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Ancient Civilizations
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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 56)
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)
Government: People (within the city) on the street trade or sell their food they have made. "The main streets were lined with market stall that sold all kinds of produce." The Government allows people on the street to sell their food. (Cotterell 40)
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)
Architecture/Technology: On page 22, the text says " Between 1088 and 1092, a civil servant named Su 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)
Trade/Commerce: 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
Writing: the author wrote the ox or tortoise bone was burnt into you could see cracks, the cracks revealed answers to the questions on the shells. The ancestors was the people over seeing it. this technique was used by the Shang kings in the early B.C. (Cotterell 11)
Indus Valley
Location: According to the source it states that in the 1920's archaeologists discovered the remains of 4,000 year old cities. Also the source states that the city existed at the same time as the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. Finally the source states that the Indus Valley region was a region rich in fertile soil, which was good for agriculture.https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home
Writing: According to the source, it states that over 400
symbols have been discovered from different locations. "Many of the symbols are located on seals, ceramic pots,
and other types of materials." These symbols are still a mystery. These are one of most confusing aspects of this ancient civilization.https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home
Architecture/Technology: According to the source these cities valued hygiene, so the based their cities structure off of the idea. Most of the early cities show the earliest idea of a sanitation system, and they had flowing water in most rooms in the house. Due to all of the oceans that they border they had special walls to protect them from large waves/floods.https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home
Religion: Religion: According to our source the ancient Indians use a religious book called a Veda. The religion that most Aryans practiced was called Brahmanism. Brahmanism is a polytheistic religion that later went on to help create the religion of Hinduism.
Architecture/Technology: According to the source these cities valued hygiene, so the based their cities structure off of the idea. Most of the early cities show the earliest idea of a sanitation system, and they had flowing water in most rooms in the house. Due to all of the oceans that they border they had special walls to protect them from large waves/floods.https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home
Government : According to the website it states that the Aryan civilization made a major effect on modern day India. Also the website states that The caste system began because the Aryans had four social classes, which they called varnas, and people were divided based on how rich they were and their job. The four classes are, Brahmana (highest member of society), Kshatriya (rulers), Vaishya(farmers merchants and artisans), Sudra (laborers and servants), Untouchables ( lowest members of society.).https://sites.google.com/mccsc.k12.in.us/history-of-south-asia/home/1500-bc-aryans