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Ancient Civilization 
Mesopotamia
Location: The author wrote that the ancient Greeks called the area Mesopotamia, which means "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) :
Government: The author wrote that the Sumerians gave their rulers titles like "as en (lord), ensi (governor), or lugal (king). Also, the text said "Sumerians kings claimed to rule by the will of the gods and therefore had to perform certain religious duties." (Steele 10 or 12)
Art: In the text it said that the Mesopotamians were masters at many technologies and art, they invented the potter's wheel some time before 3500 BCE. Also, the author wrote "They were molding clay into simple pots by the eighth millennium BCE." (Steele 28)
Writing: The author wrote that Mesopotamians used the writing technique, cuneiform, that was first founded by the early hunters and nomads. In the text it said that the symbols used for writing were "pressed into soft clay with a stylus, leaving a wedge shaped mark that then hardened." Over time the symbols started to represent sound and meaning. This writing was used later on by people like Babylonians and Assyrians. (Steele 12)
Religion: On page 14, it said that the Sumerians worshiped many different gods and goddesses. I know because these people were polytheistic. One of those gods was Enki, the god of water and wisdom. The Sumerians used the ziggurats they built to worship the gods. (Steele 14)
Architecture: The author wrote that the lasting symbol of Mesopotamia is the ziggurat which is a massive platform made out of brick. Also, in the text it said that "ziggurats are represented as a mountain stretching to the heavens" because "the word ziqquratu is Assyrian and means "height" or "pinnacle"." (Steele 24)
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Ancient China
Religion On page 15, it said "The greater ideas of confucianism prevailed." Confucianism is the religion of Ancient China it meant peace and love for others and no harm for others and no war. Confucianism was made by Confucius. (Cotterell 15&12)
Writing On page 11 it said that Shang kings used oracle bones to contact spirits. Cracks that appeared on the oracle bones were red to discover different answers about their ancestors. The oracle bones were made out of ox bones and tortoise shells. (Cotterell 11)
Commerce/Trade: On page 58, it said "Trade flourished under the Mongols control." Meaning that trade was amazing and helpful to China because of the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a road that others all from out Asia traded on and traveled on it was really helpful to the ancient Chinese. Some of the things they traded were jade, silk, amazing fabric, and gold. (Cotteral 58)
Art: On page 56, it said "Chinese bronze, jade, silk, lacquer, and porcelain were prized in Asia and Europe." Materials can be made into a lot of things and the ancient chinese people didn't waste their materials. Like in the Bronze Buddha, from the Ming Dynasty it was finished with a layer of gold dust after the Bronze statue. (Cotteral 56)
Architecture/Technology: On page 24, it said "The ancient Chinese made paper and fine fabrics." The ancient Chinese made The Great Wall of china but it was made by bad rulers so the old wall failed and was filled with dead bodies. They made seismographs and the first paper and paper money which was huge for them.
Ancient India
Writing: the text states that the indus valley created well planned cities. the text also states that "These early cities show remnants of the world's earliest sanitation system". the city put hygiene first and there city resembled this. (Prentice Hall World Studies.)
Architecture/Technology: The text states that the indus valley created well planned cities. The text also states that "These early cities show remnants of the world's earliest sanitation system". The city put hygiene first and there city resembled this. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Government: In the text it said "For example, one Aryan influence on modern-day India was the development of the caste system." The caste system is like a social pyramid like theres the king, but the caste system is a little bit different. The caste system is from highest to lowest starting is the Brahmana there like the king but there priests and there's lots more of them, then you have Kshatriya which are warriors, then you have Vaishya which are farmers, atersins, and merchants, then you have Sudra wich are labors/servants, and then you have the Dalits "Untouchables" outside of a caste and considered the lowest members of society. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Religion: In the text it said "The religion of the ancient Aryans, known as Brahmanism, was polytheistic and heavily influenced the later development of Hinduism." Brahmanism has heavily influenced the caste system. The two religions basically share the same rituals. (Prentice Hall World Studies)
Location: The text states that Around 5000 years ago a civilization progressed along the Indus River. In South Asia due to the big amount of fertile land and water. I the 1920s archaeologists discovered the remains of a 4000 year old city. (Prentice Hall World Studies)