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Ancient civilizations
Mesopotamia
location
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 Iraq. (Steele 6) 
writing/ on page 12it said "the sumerians devised the world's first script." also, before they used writing they just drew pictures. (sleele 12
architecture
architecture: i found that in google that they used mud plaster for the walls, and mud and poplar for the roof and also In the Ubaid period houses would be fire clay pressed into the walls. (steele
religion
religion: in google it says that there was many believers worshiped the gods. also google says that Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic. (sleele
government
government: Mesopotamia was ruled by kings.The kings only ruled a single city though. (steele
art
art: in google i found that the art was carved by hand in the rock. I also found that the art of Mesopotamia ranges from the early use of ceramics which were painted with abstract patterns (sleele
ancient egypt
location
location ; on page 8 it said that " The ancient egyptians lived on a strip of land on either side of the Nile." also, the text says in the "red land", small settlements are supported in wadis and oases, but most people live along nile river (Heart 8)
writing
writing: on page 34/35 it says that the scribes had to be really good and a expert. Also in the text is says "Hieroglyphs were used on state monuments, temples, tombs, and religious papyri." (hart 34 and 35)
architecture
architecture:the last pyramid of the great Pyramid at giza. they were built for the kings to walk up and visit the sun king. (heart 20)
religion on page 24 it says "The egyptians worshiped hundreds of different god and goddesses." also, the text says there are 42 different districts that each have there own gods. (Hart 24)
government
government: in google it says the government of ancient Egypt was a theocratic monarchy as the king ruled by a mandate from the gods (heart
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art
art: in the text it says on page 30 and 31 that they would burn the art piece like the lamps. Also it says "He would decorate before making an offering with food. (hart 30)
Ancient china
government: in the text it says "Graduated civil servants had secured jobs and were most honorable and the best reward in china" it also states that they wore a necklace to show official indication of rank and followed a strict guideline.(Cotterell)
writing; on page 11 it said that the Shang kings used oracle bones to communicate with the ancestors about questions. Also it states that "cracks were then read to discover the answer to a question put to the ancestors." The answers to the questions were written on the ox bone or tortoiseshell. (Cotterell
religion On page 12, it states that "Confucius believed that the early years of the Zhou Dynasty were golden years of social harmony. it also said that Confucius encouraged war to ancestors because it was said to strengthen family loyalties (Cotterell)
art: The art in ancient china was not like other types of art. On page 56 it says "China is famous for its beautiful, high quality ceramics. " its famous for them because,of there rich porcelain stone. They also have some tools for agriculture, and weapons for army. (Collerell)
commerce (trade): In the text on page 26 it says "Trade Flourished under the Mongol, or Yuan dynasty." This talks about when the trade started to get more 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)
location on page 42 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 tradition home was divided into different sections by courtyard." (Cottell
technology: In the text on page 22 it says "Through its imperial history, Emperors engorged the development of science and technology , and for centuries China led other nations in these areas."Also it talks about how a lot of people in the inventions made carried on the silk road. Then in the text it also says"Other Chinese inventions that made the world a different place were paper ,money, clockwork, silk, porcelain, fire works, kits, umbrella, and wheelbarrow (Cottrell)"
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