On page 34, The author says " Hieroglyphs were used on state monuments, Temples, and tombs. " Hieroglyphs were a from of picture writing with about 700 different (Hart)
Religion: On page 24 the author says " The Egyptians worshiped hundreds of different gods and goddesses. " The article says that many of the gods symbolized animals. (Hart)
Architecture: On page 20, The author said " It rose in six stages and is called the step pyramid, " It was supposed to recreate a ound that the sun god stood on." (Hart)
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Ancient China
Art: On page 56, it states "China has always been renowned for its exquisite arts and crafts."Chinese arts and crafts were made from bronze,jade,silk, lacquer, and porcelain. Chinese rulers controlled over the supplies of raw materials and the factories the arts were made in. (Cotterell) ,
( Cotterell 22)
Architecture/Technology:On page 22, the text says " Between 1088 and 1092, a civil servant named Sue Song built the first mechanical clock. It told the time of day and tracked the heavenly bodies so that accurate horoscopes could be drawn.\" That is a very advanced invention during that time. Most Dynasties or civilizations were not that advanced to tell time. ( Cotterell 22)
Writing: The author wrote that a tortoise shell was burned and shell to answer important questions from the people to their ancestors. They believed that the answers were written on the bones after the fire. During this time, the Shang kings used the different bones to talk to their ancestors.
(Cotterell,11)
Commerce/Trade:On page 58, the author said that "The Silk Road was a series of trade routes that ran from Northern China across Asia." Trade across countries started to do well since caravans could now travel without danger. Chinese merchants would trade stuff such as silks, spices, teas, and porcelain.
(Cotterell 58
Religion:
An example is, in China their religious beliefs were split in 3 ways.The chinese emperor embraced all of these religions.One of the three religions consisted of buddhism.(Cotterell 26)
Government: People (within the city) on the street trade or sell their food they have made. "The main streets were lined with market stalls that sold all kinds of produce." The Government allows people on the street to sell their food. (Cotterell 40)
Location: On page 6 it says, "Vast deserts and mountain ranges cut off China from other cultures in India, West Asia, and Europe, and many hundreds of years passed before the Chinese realized in 216 B.C. that other civilizations existed. China's social structure played a key role in maintaining its national stability. The civil service established by the first Han emperor helped successive dynasties govern the huge population wisely and effectively.
(Cotterell 6)
Indus Valley
Location: According to the website, the author says around 5,000 years ago, this location was built along the Indies River. Do to the location of South Asia, there is a large amount of fertile land and proximity of a water source. Over time Vast settlements have been built along the Ganges River.
Writing: The website that already archaeologist, they have this cover over 400 symbols. Many of these symbols includes art like seals, ceramic pots, and other type of materials. Lastly some scholars wonder if these symbols were actually constituted as a proper writer form.
Technology/ Architecture: According to the website, the text says that the people cared about hygiene and the people wanted to show the importance by including this topic in their builds. The walls that they built were meant to protect them from the floodings of the rivers. Lastly this type of city wants a big advancement in technology.
Religion: The text states that the religion back then in this time period used to be hinduism. They also had another religion but Hinduism was one of the most popular ones. The Vetus was like a bible but to the Indus people, it was different.
Government: The author says the system of top and bottom of amount of power. These 5 classes were Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sundra, and the untouchables. Lastly this amount of power law changed in 1949 because India wanted to form a modern-day government.
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