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Ancient Civilizations 
Mesopotamia
Location: The author wrote that the ancient Greeks called the area Mesopotamia, which mean "between the rivers" because it was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Also, the graphic shows that "most of ancient Mesopotamia lay within the borders of modern Iraq." (Steele 6)
Religion: The text says that "The Sumerians worshiped many gods and goddesses." They would make sculptures or pictures and worship them and they even worshiped the Crescent moon! (Steele 14)
Government: The text states that "The Sumerians own name for their territory,Ki-en-gir,may have meant "land of the civilized lords." They were honored followed and worshiped their governors lords and kings.(Steele 11)
Architecture: The people in Mesopotamia would make buildings,structure,pottery,and paintings for their gods and people. The text states "A lasting symbol of Ancient Mesopotamia is the ziggurat, a massive terraced platform made of brick." (Steele 24)
Art: The book says that in Mesopotamians the art form was pottery. That is how they made the first wheel and made pottery way more efficient.The text says "They were molding clay into simple pots by the eighth millennium BCE." (Steele 28)
Writing: The author said that the people wrote records of their ownership,government,and business deals.Also, the text says 'By around 3300 BCE the citizens of Urak were using about 700 different symbols, or pictographs.[Steele 12]
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Ancient China
Location: On page 40 it said, people in imperial china worked on farms in the countryside. Also it said "Most farm jobs were carried out by hand, from hoeing the ground to spreading manure." Also, in the northern part of China where the hills are, crops were planted. (Cotterell 40)
Religion: On page 26 and 27 it says There were disagreements over religion principles few people were persecuted for their beliefs. In the respect the Chinese empire was unique among civilizations. Against the backdrop of constant warfare, these two religions encouraged more peaceful ways.(Cotterell 26 and 27)
Government: On page 18, it said Gaozu helped one of the low class armies to beat and overthrow the Qin dynasty. In later dynasties, a bunch of examinations happened and they succeeded people from their communities and transferred them to an imperial place. Also in the text it said "the members you passed the top restrictions on and went into the palace and got accepted to be appointed as ministers or get married and princesses.
(Cotterell 18)
Writing: On page 11 it said Shang kings used oracle bones to contact spirits. Cracks that appeared on the oracle bones were read to discover different answers about their ancestors.The oracle bones were made out of ox bones and tortoiseshells. (Cotterell 11)
Commerce / Trade: On page 58 it said, Under the Mongol or Yuan dynasty trade flourished. It also said "They controlled the entire length of the Silk Road, a series of trade routes that led from Northern China across Asia." Another statement was the Chinese merchants made profit from what was traded to be sold. (Cottrell 58)
Art: On page 56 it says that China has always known for its exquisite arts and crafts. Chinese bronze,jade,silk,lacquer,and porcelain were wanted objects in Asia and Europe. Scholars,peasant farmers,and artisans made tools for agriculture and weapons for the army also luxury items.
Architecture / tech: On page 22 it said, The world's greatest inventions were mainly from China. Also it said "Other Chinese inventions that made the world a different place were paper, money,clockwork,silk,porcelain,fireworks,kites,umbrellas, and the wheelbarrow." Lastly the text said the silk road that connected from China to Europe helped carry many of the Chinese inventions. (Cotterell 22)
Ancient India
Religion: India's 2 main religions are Brahmanism and Hinduism. The article says "The religion of the ancient Aryans, known as Brahmanism, was polytheistic and heavily influenced the later development of Hinduism." (Prentice hall World Studies) They also read and listen to the Vedas. The Vedas is a sacred writing written by the Aryans.
Architecture: A big part of Ancient India's Architecture is many homes. I know this because the homes had water wells and rooms with waste water to cover drains. Some towns in Ancient India had impressive dockyards, graniers, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Location: A big part of their land is the Indus river. The website said " 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) Archaeologists have looked in the mounds of dirt underneath the river and have found the remains of 400 cities!
Writing: Ancient India's writing is very hard to decipher. In the text it states "Over 400 symbols have been uncovered from different locations" The symbols are located on different types of pots and other materials. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Government: Their government has a caste system. It shows how high or how low you are on the pyramid of how wealthy you are. At the top of the pyramid is the Brahmana, then Kshatriya, next is Vaishya, and 2nd to last is Sudras. On the very bottom of the pyramid is the "Untouchables" that are called Dalits. (Prentice Hall World Studies)