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unit two: Ancient Civilization - Coggle Diagram
unit two: Ancient Civilization
Mesopotamia
location:On page 6, it said that "from around 3500 BCE, the first cities, states, and empires arose." Mesopotamia includes different regions like mountains and reed-filled wetlands. (Steele)
Writing: In the on page 12 it say "Early people who lived as hunters and nomads did not need written records." As the first cities arose people began to require records of ownership, business devised the worlds first.
Architecture:In the text it says that "A lasting symbol Ancient Mesopotamia is the ziggurat, a massive terraced platform made of brick.' "It represented a mountain,stretching from earth to heavens." (Steele 24)
Religion: In the text it said that"The Sumerians worshiped many gods and goddesses. They believed that the stars traveling across the night sky were the cows of sin or Nanna, the horned Moon god." (Steel)
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government: "The art of Mesopotamia ranges from the early use of ceramics which were painted with abstract patterns."
"Each king and city designed the rules and systems that they thought would be most beneficial for their people."
Art: Did you know "The ancient Greeks were influenced by Assyrians art." "The art of Mesopotamia ranges from the early use of ceramics which were painted with abstract patterns."
Location:on page 8 it says " the agent egyptians lived on both side of the river. THe text also says red sand cover 90%of egypt."
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writing:the egyptians wrote with pictures these pictures were called hieroglyphs. in the text it also says "hieroglyphics were a picture writing with about 700 different sign." HEART
Architecture:On page 20 it says "The first pyramid was built as the burial place of the king djoser in c. 2650 BCE by his gifted architect imhotep(pp. 34-35)."
"It rose in six stages and is called the step pyramid." (Niel)
government:The text says "the prince has to wait to get the throne and they have to train for war. Also it includes training. heart
Religion:on page 24 it says they believed in many gods and goddess." "It also say the rulers of egypt is a direct choice from gods".
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Art:on page 56 you can see gold and different kinds of gems.
The text says "they bought rich blue lapis lazuli." (heart)
ancient china
government: On page 18 it says "The earliest members of the imperial civil service were recruited by Guzuo." He also gathered together scolers (Cotterell)
technology: On page 22 it says "Some of the world's greatest inventions came from China." It also states that "Chinese inventions were carried along the silk road to Europe." (cotterrell)
Writing:on page 11, it said that the Shag kings used oracle bones to communicate with ancestors about questions. It also states that "cracks were then read to answer a question put to the ancestors." The answers to the questions were written on the oxe/tortoise bones. (Cotterell)
art: On page 14 it says "Three centuries of brutal warfare marked the decline of the Zhou dynasty." It also states that "The Zhou became unable to control disputes among the feudal lords, and by 418 B.C." (page 14) (Cotterell)
location: On page 42 it says "In most chinese homes, three generations of one family live under one roof." It also states that families followed strict rules of conduct. (Cotterrell)
religion: On page 26 it says "Buddhism came to China from India in the first century A.D." It also states on page 26 " The return of a strong government under the Tang emperors (618-906) led to the decline of Buddhism." (Cotterell)
Indus River Valley/Aryans
location: "Around 5,000 years ago, a civilization developed along the Indus River alluvial plain (floodplain), in South Asia, due to the large amount of fertile land and proximity to a water source." "The Indus River Valley covers most of modern-day Pakistan, the northwestern region of modern-day India, and a small portion of Afghanistan." (prentice hall world studies)
Religion:The Aryans spoke a language called sanskrit. The Ancient Aryans were polothiestic. Hinduism was heavily influenced and later developed. (Prentice hall world studies)
Writing: "There are over 400 symbols in the indus and aryan writing system." "Many of the symbols are located on seals, ceramic pots, and other types of materials." "
Some scholars have wondered whether these symbols actually constituted a proper writing system." (Prentice hall world studies)
Government:"
The Aryans came from an area of Central Asia near the Caucasus Mountains, moving southeast and eventually taking over the entire Indus Valley by the year 1500 BC."
They spoke a language called Sanskrit, which became the basis of many modern South Asian languages." (prentice hall world studies)
Architecture and Technology:"The people within the Indus Valley created well-planned cities." "he advanced architecture and construction techniques of the Indus cities is also shown with impressive dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls." (Prentice hall world studies)
