Location: In the text it said that the Greeks called the area Mesopotamia, which means "between the rivers." Also, in the text it states that " most of ancient Mesopotamia lay within the borders of modern Iraq." (Steele 6)

Writing: On page 12 it said "As first cities arose, people began to require records of ownership, business deals, and government. Also, "By around 3300 BCE the citizens of Uruk were using about 700 different symbols". (Steele 12)

Architecture: On page 24 it shows architecture and explains it "A lasting symbol of Ancient Mesopotamia is the ziggurat, a massive terraced platform made of brick." Also, on page 24 it says "Ziggurats looked similar to the stepped pyramids of ancient Egypt, which were used as royal tombs". (Steele 24)

Religion: On page 14 it said that "The Sumerians worshiped many gods and goddesses." Also, on page 14 it said the stars were the cows of sin or Nanna. (Steele 14)

Government: The author wrote "Sumerian rulers enjoyed great power and fame and their exploits and deeds were remembered for centuries.". Also, on page 10 it says "Mighty rulers were expected to be brave military commanders and builders of great cities.". (Steele 10)

Art: The author wrote "They were molding clay into simple pots by the eighth millennium BCE." Also, on page 28 it said that vessels were actually shaped by expert potter's wheel.
(Steele 16)

Government: On page 16, it said that the first Chinese Empire was formed in 221 B.C. On page 16 it said that "The first Emperor seems to have thought he would become immortal." which just shows how different their beliefs were and they thought that they would do all of these things if they act "perfect" or if they are the Emperor. Lastly it said that the emperor built a massive tomb guarded by thousands of warriors because he believed that the warriors would protect him in his afterlife. (Cotterell)

Commerce (trade): On page 58 it says, trade was most important and flourished in the Yuan and Mongol dynasty. Also, on page 58 it says that "Chinese merchants amassed large fortunes by exporting luxury goods such as silk, spices, teas, porcelain, and lacquerware." which means that china made a lot of money and had huge benefits from the silk road being formed. Lastly, the mongols ignored the chinese opinions and then the merchants social position improved.(Cotterell)

Technology: On page 24 it says that paper and printing is one of the most important chinese inventions of all of history. The first paper ever made was made from silk rags, although later through chinese history the paper was made by hemp, bamboo, and mulberry bark. Lastly on page 24 it said that there were over 80,000 chinese symbols so a printer they made did not entirely replace the block printing they used to use to print symbols on paper very fast.(Cotterell)

Location: On page 40 it says that these towns inside of the great wall of china were "These enclosed urban communities were centers of government and the power traditionally built on a grid system and divided into sections called wards." Also on page 40 it says that, all of the Wards were walled up and locked up at nights.(Cotterell)

Location: In the text it says, "The Indus valley region was a region rich in fertile soil, ideal for agricultural" Many crops were planted along the Indus valley because how good the soil was. Another thing from the text is The indus plain is surrounded by a mountain range, an ocean, and a desert. Over 5000 years ago an ancient civilization formed on the indus river because they could live off the land. (Prentice Hall:World studies)

Writing: There isn't much about writing in the ancient city so it is mostly a mystery. In the text it said "There is a few writing on seals, ceramic pots, and other types of materials." So we do not know that much about writing because it was so old and they might have not been that good at writing. Some scholars think that this writing system might not even be a proper writing system. ( Prentice Hall: World Studies)

Architecture/Technology: The indus valley civilization was a very planned out civilization that had one of the first sanitation systems. In the text it says "The Ancient civilization also cared deeply about hygiene." which shows how much they cared about their health. They also built walls which help keep floods and attackers outside the walls. (Prentice Halls: World Studies)

Religion: The Vedas is a book that was their most religious text. In the text it says "The religion of the ancient Aryans, known as Brahmanism, was polytheistic and heavily influenced the later development of Hinduism" Both of the religions were very common and share many rituals. They made a caste system which meant that anyone that was born could never change religion. (Prentice Hall: World Studies)

Government: The Aryan civilization moved south east and ended up taking over the entire Indus river valley.In the text it says that "Ancient indus river valley learned a language that modern day asia still uses". The government was not very known and how they lived but they wrote 1 major story about them so that's the only stuff we know about them. (Prentice Hall: World Studies)