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Ancient Civilizations
Ancient China
Government: It said that the Shang kings ruled the Chinese empires for a while, about 1650-1027 B.C. It also tells me that the kings/emperors were decided with the fate of a mandate of heaven, creating dynasties. (Cottwell 16) 
Technology: In the text it says " Through its imperial history, emperors engorged the development of science and technology, and for centuries China led other nations in these areas.'' It also talks about that a lot of these inventions that they made were cared on the silk road. It also says "Other Chinese inventions that made the world a different place were paper,money,clockwork,silk,porcelain,fireworks,kits,umbrellas, and the wheelbarrow ( Cottrell 22
Writing: In the text it said an ox bone or shell from a tortoise was burned until it cracked. Also the text says that " the cracks were then read to discover the answer to a question put to the ancestors." The oracle bones were mainly used by the Shang kings.(Cotterell 11)
Art: In the text, it said "In Imperial China, luxury goods formed the major export commodities -Chinese bronze, jade, silk, lacquer, and porcelain." This means that China has many valuable items that are used to make pretty art. It's also said that arts and crafts in China were very popular and highly wanted to look at for visual pleasure. ( Cottrell 56)
Commerce (Trade): In the text it says "Trade Flourished under the Mongol, or Yuan dynasty." This talks about when did trade start to get popular. In the text it also says '' They controlled the entire length of the silk road, a series of trade routes that run from northern China across Asia.'' (Cottrell) 26
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Religion: In the text it said '' In Imperial China, religious beliefs were divided in the ''three ways" of Confucianism, Diaism, and Buddhism." This tells me that China had many supported religions. It also said that some people were persecuted for their beliefs, meaning that some religions are not very supported and welcomed. ( Cottrell 26
Location: In the text it says " In most Chines homes, three generations of the same family lived under one roof.'' This takes about their home. In the text it also says " A traditional home was divided into different sections by courtyards.'' (Cottrell 42)
Mesopotamia
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Location The author wrote that '' most of ancient Mesopotamia lay within the borders of modern Iraq.'' Also,Mesopotamia included portions of the countries of turkey,Syria and Iran. (Steele 10)
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Writing : The author wrote, "Instead of words they used symbols because it was easier. They had over 700 different symbols." (Steele 10)
Architecture:The author wrote, ''These precincts contained great temples as well as ziggurats.The ziggurats themselves had small temples or shrines on top, reached by a long stairway.'' (Steele 10)
Religion: The author wrote, " They believed that the stares traveling across the night sky were the cows of Sin or Nanna, the horned Moon god." " Later Mesopotamian peoples took up or adapted Sumerian gods,sometime giving them new names
Government:The author wrote that ''Sumerians rulers enjoyed great power and fame and their exploits and deeds were remembered for centuries. " An examples Gilgamesh was a ruler of Uruk, and was very famous (Steele 10)
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Art: The author wrote "The art of Mesopotamia ranges from the early use of ceramics which were painted with abstract patterns.T o the creation of sculpture effigies for religious purposes, and styles used in Mesopotamian architecture to create their ornate temples and palace gates.
Ancient Egypt
Location:On page a 8 it says that " The ancient Egyptians lived one a strip of land on either side of the Nile,''Also, the text states that in the "Red land," small settlements are supported in wadis and oases, but most people live along the Nile River.(Hart 8
Writing:The author wrote "They could be written from left to right,right to left, or top to bottom.'' (Hart 35) He also said "It was often used for legal evolved, called demotic.''
Architecture:The author wrote ''It rose in six stages and is called the Step Pyramid." Also says "It was supposed to represent a gigantic stairway for the king to climb to join the Sun god in the sky.''
Religion: The author wrote " The Egyptians worshiped hundreds of gods and goddesses,and sometimes it was hard to work out who was who." Also "The cat is modeling for an image of Bastet (Hart 24)
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Government: The author states that "The queen of Egypt could also be seen as a goddess but was usually given the title of "Great Royal Wife''-only rarely did, women rule Egypt in there own right'' It also says "This state is of an Egyption queen from around 700 BCE."
Art: In the book the author wrote "In the Egyption deserts they hunted wild bulls, gazelle,oryx, antelope, and lions.'' Also say's ''Here the technique was to hurl a throw stick as the wildfowl flew up from the thickets.'' (Hart 44)
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